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Wireform cost drivers: material, bends, tooling, finish and volume
A should-cost model for a formed wire part, with a worked example that shows which lines move the piece price and which ones only look important.
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Sourcing notes for custom parts
Drawings, tooling, quality and landed cost, from the team that runs the programmes.
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Wireforms9 min read
Wireforms for medical devices: cleanroom, passivation and validation
Where cleanliness is decided in a medical wireform, what passivation can and cannot fix, and the records a validated lot should carry.
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Tooling cost for a custom wireform: what is actually in the quote
A line by line view of the tooling, setup and trial charges behind a formed wire part, and the questions that separate a real cost from a rounded number.
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Wireforms8 min read
Torsion springs: leg design, wind direction and stress
A torsion spring usually fails at the leg, not in the middle of the body. Leg geometry, wind direction and bending stress decide whether the torque repeats.
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Wireforms9 min read
Wire forming vs stamping: how to choose the right process
A decision guide for thin metal parts, covering cross-section, volume, tooling, material temper and the hybrid parts that use both processes.
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Wireforms10 min read
Wireform FAI: dimensions, load and material certificate
A first article pack for a formed wire part has three jobs: prove the geometry, prove the load and prove the wire. Here is what each part of the pack should contain.
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Wireforms9 min read
Wireform lead time: what controls it and how to shorten it
Where the weeks go between a purchase order and a box of formed wire, and which of those weeks a buyer can actually remove.
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Wireforms for appliances: cost, finish and volume
How white goods buyers and designers should weigh wire diameter, finish and annual volume before a formed wire part reaches a quote.
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