Content

On our own account - WIRE

Review of the industry - week 43/2024

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

Spring manufacturing

Northern Europe’s most modern machinery park

That’s at least the goal for Ewes in Bredaryd, Sweden's oldest family-owned spring company, which is heavily investing in new technology and smart solutions. by Gabriella Mellergårdh

Cold pressure welding

Welding trapezoidal wire

Cold pressure welding, well-established as a method of bonding round wire and rod, can also be used to bond other forms of nonferrous material, such as strip and profile. British company PWM Ltd has developed specialist machines to help manufacturers improve productivity, ... by Steve Mepsted

The new CNC transfer bending machine “BQ 10”

Short cycle times, quick tooling and flexibility

Always the same cycle with always the same travels and setup times of hours and days are a thing of the past. The flexibility of the modular CNC transfer bending machine “BQ 10” is hard to beat. Each individual transfer of the workpiece can be separately adjusted. By Jörg Dambock

Current contents

27/05/2019

Problem-solving alloy for connecting elements

In addition to ultra-fine wires, cables and stranded wires made of “ISA-CON 414”, Isabellenhuette produces preliminary materials for fasteners made of ... By Editorial staff

24/05/2019

Infrastructure boom drives growth opportunities

A rising population and an infrastructure boom drive growth opportunities and stokes the demand for anti-corrosion coatings in the regions of North America, ... By Editorial staff

24/05/2019

Manufacturing bushes more precise and productively

The “GRM 80B” opens far-reaching prospects in the manufacture of bushes with inner diameters up to 40mm and 50mm length in all - even smallest - batch ... By Editorial staff

20/05/2019

40 years on the market for screw machines

The private Italian company TLM since 1979 has been manufacturing roll machines. Managing Director Pietro Sorli emphasises that a “more” of electronics ... By Editorial staff

16/05/2019

Follow-up order for bell- type furnace plant for Tenova

Russian steel producer OJSC MMK-Metiz has placed a follow-up order with Tenova LOI Thermprocess for a top-hat furnace type "HPH" for wire coils. The plant ... By Editorial staff

Werkzeugbereich in der Hairpin-Fertigung. © Wafios

12/05/2019

New process for hairpin production

Cost-effectively manufacture of so called hairpins shouldn’t longer be witchcraft. The wire parts previously bent by multi-slide automatic machines or ... By Editorial staff

Kontrolle der Position des Ziehsteins: Sie ist entscheidend für die Geradheit des Prüfdrahts. © Heraeus

10/05/2019

Ultra-fine test wires with sextuple conductivity

With an up to six times higher conductivity and a by 50% reduced diameter, the new test wires from Heraeus accelerate quality control in the semiconductor ... By Editorial staff

Topics

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!