Shaped Wire

As a leading metal wire manufacturer, we engineer high tolerance custom shaped wire and flat wire products in a wide range of standard shapes in addition to custom shapes. The range of alloys available is nearly endless with choices from our own high purity wrought powder metallurgy alloys (nickel wire, Pfinodal® wire, Sealvar®, and Nickel Irons). We also process materials from nearly any metal wire manufacturer or rod producer on the planet including stainless wire, steel wire, aluminium wire and more. A comprehensive review of these materials can be found in our Shaped Wire Brochure

Standard Shaped Wire

Standard shaped wire is available from on-site tooling in round, square, and flat wire products. Edges of flat wire products can be profiled with square, rolled rounded edges, natural round edges or fully blended round edges. Applications for standard shaped wire include:

• Lighting applications
• Standard toothbrush wire
• Electronic connectors
• Sealing wire
• Electrical leads

Wire Edge Capabilities
	Square Edge Wire Flat side with very minimum radius at the corners
	Rounded Corner Wire Flat side wire with a larger radius on the corners
	Natural Rolled or Round Edged Wire No flat on side. Slightly sharp corner where arc meets flats
	Full Rounded or Blended Edged Wire No flat on side. Arc blends into flats, eliminating sharp corners

Custom Shaped Wire

In addition to our standard wire shapes such as round, square and flat wire products, we offer custom wire shape capabilities that are only limited by the imaginations of your designers. Our custom wire shapes are produced to customer drawings and include:

• Deep plunging channel wire for superconductors in MRI machines
• Push-pull controls for the aerospace and marine controls markets
• Near net shapes for orthodontic use
• Specialty shaped toothbrush wires for high tuft retention

Shaped Wire Sizes

We engineer super fine wire down to 0.004" (0.1016 mm) up to 0.250" (6.35 mm).

Shaped Wire Applications

As a world class metal wire manufacturer, we deliver custom shapes, custom alloys and precise sizes tailored to your specific application – for maximum performance. Critical applications include:

• Channel wire for MRI superconductors
• Wire for near net shape orthodontic brackets
• Wire for lids and leads
• Toothbrush staples for medical
• Lock collar tape for aerospace rivets
• Raid wire for braided cables
• Posts and hooks for jewelry
• Bunched wire for thermo couples
• Core wire for tire valve stems

Superior Dimensional Control

AMETEK SMP Wallingford uses a variety of wire forming technology - drawing, rolling and shaping; provides in-house tooling capabilities; and offers experienced engineering support. We consistently work to tight tolerances in the fabrication of simple and complex wire shapes for superior dimensional control. Our drawn wire products are available with short lead times and small batch sizes, while maintaining product consistency from lot to lot.

Improved Die Wear, Formability, and Platability

Our expertise in the technology of wrought powders metallurgy enables us to manufacture nickel and custom alloy shaped wire with proven advantages - purity, consistency and close compositional control. These advantages give our customers improved die wear, formability and platability.

Ultimate Quality

Our quality system is certified to ISO 9001 and we constantly upgrade our processes, equipment, and operator training to produce high-quality shaped wire and flat wire products.