Changing Demand: A Glimpse at a U.S. Manufacturing Revival
Changes in demand give US Manufacturing business opportunity to improve domestic supply chain and drive industry growth.
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Centerless Grinding for Tight Tolerances or Improved Surface Finish
All wire that we supply meets a specific ASTM standard based on the material. Within these specifications, there are callouts for diameter tolerances. These tolerances are specific to the size of the ...
Cylindrical Wire Grinding (Including Centerless Grinding)
Where precision, speed, & reliability are of high importance, the right wire grinding method is crucial to customer satisfaction.
Helpful Wire Tips
Two Types of Wire Gauge Charts The Steel Wire Gauge (SWG) chart is used for most steel wire whereas the American Wire Gauge (AWG) chart is commonly used for other than steel wire, such as copper, b...
Wire Spooling
This video shows our spooling machine. This machine can spool, 1 lb. up to 25 lbs., using #14 (.080) to #25 (.0204") of soft wire. In this particular case, we are spooling #16 Black Annealed wire, 20 ...
Straighten and cut setup...
This video shows how we do a setup for one of our straighten and cut (S&C) machines. This particular machine is one of our medium to large machines and can S&C wire from .240" - .150" in diameter, fro...
Wire tapering with a centerless grinder!
This video shows one of our centerless grinders tapering a wire mandrel. This particular operation is grinding a 12" taper onto a .283" OTMB mandrel. For more information, visit www.westernsteelwire.c...
Straighten and cut process...
This video shows one of our small to medium straighten and cut (S&C) machines. This particular machine S&C wire from .100" to .200", from 4" to 12' in length. The machine pulls wire off of a large wir...
Why Western Steel & Wire Insulation Supports Are the Best
When installing batt or roll insulation in your crawl space or overhead ceiling, you need to make sure that your insulation stays put and doesn't come loose. Otherwise, all of the time and money you i...
Western Steel & Wire will Make it Easy to Buy Bare Wire
What is Bare Wire? Bare wire or uninsulated wire, is the most basic form of wire. It's simply a single strand of round metal, without any kind of covering or insulation. Bare wire is used in many a...
Not all Wire is the Same
Western Steel & Wire supplies premium Black Annealed wire, made from BOF steelmaking that is pure, no scrap, with minimal impurities for consistent and minimal variation in tensile that is softer, wit...
Keep Your Yard Signs Looking Good with This Simple Trick
Keeping your corrugated plastic yard signs looking their best is important. One way you can do this is by ensuring the b...