Abstract: To improve sound damping in prefabricated building elements having two parallel welded wire mesh mats 1, 2, interconnected by web wires 7, 7′ enclose, therebetween, an insulating body (8) for example of foam plastic. Concrete is then sprayed on both sides over the mesh wires to form inner and outer shells. These concrete shells are interconnected by forming the insulating body with through-holes, which, upon concrete spraying, will form concrete webs or plugs (14, 14′) interconnecting the two shells, thus preventing resonant sound vibrations of the concrete shells. The through-holes (10, 11, 11′) can be molded during manufacture of the insulating body (8) or drilled or stamped therethrough, and may extend at right angles through the major extent of the foam body or obliquely, preferably downwardly and distributed randomly.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing wire grid mats from longitudinal wires and transverse wires (L, Q) crossing one another at right angles and welded at the crossing points, in which the longitudinal wires are advanced incrementally and the transverse wires are moved transversely to the motion of the longitudinal wires into a welding line and are welded to the longitudinal wires, and at least one of the transverse wires, after being delivered to the welding line, is clamped with a predetermined adjustable magnitude, and that before being welded to the longitudinal wires at least one end of this transverse wire is rotated by a predetermined adjustable angle about its longitudinal axis, whereupon the transverse wire is welded to the longitudinal wires.

Abstract: Plant for the continuous production of building elements which consist of two parallel flat grid meshes made from welded longitudinal and transverse wires, of straight web wires holding the grid meshes at a predetermined mutual spacing and of an insulating body which is arranged between the grid meshes and through which the web wires penetrate, with a production channel (2), on both sides of which supply reels (3, 3') and straightening devices (5, 5'), each for an endless grid sheet (G, G') standing on edge, and push-in devices (7, 7') are provided for drawing off the grid sheets in steps and for introducing these into grid-sheet lead devices (14, 14'), two cutting devices (11, 11') for severing grid meshes (M, M') of predetermined length being arranged upstream of the lead devices, and the grid meshes being capable of being advanced in the lead devices and in the production channel in steps to web-wire feeding and cutting devices (26, 26') by means of a grid-mesh conveying device (18) and downstream welding

Abstract: An apparatus for inserting wire into an intermittently fed insulating body (I) of a structural element (B), with a wire supply device (6, 7) disposed on a pivotable base plate (1) and with a device (15, 16, 21) for forming and shaping a wire receiving duct, wherein, in the feed direction of the structural element, the forming and shaping device is disposed in front of the wire supply device as well as at the same angle as it and on the same side of the insulating body and is fixedly connected with the wire supply device, can be moved together with it in the direction toward the insulating body of the structural element and away from it and is pivotable together with it.

Abstract: A process and installation for producing reinforcement wire meshes by welding longitudinal and transverse wires (L, Q) together at their crossing points, leaving ends (E) or the transverse wires projecting beyond the longitudinal edge wires using a continuous wire meshes welding machine, in which, in order to produce reinforcement wire meshes where at least one of the projecting ends or the transverse rods is bent back towards the longitudinal edge wire in the form or a loop and welded thereto, straight transverse wires are supplied, at least one of the ends in front of the weld line of the wire meshes welding machine is bent back in the form of a loop towards the longitudinal edge wire (L') and the loop end (S) is welded to the longitudinal edge wire in the weld line (C) at the same time as the longitudinal and transverse wires are welded together.

Abstract: Reinforcement body for a cast concrete floor slab provided with stiffening ribs, having a foundation reinforcement (1), a distribution reinforcement (2) and at least one displacement body (8) e.g. of polystyrene foam, arranged between these reinforcements which delimits cavities to accept the stiffening ribs. The displacement body is rigidly fixed between the reinforcements by means of spacer wires (7) connecting the foundation reinforcement to the distribution reinforcement (2) at a selectable distance, e.g. by passing through the displacement body, so that the foundation reinforcement, the distribution reinforcement and the displacement body form a dimensionally stable unit. Additional reinforcement elements (10, 11, 15), can be placed in the rib cavities (9).

