UNSPSC 23251509: Wire drawing machine

A metal processing machine that reduces the diameter of worked material by pulling or drawing it through metal dies with the cross section of product shape.

UNSPSC 23251509 Wire drawing machine is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of specialized metalworking equipment, though recent activity shows substantial mismatch between the code's nominal scope and what is actually being solicited. The Texas A&M University System has posted multiple ITBs under this code for press brakes, CNC equipment, CNC lathes, machining centers, and machine shop/welding/fabrication equipment — equipment used in manufacturing and metal fabrication but not wire drawing machines specifically. The Texas Department of Transportation has also posted solicitations for Original Equipment Manufacturer replacement parts for Cincinnati Shear machines. One notice from Hillsborough County addresses maintenance and parts for composting equipment (Komptech separating screens and windrow machines), and the State of California has posted an RFB for a water table CNC plasma cutter. The mix of issuing bodies includes state university systems, state departments of transportation and criminal justice, county governments, and state procurement offices, with Texas A&M as a repeat buyer of machine shop and CNC-related equipment.

Activity concentrates in Texas and California, with secondary activity in Florida and Minnesota. Recent representative opportunities include the Texas A&M University System ITB TAMUS-ITB-27-0548 for a press brake due October 29, 2026; the Texas A&M ITB TAMUS-ITB-26-0540 for CNC equipment due July 13, 2026; the Texas Department of Transportation IFB 601440000053313 for OEM replacement parts for a Cincinnati Shear machine due June 2, 2026; the State of California RFB IS-26201000 for a water table CNC Hypertherm plasma cutter due June 11, 2026; and Hillsborough County's sole-source notice SS2600306 for composting equipment maintenance and parts, valued at $1,992,824.18 over five years and due June 25, 2026. The code shows robust activity in metalworking and fabrication equipment procurement but minimal correspondence to wire drawing machines as a category, suggesting either persistent misclassification in state and local procurement systems or very limited actual demand for wire drawing equipment.