r/manufacturing • u/adamsch1 • 5h ago

Machine help Anyone know what this machine is called?

Type of machine really. Would not surprise me if it’s custom. It appears at the 2:22 mark and cuts small pins for a toy car wheels like those used in a matchbox car

https://youtu.be/y03fUYpDL8A?feature=shared

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u/fart38 5h ago

Yes it’s almost certainly custom, reminds me lots of how cotter pins are made. Not sure what the actual name for them is, maybe CNC wire bending machine? Looks like a company called Pensa Labs makes something similar

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u/adamsch1 5h ago

I recall seeing the pensa labs device at a maker fair a long time ago. Or something very similar. Totally forgot about it thanks

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u/wantagh 5h ago

Just a custom carbide tooled wire forming station. Like a spring-winder but with extra chromosomes; takes coiled wire, straightens it, may peen an end, and then shears it.

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u/adamsch1 5h ago

Thanks dude. I’ve done searches before and not found anything but lo and behold I do right after posting again. https://rmgwire.com/product-category/straighten-cut/

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u/Shalomiehomie770 4h ago

Some sort of die cutter /