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