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Day 1 Duesseldorf Impressions

The wire fair just started yesterday. The Meisenbach Metallteam collected some impressions for you.The exhibition space alone covers an area of some 60 football pitches. Visitors can discover a vast range of new machinery, production processes, types of metal, qualities ... By Antje Schmidtpeter

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Review of the industry - week 15/2024

At this point, we present the five most read articles of the past week. The ranking is based on your click behavior on the website. By Daniel Keienburg

Wafios presents machines with new assistants that facilitate the set-up of parts

New machinery concepts and sustainable solutions for machine retrofits

At “wire/Tube 2024” show, Wafios exhibits machines that feature semiassisted or fully assisted operator support, especially for setting up new parts. As a matter of course, also newly developed machines for the wire and tube processing industry will be showcased. By Jörg Dambock

Enhancing simplicity to deal with complexity

Micro springs

Coiling extra fine wire is a challenging task in the wire industry, as precision is paramount when dealing with diameters below a tenth of a millimeter. Imperfections are magnified when working with such thin wires. By Jörg Dambock

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The CNC dual-head bending machine “BMS 50” for large wire diameters of up to 10mm and shortest center straight sections will make its world premiere with a newly developed solution for the inline chamfering of both ends of straightened rods before the bending process. © Wafios

22/04/2021 – Online from 3 to 21 May 2021

Online from 3 to 21 May 2021

“Innovation Days” virtually and live

Last year, Wafios successfully tested the safe execution of events under corona conditions at their first “Innovation Days” in Reutlingen. Restrictions ... By Jörg Dambock

Harry Prunk verabschiedet sich nach über 45 Jahren aus dem Sikora-Vorstand. © Sikora

19/04/2021 – On our own behalf - Wire

On our own behalf - Wire

Week 15/2021 in retrospect

Here, we present you the top articles from our four categories. This week, the most read one comes from the category „Business“. By Daniel Keienburg

Controle Mesure Systemes also designs opening Eddy Current probes that allow direct insertion into the production line. © Controle Mesure Systemes

19/04/2021 – Non-Destructive Testing systems

Non-Destructive Testing systems

Control of wire and parts with small diameters

Controle Mesure Systemes is a French company that has been designing and manufacturing Non-Destructive Testing systems for nearly 35 years. Specialized ... By Jörg Dambock

The new Troester management board (from left to right): Thomas Holzer, Peter Schmidt (Managing Partner) and Bernd Pielsticker. © Troester

13/04/2021 – Responsible for technology and sales in the future

Responsible for technology and sales in the future

Thomas Holzer joins the management board at Troester

Troester GmbH+Co. KG announces that Thomas Holzer joined the management board of the Hanover-based company on March 1st, 2021. In addition to the Managing ... By Jörg Dambock

12/04/2021 – After more than 45 years

After more than 45 years

Harry Prunk leaves the Sikora Board of Management

As announced by the Supervisory Board of Sikora AG, Harry Prunk, after more than 45 years of very successful work, left the Board on March 31. He has ... By Jörg Dambock

A team of physicists at the Technical University of Munich has developed a coil made of superconducting wires that can transmit power of more than five kilowatts contactless without major losses. © Christoph Utschick/Würth Elektronik eiSos

12/04/2021 – On our own behalf - Wire

On our own behalf - Wire

Week 14/2021 in retrospect

Here, we present you the top articles from our four categories. This week, the most read one comes from the category „Research & Development“. By Daniel Keienburg

06/04/2021 – On our own behalf - Wire

On our own behalf - Wire

Week 13/2021 in retrospect

Here, we present you the top articles from our four categories. This week, the most read one comes from the category „Reports“. By Daniel Keienburg

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Digital Issue 02/2024

WIRE 2/2024 - the main-fair issue “wire 2024”
From 15 to 19 April the industry will be presenting new machines, technologies and trends expected for the coming years. WIRE shows the highlights in advance.
According to Messe Düsseldorf, the organisers, 1,464 exhibitors from 62 countries have registered for “wire 2024”. Over 67,400 square metres net have been sold in exhibition halls 9 to 17. Together with the “Tube” fair taking place in parallel, around 2,600 exhibitors will be displaying industry news and trends in an area of over 119,000 square metres. On the subject of the fastener area, the current edition of WIRE includes a special section in English of our German-language magazine “Umformtechnik Massiv+Leichtbau”, under the title “Forming Technology solid forming+lightweight construction”. WIRE magazine will be on show at “wire” with its own stand in hall 9, booth C 03. Come and see us at the end of your day at the fair – we look forward to an exchange of views with exhibitors and trade visitors. Your WIRE team