Abstract: A dry lubricated wire drawing and cooling apparatus comprising a die holder supporting a pair of dies in coaxially aligned and axially spaced relation. The die holder and dies cooperate to define a cooling chamber through which cooling liquid is circulated and drawn wire is constrained to pass. A sensing device detects approach of a wire end and operates mechanism to shutdown the apparatus and expel cooling liquid from the cooling chamber before the wire end reaches the first one of the dies.

Abstract: A machine for processing a continuous strand of wire includes a wire accumulator tower which has a double capstan for advancing the strand, a festoon assembly for accumulating a supply of wire, and a pay-off/take-up spool mechanism which includes means for positioning a spool relative to an output shaft, and a manually operated dog clutch for drivingly engaging the spool with the output shaft. The capstans, the festoon assembly, and the spool mechanism are arranged in vertical relationship to each other on an upright frame. The accumulator tower may be operated in either a wire pay-off or take-up mode.

Abstract: A frictional coupling adjusting mechanism for a double block accumulator including means for limiting the rate at which the coupling force may be increased after a predetermined force is reached, and also limiting the total coupling force that may be applied.