Hinge Joint Machine

The South Fence Machinery Hinge Joint machines have been developed from the company’s extensive experience of more than 85 years in the manufacture of wire fence products and wire fence manufacturing machinery.

The Hinge Joint was one of the first woven wire fence types to enter the market in the late 1800’s and is still used worldwide as a cost-effective fence solution. It consists of hinged joints that allow for fence flexibility at all points.

The Hinge Joint machine has played a vital role in the company’s success, which includes advancing hinge joint fence to a leading position in the New Zealand market and pioneering worldwide production of high tensile farm fences.

Learn more about the product and machine below, contact our team for quotes and further information.

The fence is inherently flexible in nature due to the hinged wrap utilised, allowing for sections of the fence to be hinged to suit differing applications.
The fence wire’s tensile and wire gauge can be mixed and matched to suit market expectations.
Alternating Line-wire tension crimp ensures balanced tensioning of the fence during straining as well as temperature and terrain variation.
The method of twisting the hinge joint knot ensures a smooth wrap by rounding the hinge edges.

Our Hinge Joint fencing machines support all the features and functionality expected on any modern manufacturing machine:

Simple and well-engineered components ensure the machine runs reliably. If desired, the machine can be designed to support custom wire specifications.
A range of crimping drum change gears along with simple mechanical adjustments ensures the machine operator can change and manufacture many common stay-wire spacing sizes.
The machine has a comprehensive arrangement of electric trip systems to ensure the machine stops in the event of wire tangle, breakage, or incorrect machine function.
The take-up assembly incorporates a driven stripper trolley and support trolley for easy roll removal to minimise operator fatigue.

All machines are backed by South Fence Machinery’s comprehensive warranty and after sales support to ensure your peace of mind.

The Hinge Joint machine has a full complement of safety systems to ensure your operator's safety. A full and comprehensive risk assessment is conducted on all South Fence machines in line with international safety regulations and CE compliancy.

Machine Safety Features:

Monitored Light Curtains on both the front and rear of the machine
Monitored RFID Interlock switches on all removable guards and doors
Siemens safety PLC to monitor all safety related control features
2mm punch panel guard system finished in a durable powder coat
Festo pneumatic safety valves and regulators
Comprehensive machine warning signage
Non-slip operator platforms with hand rails and kick boards
HMI operator fault banner system
Safe speed monitoring of all axes for machine set-up and fault finding

Compliance Standards:

ISO 12100:2010	General Principles for Design – Risk assessment and reduction
ISO 13857:2008	Safety Distance to prevent hazard zones being reached by upper and lower limbs
ISO 13855:2010	Positioning of safeguards with respect to the approach speed of parts of the human body
ISO 13850:2015	Emergency stop function – Principles of Design
ISO 13849-1:2015	Safety-related parts of control systems – General principles for design
ISO 13849-2:2012	Safety-related parts of control systems - Validation
EN 60204-1:2006 + A1:2009	Electrical equipment of machines – General requirements
EN 62061:2015	Safety of machinery - Functional safety of electrical, electronic and programmable electronic control systems
AS 4024.1-2014	Safety of Machinery
AS 1657-2013	Fixed platforms, walkways, stairways and ladders – Design, construction and installation
AS 1554.3:2014	Structural steel welding – Welding of reinforcing steel

	HJM 14L-Standard Wide Bed
Maximum Fence Height	2 metres (79")*
Maximum Number of Horizontal Wires	14 Line*
Vertical Wire Spacing	150mm (6") and 300mm (12") Custom spacing available on request
Horizontal Wire Diameter	Top and Bottom Wires: Up to 3.5mm (0.140")Ø* Intermediate: Up to 2.80mm (0.110")Ø*
Vertical Wire Diameter	Up to 2.80mm (0.110")Ø*
Maximum Machine Speed	Up to 130 cycles per minute
Maximum Roll Diameter	625mm (24.5")*
Safety Equipment Utilised	Fixed Guards CAT4 RFID Monitored Guards CAT4 Light Curtains
Dual Roll System	Available on request
Automatic Label Inserters	Available on request
Automatic Cut, Strip, & Reload	Available on request
Interrupted Stay Spacing	Available on request
Compensator Take-up	Available on request
Motion System	Controlled Siemens Servo Control
Automatic Lubrication System	Automatic machine and twister lubrication, additional lubrication options available on request
Approximate Floor Area Required	10m x 9m (33ft x 30ft)