Wireforms

Wire Forms & Assemblies

Wire forming, bending and assembly is a major part of our business.  If something can be made out of wire, we’re the people to make it.

If you have a 2D or 3D wire form that involves twists, turns, spirals, protrusions, indentations or just plain bends, we have both the expertise and the state-of-the-art automation to provide exactly what you need.

We also have the facility to design and manufacture tools, jigs, and gauges in-house, which means that not only can we test designs for feasibility before manufacture, but it also greatly reduces the lead time compared to outsourcing.

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Design & Support

Design & Support

  • In-house design team
  • CAD facility
  • Simultaneous engineering
  • Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

Involve us at an early stage and we will ensure that your wire form or assembly is both practicable and economic to produce. We can also advise on materials, coatings and finish.

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Capability

Capability

  • Small to high volume batches
  • Wire from 1mm up to 14mm

Our investment in the latest CNC bending and coiling centres allows us to produce complicated wire forms as one-offs or for volume production with equal ease. Our computerised processes ensure that the quality of the prototype is maintained over long production runs.

In production processes

In production processes

  • Pips, splines or indentations
  • Chamfering
  • Drilling

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Secondary processes and finishing

Secondary processes and finishing

  • Welding
  • Painting
  • Plastic coating
  • Threading
  • Pointing
  • Nibbing
  • Clip application
  • Electrophoretic Paint Line
  • Delta®-Tone Finishing
  • Delta®-Seal
  • Injection Overmoulding

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Assemblies

Assemblies

William Hughes can simplify inventory and streamline manufacturing processes by supplying assemblies of metal components, for example, metal pressed parts with riveted threaded inserts. This provides significant savings in assembly costs through simplification of the supply chain and a reduced number of in-house operations.

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Overmoulding

Overmoulding

Overmoulding for wire parts and assemblies is a versatile process, often dispensing with the need for metal retaining clips and allowing for the incorporation of such items as connectors and cabling.

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