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On our own account - WIRE

Review of the industry - week 22/2025

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

Niehoff technology: Flat wire drawing and annealing

Producing flat copper wire for cable shieldings

The copper shielding around the insulation layer is an important component of HV and EHV cables. It acts as a protection shield against electromagnetic radiation and is usually made of round wires. Flat wires, however, would be much more advantageous for several reasons. By Jörg Dambock

Best-ever year of Italian sales

AWI claim record export sales

One of the UK’s leading manufacturers of round, flat and profile wire has enjoyed its best-ever year of Italian sales. By Jörg Dambock

Upgrade project generates electrical energy and electrode consumption savings

Baku Steel achieves improvements with EAF Upgrade

Primetals Technologies has recently received the final acceptance certificate (FAC) for an upgrade of the 60-ton electric arc furnace (EAF) at a facility operated by the Baku Steel Company CJSC group (BSC) located in Baku, Azerbaijan. By Jörg Dambock

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29/11/2024 – EMEA team will benefit from the addition of experienced sales leadership

EMEA team will benefit from the addition of experienced sales leadership

New EMEA sales director for “BKG” product line

Nordson Corp.’s “Polymer Processing Systems” division has announced the appointment of Julian Kätzlmeier as sales director EMEA for its “BKG” product ... By Jörg Dambock

Building upon the success of its predecessor, the Nexans Aurora, Nexans Electra pushes the boundaries of cable laying technology. © Nexans

28/11/2024 – Subsea cable operations

Subsea cable operations

Third generation of cable laying vessels

Nexans is investing in a new cutting-edge cable laying vessel to support a record project backlog and meet future needs in a booming offshore wind and ... By Jörg Dambock

27/11/2024 – Quality management / fasteners

Quality management / fasteners

Turkish bolt maker adopts advanced “Gi-360T” inspection system

General Inspection, LLC is excited to announce another installation of the “Gi-360T” high speed vision inspection system at a leading Turkish bolt manufacturing ... By Jörg Dambock

Horizontal spiralling machine type “Helix” with 36 bobbins. © Spirka Schnellflechter

26/11/2024 – “Helix 6036” from SSB

“Helix 6036” from SSB

Spiralling machines for heating cables

Heating cables are versatile cables with numerous applications including frost protection, ice and snow melting and many more. The “Helix 6036” from SSB ... By Jörg Dambock

Meist gelesen Wire KW 47 — From 27 to 29 November 2024 the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai will become the regional hotspot for the global players in the metal industry. © Messe Düsseldorf

25/11/2024 – On our own account - WIRE

On our own account - WIRE

Review of the industry - week 47/2024

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

Pave has just designed and launched the “MX-12”, a high speed multi-head machine from coil. © Pave

25/11/2024 – Wire processing

Wire processing

Computer controlled bending machinery

Pave CNC Wire Forming Systems continue to innovate: They have just designed and launched the Pave “MX-12”, a high speed multi-head machine from coil, joining ... By Jörg Dambock

Three-line machine. View of the rotor system. Each rotor covers a different diameter range. © Eurobend

22/11/2024 – The “MELC Polyline” series with simultaneously operating straightening rotors

The “MELC Polyline” series with simultaneously operating straightening rotors

Multi-line wire straightening machines

Outperforming any conventional straightening method and machine. Unique concept from Eurobend with multiple, simultaneous working straightening rotors ... By Jörg Dambock

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Digital Issue 02/2025

From 13 to 15 May, Wire Association International (WAI) will be organising the “Interwire” trade fair. In this April issue we have compiled a compact summary of information on exhibitors for readers and visitors in the run-up of the fair.
Over 350 companies will be presenting their products and services, including many European businesses. Introduced in 1981, “Interwire” is the largest and longest-running wire and cable marketplace in the Americas. Hosted biennially, the “Interwire 2025” will be staged in Hall A of the “Georgia World Congress Center” (GWCC) in Atlanta, GA/USA. 82 speakers and 43 conference presentations are on the programme. WAI announces a special conference programme for the “Interwire” and its “4th Global Continuous Casting Forum” (GCCF), May 12-15, at the GWCC. The GCCF is WAI’s fourth forum for copper and aluminum continuous casting, in conjunction with “Interwire”.
We wish you an enjoyable read of this second WIRE issue of the year! Your WIRE team