Patent ID: 11887754
Assignee: HERAEUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH & CO. KG
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  B  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 0:
1. A method for producing a plurality of wire elements, comprising:
a. providing a metal wire, wherein the metal wire comprises an inner metal core layer;
b. coating the metal wire with a first layer to obtain a first coated wire, wherein the first layer has a first thickness;
c. subjecting the first coated wire to a first quality control process;
d. marking any first defects identified in the first quality control process;
e. coating the first coated wire with a further layer to obtain a further coated wire, wherein the further layer has a further thickness;
f. introducing two or more repeating units along the further coated wire by reducing the first thickness, the further thickness, or both;
g. cutting the further coated wire between at least one pair of neighbouring repeating units to obtain the plurality of wire elements;
wherein prior to cutting the further coated wire in g to obtain the plurality of wire elements, a first length of the first coated wire is less than 10% longer than a further length of the further coated wire.