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