Wire straightening solution for bulk packaging

A wire straightening configuration comprising:

• a bulk package hat configured to be positioned over an opened bulk package containing a wire;
• a bearing assembly mounted inside the bulk package hat at a position where the wire exits the bulk package hat;
• and
• a wire straightening device having a plurality of rollers and only one single plane of straightening, wherein the wire straightening device is configured to apply a counter bend to the wire in the only one single plane of straightening as the wire pays off from the bulk package through the wire straightening device,
• wherein the wire straightening device is operatively connected to the bearing assembly at an angle within the bulk package hat, and
• wherein the bearing assembly is configured to rotate in response to the wire paying off from the bulk package through the wire straightening device, while keeping the wire straightening device at the angle as the bearing assembly is rotated.