Cone-Type Machines

A wet-drawing, slip type of machine which uses capstans, also referred to as cones, mounted on a common shaft with each succeeding capstan larger than the preceding one to compensate for wire elongation. Shaped as the name implies, cones perform a wire routing function within the machine, pulling the wire through the drawing die. The number of cones and their orientation depends upon a number of factors, including reduction of area, slip and size of wire.