At {TAIL ~ the end} of the forward stroke of the first ram, {HEAD ~ the blank wire} is stopped projecting from the cutting die by a predetermined length, i.e., a predetermined thickness of the coupling element 
At { TAIL ~ the end } of the forward stroke of the first ram , { HEAD ~ the blank wire } is stopped projecting from the cutting die by a predetermined length , i.e. , a predetermined thickness of the coupling element
OTH TAIL TAIL TAIL TAIL TAIL TAIL OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH HEAD HEAD HEAD HEAD HEAD HEAD HEAD OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH