Wire Butt Welding and Grinding Machine

Technical details
Type: Portable resistance wire butt welding and grinding machine
Additional function: Weld flash grinding and joint finishing
Build year: Estimated 1960–1985
Configuration:
- Resistance butt welding unit
- Adjustable wire clamping jaws
- Wire alignment mechanism
- Pressure adjustment controls
- Integrated grinding wheel assembly
- Foot-operated controls
- Wheeled mobile stand
- Electrical welding transformer system
Application:
- Wire coil joining
- Steel wire processing
- Reinforcement wire production
- Wire mesh manufacturing
- Continuous wire feeding operations
- Weld joint finishing and deburring
Function:
- End-to-end wire welding
- Joining depleted wire coils to new coils
- Grinding and smoothing welded joints
- Preparation of welded joints for passage through rollers and guides
Construction:
- Heavy-duty industrial frame
- Portable workshop design
- Combined welding and grinding workstation
Mobility: Wheeled
Control system: Manual and foot-operated
Dimensions:
- Length: Approx. 900 mm
- Width: Approx. 700 mm
- Height: Approx. 1300 mm
Weight: Approx. 220 kg
Condition: Used, untested
Observed condition:
- Machine appears complete
- Clamping assemblies present
- Grinding unit installed
- Foot controls present
- Dust accumulation and age-related wear visible
- Requires inspection and testing before operation
- Operational status unknown