HORIZONTAL BULL BLOCK VS VERTICAL BULL BLOCK WIRE DRAWING MACHINE
What are Bull Block Wire Drawing Machines?
Bull Block wire drawing machines allow to drawing of wire and tubes of medium and large diameters coming from milling processes, further processing, or continuous casting wire. The machine allows to draw the wire through DIES reducing it to the ideal size to be processed by multi-steps wire drawing machines. The diameter of the cabstand is agreed upon with the customer.
The bull block machines are single block wire drawing lines. They are drawing machines with a single drawing step, one capstan, and an individual die-holder.
The bull blocks are machines used for thick wire manufacturing, such as cold heading and ball bearing wires. The output of our bull block machines is used
mainly in the automotive industry and plays a key role in fields such as construction machinery, heavy industry, and robotics.
The global automotive market consisted of USD 2738387.98 million in 2021 and it is expected to reach USD 3272609.69 million by 2028, with a CAGR of 3.01%. The pandemic and lockdown stopped the growth of the industry, and the overcoming of the pandemic is the main cause of the forecast spike in CAGR.
However, conclusions about automotive market growth should be drawn with caution due to some headwinds, such as car chip shortages, deteriorating purchasing power, the high price of petrol, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and strict lockdowns in China.
The common features of Horizontal Bull Block and Vertical Bull Block Wire Drawing Machine
Both the horizontal bull block machines and vertical bull block machines are zero slip type, and they are compatible with right- or left-hand coil winding.
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They are equipped with an automatic pull-in dog which enables these machines to be operated safely and efficiently.
The bull blocks are produced in two versions, long point, and short point, according to the length of the threading point.
Before the automatic clamping machine came to the market, this kind of machinery had an OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) score of approx. 25-30%, using 2 operators for the threading operations. With the advent of automatic clamping bull blocks the OEE reached 40-50% and used a single operator for the threading operations.
The differences between Horizontal Bull Block and Vertical Bull Block Wire Drawing Machine
The Horizontal and Vertical adjectives indicate the capstan axes.
The horizontal bull block is typically used for a final wire diameter ranging from 13 to 50 mm, while the vertical is used for the final wire of diameter from 4.5 mm to 32 mm.
Bull Block Wire Drawing Machine
| Type | Mechanical |
| Automation Grade | Automatic |
| Body Material | Stainless Steel |
| Design | Customized |
| Min Finish Wire Diameter: | 2-3 mm |
| Power Source: | Electricity |
| Max Inlet Wire Diameter: | 3-6 mm |
| Motor Power: | 1.5 HP to 2 HP |
