WORKING OR PROCESSING OF METAL WIRE

**Definition:** This place covers:

Methods as well as devices relating to working or processing of metal wire, i.e. modifying, not manufacturing the wire:

**Limiting references (this place does not cover):** - Metal rolling methods of mills for making semi-finished products of solid or profiled cross-section, for rolling wire or material of like small cross-section -> B21B1/16 - Manufacture of metal sheets, wire, rods, tubes, profiles or like semi-manufactured products otherwise than by rolling; Auxiliary operations used in connection with metal-working without essentially removing material -> B21C - Manufacture of metal sheets, wire, rods, tubes or like semi-manufactured products by drawing -> B21C1/00 - Devices for straightening wire or like work combined with or specially adapted for use in connection with drawing or winding machines or apparatus -> B21C19/00 - Manufacture of rods or wire by metal working -> B21C37/04 - Devices for cleaning metal products combined with or specially adapted for use with machines or apparatus provided in B21C -> B21C43/00 - Winding-up, coiling or winding-off metal wire, metal band or other flexible metal material characterised by features relevant to metal processing only -> B21C47/00