De-reeler

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In GMAW, FCAW or SMAW, a de-reeler is a device, usually mechanical or electro-mechanical, used to remove the welding wire/electrode from its packaged source, a reel, large or small, without tangling. Systems may employ all types of designs that reduce the force to remove the wire, keep the proper amount of tension on the wire and/or prevent wire backlash.^[1]

Welding rod de-reelers may also be used with automatic, semiautomatic and robotic welding.^[2]

References

1. Valgene Raloff, Electron Beam Technologies, Inc.
2. http://www.accrainc.com/weldwire.html