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On our own account - WIRE

Review of the industry - week 37/2024

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

Wire processing / bending

Wafios will exhibit the “FMU 40 E”

At the “wire/Tube China“, Wafios will exhibit the “FMU 40 E”, a bending machine designed for components for the e-mobility sector, the “RBV 60 ST”, a stabilizer bar bending machine, the “FUL 16+”, a compression spring machine, and the “BMZ 6” a tube bending machine for small ... By Jörg Dambock

Wire drawing / braiding

Cutting-edge wire and cable manufacturing equipment

Maschinenfabrik Niehoff and its Chinese subsidiary Niehoff Machinery Changzhou (NMC) Co., Ltd. will display at the “wire China 2024” a “MMH 121 + RM 201” type multiwire drawing line, a “D 632” type double twist bunching machine with an “ARH 630” type pay-off, and a “BMV ... By Jörg Dambock

Cable manufacture / Handling

Payoffs and takeups for braiding and spiralling machines

Spirka Schnellflechter GmbH (SSB) embodies more than 100 years of tradition in braiding machine construction and has its origins in Schnellflechter Berlin GmbH, whose origins go back to the company Guido Horn (founded in 1908) and Spirka Maschinenbau GmbH, founded in 1951 ... By Jörg Dambock

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The Schlatter drawing plants are complemented by Witechs machines for wire cleaning and wire coating. © Schlatter

17/11/2020 – New strategic partnership

New strategic partnership

Schlatter and Witechs start a long-term partnership

Schlatter Industries AG, in Schlieren, Switzerland and Witechs B.V. in Hengelo, the Netherlands start a long-term partnership in the field of system solutions, ... By Jörg Dambock

17/11/2020 – Wire coating system from Graham Engineering

Wire coating system from Graham Engineering

Turnkey extrusion system helps meet quality targets for tracer wire

Copperhead has partnered with Graham Engineering to install a complete new American Kuhne extrusion line intended to meet growing demand for Copperhead’s ... By Jörg Dambock

17/11/2020 – On our own behalf - Wire

On our own behalf - Wire

Week 46 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

Cables are currently classified under the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) in respect to reaction to fire properties, the UKCA scheme will be a mirror of the current CPR testing and auditing AVCP system. © Basec

17/11/2020

UKCA update for cable stockists and distributors

Following an announcement made on 1st September by the UK Government, in respect to “UKCA” marking, there will now be additional considerations for all ... By Jörg Dambock

View of the clamping cone and the Uhing “Easylock” of the expansion spool. © Uhing

17/11/2020 – Based on the well known Uhing “Easylock” fast-action clamping system

Based on the well known Uhing “Easylock” fast-action clamping system

Expansion spool warrants ease of operation for winding applications

It expands, increases its diameter and is then ready to receive the material to be wound up. By unlocking the positive release variant of the Uhing “Easylock”, ... By Jörg Dambock

The new machine produces double thick end spokes with a diameter of only about 1.5mm in the middle. © Aachener Maschinenbau

16/11/2020 – Wire processing / Rolling

Wire processing / Rolling

Rolling of variable-diameter wire rod

The booming electric bike market requires new manufacturing processes for bicycle spokes. Aachener Maschinenbau GmbH (AMBA) developed the new spoke-blank ... By Jörg Dambock

The RSB 300++/4 operates as finishing unit for the production of BIC within a dimensional range from Ø 15.0mm up to Ø 50.0mm. © Kocks

13/11/2020 – Kocks 3-roll technology

Kocks 3-roll technology

New combined wire rod and BIC line

Guangdong Shaoguan Iron+Steel commissioned its brand new combined wire rod and BIC line including Kocks 3-roll technology. By Jörg Dambock

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Digital Issue 03/2024

The new issue of WIRE focuses in particular on spring production. We report on the requirements of e-mobility with wire diameters from 22mm to 30mm through to the production of micro springs in the 0.05mm range. Companies also explain new spring wire materials and spring coiling machines. WIRE will also be presenting the new CNC transfer bending machine ‘BQ 10’, which Wafios presented for the first time at ‘wire 2024’. We also report on a new lubricant for cold forming in the section ‘From the world of research’ .
News from the industry and trade fair highlights from ‘wire China’ and ‘Spring World’ round off the magazine’ s content. Your WIRE team wishes you an interesting and inspiring read!