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Pipe stranding machine, circa 1920. SKET VMB GmbH © SKET VMB

17.09.26 – 75 years WIRE – “That was tomorrow”

75 years WIRE – “That was tomorrow”

Stranding technology between vision and production readiness

When the first issue of WIRE was published in 1951, design work in Magdeburg was still carried out using slide rules, drafting boards, and empirical data. ... Von Jörg Dambock

07.05.26 – Wire Expo 2026

Wire Expo 2026

Setic+Pourtier will present their latest rotating machinery

Setic+Pourtier is pleased to confirm its participation in “Wire Expo 2026” in Milwaukee, where the group will present their latest rotating machinery ... Von Jörg Dambock

The “DT (6+1)” incorporates a two-wheel capstan drive with belt and gearbox transmission to reliably pull the strand through the production line. © Eurodraw

02.04.26 – Stranding

Stranding

New standard in high-speed double twist stranding

At the heart of modern steel wire and cable manufacturing lies an ever-present challenge: how to marry production efficiency with uncompromised strand ... Von Jörg Dambock

27.03.26 – Stranding

Stranding

The power of specialisation

AEI Machines stands as an example of the strength and strategic advantage of focusing exclusively for the past 55 years on one core technology: rigid stranding ... Von Jörg Dambock

“Rigid Edge” pneumatic tension control on a rigid strander. © Pioneer

26.03.26 – Stranding

Stranding

A digital brain for heavy-duty stranding

“Rigid Edge” was developed together with customers to address real concerns: Hesitation to increase speed, unstable quality and unexpected downtime. By ... Von Jörg Dambock

After the Retrofit: The fully modernized basket stranding machine, including a new control system. © Kurre Systems

09.03.26 – Extensive modernisation of an outdated stranding machine

Extensive modernisation of an outdated stranding machine

Grow with your tasks

Some challenges have to be accepted in order to grow from them. With this in mind, a more than 60-year old basket stranding machine was modernised and ... Von Jörg Dambock

“DTAF 900” double twist cabling. © Eurodraw

14.11.25 – Steel cable stranding equipment

Steel cable stranding equipment

The future of stranding is here

Eurodraw Wire Equipment Srl, designer and manufacturer of stranding equipment, has once again raised the bar with the launch of its latest innovation: ... Von Jörg Dambock