Wire welding is increasingly used in markets where hand riveting has no longer become economical.  This production method saves the customer the cost of rivet manufacture as a precious metal wire is attached directly to the strip by resistance welding.  The wire can be formed into the customer’s specified final dimensions.

For customers who are converting from bi-metallic rivets the strip can be formed in such a way that the overall contact height remains the same.

Wire welding can be done at speeds of up to 500 parts per minute.