Abstract: A machine for processing wire lattice mats made of welded-together longitudinal and cross wires, with a device for bending back cross wire end pieces extending beyond the longitudinal edge wires of the lattice mat to form loops, the bending device (U) having a bending template (14) which is displaceable in the a guide block (11) and a bending tool (10) eccentrically disposed on a bending plate (8) and pivotable around the bending template, the guide block located opposite the bending plate constituting a support surface (12) for the wire to be bent, and where the bending tool can be moved back and forth between a work position for a wire to be bent and a rest position, in which a penetration gap for a wire to be bent is formed between the support surface of the guide block and the bending tool.

Abstract: Double-spot welding machine for producing wire grids (G), having welding lines (S.sub.1, S.sub.2) of top and bottom electrodes (2, 3), which welding lines (S.sub.1, S.sub.2) are arranged at a mutual distance apart in a longitudinal wire advance direction and run transversely to the longitudinal-wire advance direction. A cross-wire feed apparatus (9) feeds two cross wires (Q.sub.1, Q.sub.2) along two insertion lines (E.sub.1, E.sub.2) arranged in front of the welding lines (S.sub.1, S.sub.2) at their predetermined distance from one another. A cross-wire transfer apparatus (10) transfers the cross wires (Q.sub.1, Q.sub.2) from the insertion lines (E.sub.1, E.sub.2) into the welding lines (S.sub.1, S.sub.2). The longitudinal wires (L) are advanced to the welding lines (S.sub.1, S.sub.2) and the welded wire grid (G) is pushed out of the welding lines (S.sub.1, S.sub.2). A holding arrangement (15, 18) holds the cross wires (Q.sub.1, Q.sub.

Abstract: A system for producing strapped rolls of wire screening having a windup device (3), which has a driven windup mandrel (4) for winding up the wire screening delivered to it, and a guide device for threading the wire screening into the windup mandrel, having a strip-off device (23), with which the wound roll of wire screening is movable in the axial direction relative to the windup mandrel, having a gripper mechanism, which has at least two mutually independent units of gripper arms (19, 20, 21), which are pivotable from above and below toward the outer surface of the roll of wire screening, wherein the gripper mechanism is adjustable in a controlled manner into freely selectable positions, parallel to the windup mandrel axis, by means of a carriage (16) movable on rails (17), and having a surrounding strap application device for the wound roll of wire screening, with a strapping frame (28) that is likewise mounted on a carriage (26) in a manner adjustable at right angles to the windup mandrel axis, and being m

Abstract: Disclosed is a machine for bending rod-shaped material in two directions, comprising a rotable plate (5), fitted with a centrally positioned mandrel (12) and an eccentrically positioned bending tool (13), and a fixed, adjustable holder (15; 17). The plate is mounted coaxial to a housing (1) which is in turn mounted to rotate in a fixed support about an axis (X--X) (4). The plate can be turned by means of a rotary drive (18) mounted on the housing. The holder is positioned eccentrically on the housing and can be brought by means of the rotary drive (18) up against the material to be bent.

Abstract: Apparatus for bending rod-shaped material to form concrete-reinforcement elements, having a frame (3) for supporting a material feed device (4) and having a bearer for bending members, which bearer is mounted on the frame so as to be rotatable about the axis of feed, is adjustable relative to the frame and is constructed as a material supporting table (10) which is adjustable in a predetermined angular position relative to the frame, on which material supporting table a cutting device (8) is provided upstream of the bending members (15,16) in the material feed direction for cutting off the rod-shaped material from the line of material after the bending operation.

Abstract: Apparatus for bending steel bars to form concrete reinforcement elements, having a device (3, 4; 18) for feeding bars to a transfer device (8), by means of which in each case one group of bars can be inserted in two bending frames or stations, (2, 2'), each having members (11, 12) for bending the bars in transverse direction the transfer device having at least one pair of operation-controlled gripper tongs (10) which can be swivelled from a first position, in which they receive a plurality of bars from the bar feed device, and clamp the bars, into a second position, in which they insert the bars into the gap between the bending members.

Abstract: Process and device for guiding wire sections through an intermittently advanced insulating body, consisting at least partially of non-pliable material, of a component; wherein, between successive advancing steps a channel for receiving the wire is initially formed in the insulating body and only then is the wire advanced by a wire supply guided through the reception channel from one of the two sides of the insulating body.

