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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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14/10/2024 – Geo-Reinigungstechnik

Geo-Reinigungstechnik

Spiral brushes – always a well-rounded solution

Spiral brushes with inward-facing filaments made of polypropylene, polyamide or wire are a proven tool for removing scale residues, powder drawing agents ... By Jörg Dambock

Strecon compact container with OD 36mm (Lego piece for size comparison). © Strecon

10/10/2024 – Cold forging

Cold forging

Tool strength has never been more compact

High tool loads are a challenge in cold forging processes of all sizes. While previously limited to a minimum outer diameter of 80mm, compact Strecon stripwound ... by Martin Killmann

PWM’s “TR45” produces strong, reliable welds on trapezoidal profile up to 45mm². © PWM

08/10/2024 – Cold pressure welding

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 ... by Steve Mepsted

Meist gelesen Wire KW 40 — “PLT B Ladder” stacking unit. © Eurobend

07/10/2024 – On our own account - WIRE

On our own account - WIRE

Review of the industry - week 40/2024

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

“PLT B Ladder” stacking unit. © Eurobend

04/10/2024 – Fully automatic welding machines

Fully automatic welding machines

Flexible “snake” type mesh spacer production

The welding machines of Eurobend in the “PLT B Ladder” series guarantee reliable operation and cost-effective production of “snake” type” mesh spacers ... By Jörg Dambock

Lesjöfors Group has invested over one million euros in the purchase of an additional hot coiling line. © Lesjöfors

02/10/2024 – Spring manufacture

Spring manufacture

Investment doubles hot coiling manufacturing capacity

The Lesjöfors Group, world-leaders in spring and pressing manufacture, has seen an increase in demand for its large diameter spring product range and consequently ... By Jörg Dambock

Meist gelesen Wire KW 39 — Shims are an important part used for eliminating brake noise, especially in electric cars where annoying sounds are heard more clearly. © Trelleborg

30/09/2024 – On our own account - WIRE

On our own account - WIRE

Review of the industry - week 39/2024

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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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