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Innovative lubricants revolutionize the cold forming of metals

Metals can be processed into wires by cold forming - an extremely complex process. However, the lubricants needed for this often do not meet the requirements of the end processors. As part of the KMU-innovativ project "Polyschmierung", five partners from industry and research ... By Jörg Dambock

wire China 2024

Important platform for innovations in the wire and cable industry

VDKM, the German Association of Wire and Cable Machine Manufacturers, is pleased to announce the upcoming “wire China 2024” exhibition, which will take place from 25 to 28 September 2024 at the prestigious Shanghai New International Expo Centre. By Jörg Dambock

More than 20 heats per day after just four days

Short ramp-up period

U.S. steel producer NLMK Indiana has started up a 118-ton electric arc furnace, revamped by Primetals Technologies, at its steel plant in Portage, Indiana, U.S.A. The total shutdown time spanned six weeks until the first heat. By Jörg Dambock

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Review of the industry - week 35/2024

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

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27/03/2019

How to solve dust issues

More and more, the wire drawing industry is concerned about dust in the production. With this in mind, French company Condat will be presenting a paper ... By Editorial staff

27/03/2019

Portable wire rod straighteners

Hand held rod straighteners are ideal to put straight the leading end of coiled stock for easy insertion into a cold heading or a wire drawing machine ... By Editorial staff

27/03/2019

Systems for cleaning single and multiwire

German Geo-Reinigungstechnik offers surface cleaning systems using ultrasound, high pressure, steam, brushes and textiles. Hardly any other company offers ... By Editorial staff

26/03/2019

New possibilities in the production of ram piles

The goal was no less than to produce the baskets of his construction piles fully automatically. Swedish company Skanska found advice, deeds, know-how and, ... By Editorial staff

25/03/2019

Robot arms made of shape memory wire

They snake as precisely as freely in all corners and directions. Flexible robot arms, such as those developed by Stefan Seelecke and his research group ... By Editorial staff

25/03/2019

Latest innovations in wire and cable production technology

Maillefer and Davis-Standard at Interwire 2019 will showcase the next step in the digitalisation of manufacturing and introduce the "Smart Factory". With ... By Editorial staff

22/03/2019

New control system to boost welding performance

With protected power supply, five standard measuring channels, single inverter and servo axis controller, the “B 20K” welding control system boasts new ... By Editorial staff

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Digital Issue 02/2024

From 15 to 19 April the industry presented 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”. On the subject of the fastener area, the current edition of WIRE included a special section in English of our German-language magazine “Umformtechnik Massiv+Leichtbau”, under the title Forming Technology solid forming+lightweight construction. Your WIRE team wishes you an interesting and inspiring read!