Abstract: In a grid welding machine with a horizontal longitudinal wire guide path (4) and transverse wire feeders (27, 28) arranged above and below the latter and transverse rows of active welding electrodes (7, 8), the two rows of electrodes (7, 8) are moved up or down away from the longitudinal wire path (B--B) in synchronization with the welding cycle before transverse wires (Q1, Q2) are placed simultaneously on each side of the longitudinal wire assemblage (L). The transverse wires (Q1, Q2) are then brought into the welding position between the two rows of electrodes (7, 8) and the electrodes are applied to these transverse wires (Q1, Q2). Finally, a row of electrodes (7) are stopped as an abutment against which the welding pressure is applied through the other row of electrodes (8) so that a welding current flows between each electrode pair (7, 8) in series over the point of intersection of each longitudinal wire (L) with two contacting transverse wires (Q1, Q2).

Abstract: Apparatus for loading a grid-welding machine with elongate elements, comprising, evenly spaced from each other and arranged transverse to the feed direction in a feed plane, means (1) for inserting the elongate elements into feed channels (K) mounted in the feed plane for pivotal movement transverse to the feed direction, each feed channel being laterally confined by guide members (5) fixedly connected to the insertion member and individually pivotable transverse to the feed direction, the free ends of the guide members being releasably fixable to the inlet end of downstream feed members (7) of the welding machine by guide means (15, 16) mounted on the feed members, the feed members transversely moveable relative to the feed direction being adjustable to freely selectable transverse spacings and each feed member being connectable to one or more feed channels by the guide members.

Abstract: A welding machine for manufacturing wire nets from mutually perpendicular longitudinal and transverse wires welded at the points of intersection comprises a device for feeding the longitudinal wires in a horizontal welding plane, two devices for simultaneously inserting two transverse wires (Q,Q'), arranged at equal distances on either side of insertion lines (K,K'), a welding electrode arrangement for carrying out two-point welding in the direction of the longitudinal wires, and two feeder arms (8,9) for transferring the transverse wires from the insertion lines to the welding lines (S, S'). The feeder arms are fitted with clamping devices (11,12) for the transverse wires and can be moved together back and forth between the insertion lines and the welding lines along predetermined tracks (U, U'; O, O').

Abstract: A method and apparatus for fabricating double-layer, welded grid bodies which consist of grids located opposite one another and web wires holding these grids apart at a distance, in which method and installation, to fabricate grid bodies in the form of annular sections, the two grids, at a mutual distance corresponding to the desired thickness of the grid body, are moved forwards concentrically to one another and in a vertical position along concentric circular feed paths, and, after the web wires, fed from the outside of the path, have been welded, preferably in pairs, to the grids, the finished grid body is removed from the outside of the path.

Abstract: A method and installation for feeding longitudinal elements of round or flat material to a welding machine (41) for grates or gratings, in which method the longitudinal elements (L), cut off from at least one line of longitudinal-element material after straightening of the same, are arranged in a group with selectable spacing, without longitudinal displacement, in the direction transverse to a push-in line (S) to the welding machine (41), are secured in place by a, for example magnetic, holding force and are moved essentially continuously into the push-in line, and in which arrangement the front ends of the longitudinal elements are mutually aligned before delivery of the longitudinal elements to the welding machine.

Abstract: A convertible single or double spot welding machine operating by the electrical resistance method for producing grids or bar grates by single spot welding or double spot welding, has a transverse row of electrodes and at least one welding transformer on one side of the welding plane. Electrically conductive connections, which pass through the welding plane, connect the welding transformer to the electrodes located on the other side of the welding plane and close the welding current circuit for single spot welding. In order to convert from single spot welding to double spot welding, the connections which pass through the welding plane are removed, selected electrodes on the side of the welding plane remote from the welding transformer are connected in pairs by current bridges, and the supply lines from the welding transformer are respectively connected to the two electrodes opposite the electrodes connected by the current bridges.

Abstract: Apparatus for heat treating a continuously moving metal wire (19) has at least two drum-like rotational body systems (5a, 5b) which are arranged in the heat-treatment area and around which the wire winds with several turns, and which, to avoid the relative movement between the wire and the surface of the rotational bodies as a result of a length change in the wire during the heat treatment, are each constructed of several disc-shaped rotational bodies (5) which are arranged in sequence, are termed below in short as "discs" and have at their periphery self-contained wire-guiding grooves (6), with all discs of one disc row (5a) being faced by allocated discs of another disc row (5b) with axially offset wire-guide grooves (6).