Manufacturing Technology

WAFIOS has developed a new simple and robust machine for nail production, the WAFIOS HN 4-80, which separates ‘tip scrap’ in a container, eliminating the need for nails to be cleaned in a further work step. 

WAFIOS has been supplying its wire nail machines worldwide for decades, however its proven and robust N 31 and N 41 machines had potential for further development. The so called ‘tip scrap’ – small metal splinters – inevitably accumulate when cutting the nail tips, so the nails must then be painstakingly cleaned in a further work step.

This gave the experts at WAFIOS Umformtechnik GmbH the idea of redesigning these nail machines on the basis of numerous discussions with users. The result is the HN 4-80 – a modern and application orientated, yet simple and robust, machine for nail production.

Wire diameters of 1.8mm – 4mm can be processed into pin lengths of 13mm – 80mm. The technical similarities between the HN 4-80 and the old N series make the changeover very easy for the operating personnel, as existing tools can be used. There is also familiarisation with the new system and the machine is purely mechanical, making it robust, reliable and easy to maintain.

The key feature of the new machine is an encapsulated work area, which houses the dust and ‘tip scrap’. The ‘tip scrap’ is then separated from the nails, by falling into a separate container. This helps to save costs as the oil free ‘tip scrap’ can be resold as pure metal scrap.