A conveyer equipped with rotating discs rotatable around axes thereof relative to a mounting base. Each of the rotating discs has grooves in which rectangular wires are receivable. When an upstream and a downstream one of the rotating disc are arranged in a given angular relation to each other, one of the grooves of the upstream rotating disc is aligned with that of the downstream rotating disc to pass the rectangular wire from the upstream rotating disc to the downstream rotating disc. Upon such passing of the rectangular wire, the grooves of the upstream and downstream rotating discs hold or clamp all side surfaces of the rectangular wire, thereby ensuring the stability in retaining the rectangular wire when passed from one to another of the rotating discs, which enables the conveyer to carry the rectangular wires at high speeds.

A tie rod forming apparatus includes a frame for supporting a material holding unit that releasably holds tie rod stock material, and a feed bed in structural communication with the material holding unit. The feed bed selectively accepts and manipulates the tie rod stock material. A cutting assembly is provided in operative communication with the feed bed, and an operator interface module is in communication with the material holding unit and the cutting assembly. The material holding unit selectively dispenses the tie rod stock material to the feed bed, and the cutting assembly manipulates a portion of the dispensed tie rod stock material, in dependence upon parameters communicated by the operator interface module.

An apparatus to make a metal mesh having longitudinal rods and transverse rods which have a diameter and reciprocal pitch defined on each occasion according to requirements, is provided, having a first operating group and a second operating group disposed in sequence and functionally coordinated, to obtain a reticular semi-worked product that is completed to make the desired metal mesh.

A tool for manufacturing of a reinforcement bar structure, wherein the tool comprises a main body, a jaw arrangement, a tying device and an arrangement configured for moving the jaw arrangement between a gripping state and a tying state. A system for manufacturing a reinforcement bar structure, wherein the system comprises a supply of reinforcement bar material, a bending apparatus, a holding apparatus and a group of robots wherein at least one robot of the group of robots is equipped with the tool for manufacturing a reinforcement bar structure. A method for transporting and attaching a reinforcement bar during manufacturing of a reinforcement bar structure using a tool comprising a main body, the method comprising gripping a reinforcement bar, tying together the reinforcement bar with another reinforcement bar by looping a wire around the reinforcement bars, tightening the wire around the reinforcement bars, forming a knot, and cutting the wire.

A forming machine that produces formed parts of a complex design from straight workpieces from wire or tube includes a computerized numerical control unit; a plurality of workstations including a loading station, a first machining station downstream of the loading station, and at least one second machining station downstream of the first machining station, wherein at least two of the machining stations are forming stations; and a transport system that transports successive workpieces from the loading station to downstream workstations while under control by the control unit.

Systems and processes for feeding longitudinal wires in a mesh 3 production machine. Mesh 3 is produced by the welding of longitudinal wires 2 with transverse wires 6 at a welding unit 27. The longitudinal wires may be pulled from decoiler reel 40, straightened, and then deposited in longitudinals storage 19. They are then received by a longitudinals carrier 15 and transported towards welding unit 27. The longitudinal wires 2 are selectively rotated around their longitudinal axes with selected angle, and restrained until their welding with the transverse wires. This negates effects of any possible curvature acquired during their straightening with rollers 9, so that after their welding, the resulting mesh 3 is produced planar with the distortion stresses neutralized.

Feed mechanism for pocketed spring strands A feed mechanism (100) for pocketed spring strands (10), the feed mechanism is provided with at least one index wheel (111, 112) having a plurality of blades for engaging between pocketed springs of a pocketed spring strand (10). Further, the feed mechanism (100) is provided with a motor (120) for driving rotation of the at least one index wheel (110). The at least one index wheel (111, 112) includes a first support member (150) which is rotatable about a first rotation axis (Z1; Z2) and carries, for each of the plurality of blades, a first support element which supports a shaft element of the blade to be tillable about a tilt axis extending in parallel to the first rotation axis (Z1, Z2). Further, the at least one index wheel (111, 112) includes and a second support member which is rotatable about a second rotation axis (Z1, Z2) which extends in parallel to the first rotation axis (Z1, Z2) and carries, for each of the plurality of blades, a second support element which is slidable along the shaft element of the blade and supports the shaft element to be tillable about the tilt axis. The first support member and the second support member are movable relative to each other to set a parallel shift (Y1, Y2) of the first rotation axis (Z1, Z2) and the second rotation axis (Z1, Z2).

A reinforcing bar binding machine includes a first movable gripping member that is displaced in a direction to come in contact with and separate from one side of a fixed gripping member. A second movable gripping member is displaced in a direction to come in contact with and separate from the other side of the fixed gripping member; and a bending portion brings the first movable gripping member and the second movable gripping member into and out of contact with the fixed gripping member. The fixed gripping member includes a shaft that rotatably supports the first movable gripping member and the second movable gripping member. In addition, the bending portion includes an opening and closing pin that pushes an opening and closing guide hole provided in the first movable gripping member and an opening and closing guide hole provided in the second movable gripping member.

A multistage press for the bulk deformation of a piece of wire includes a wire feed with associated apparatus for cutting to length, and a transfer devicehaving grippersfor receiving a piece of wire that has been cut to length and transferring the latter to subsequent forming stages, there being arranged, on that side of the cutting-to-length apparatus opposite from the wire feed, a device for partially heating a length of wire. A method produces a formed part with a multistage press of this type.

A binding machine includes a wire feeding unit, a binding unit, a curl guide and an inductive guide. The inductive guide has a converging passage through which the wire fed by the wire feeding unit and curled by the curl guide passes, and a cross-sectional area of the converging passage decreases along an entry direction of the wire from an opening end portion that the wire enters. The inductive guide has an entry angle regulation part configured to change an entry angle of the wire entering the converging passage, and the inductive guide is provided on an inner side with respect to a virtual line interconnecting the opening end portion and a narrowest part of the converging passage at which the cross-sectional area is the narrowest.