Blocking in steel wire reels

[LCform]

The steel wire reels that are used to feed cold forging machines for bolt production, if are of small diameter , like 5 or 6 mm , produce a knod or block due to bad wire arrangement. Is there a new solution or idea that this would completely be avoided automatically ?

 

[Screwman1]

Do you mean a tangle between the wire reel and the feed rolls? We have always used a drag brake to apply a small force to keep the reel from over running and creating slack. If the wire is from a quality mill it won't tangle coming off the reel if excessive slack doesn't develop.

 

[chicopee]

I imagined that the fleet angle may be too high and as the wire unwinds from the reel it binds with the adjacent wound wire. If that is the case, move the reel back so as to reduce the fleet angle.