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Christmas Greetings

Time to say “Thank you”

As the year draws to a close, we would like to express our sincere gratitude for your loyalty, support and continued interest in our trade magazine WIRE. By Jörg Dambock

Change in Elcowire Group Management

Elcowire appoints Stefan Brauckmann as Head of Business Unit Wire+Strands

Elcowire Group has announced that Stefan Brauckmann will join the company in January 2026, assuming overall responsibility for the Business Unit Wire+Strands. By Jörg Dambock

Efficiency, safety and flexibility

SMS delivers world first RH Ladle Rocker–FvE combination to JSW Steel

JSW Steel’s latest RH unit from SMS group introduces Ladle Rocker and Fast Vessel Exchange technologies in one system, setting a new benchmark in secondary metallurgy. The world first installation boosts throughput and plant availability while ensuring premium steel quality ... By Jörg Dambock

Wire production and cooling technology

Primetals Technologies pioneers cooling system optimization

Primetals Technologies has taken industrial cooling research to a new level with a state-of-the-art heat-transfer test facility in Linz, Austria. By Jörg Dambock

Current contents

The “BM 43 HS” high speed wire bending machine will be on show at “wire Eurasia”. © Wafios

31/03/2025 – On our own account - WIRE

On our own account - WIRE

Review of the industry - week 13/2025

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

At high speed into production: The “BM 43 HS” increases the output achieved by up to 40%. © Wafios

31/03/2025 – New developments among Wafios wire bending machines

New developments among Wafios wire bending machines

Simple setup for rapid wire bending processes

Wafios celebrates diversity – among people and machines. Its wire bending machines offer flexible bending solutions for round or profiled wire as well ... By Jörg Dambock

Grob-Werke is primarily active in the fields of universal machines, assembly systems, machining technology and electromobility. © Keba

28/03/2025 – HMI for safe machine operation in the automotive industry

HMI for safe machine operation in the automotive industry

Efficiency meets flexibility

Grob is a machine builder with core expertise in the automotive industry. In this success story, you can read how Grob, together with Keba, has succeeded ... By Jörg Dambock

Production site Blackman Township in Jackson County, Michigan, USA. © BASF Coatings

27/03/2025 – Blackman Township production facility of Chemetall in the USA

Blackman Township production facility of Chemetall in the USA

Production facility entirely on renewable electricity

The Surface Treatment global business unit of BASF’s Coatings division, operating under the “Chemetall” brand, has switched its electricity supply for ... By Jörg Dambock

Fig. 1: Due to the high forming forces required, the bolt heads are inductively pre-heated before the upsetting process. © Amba

26/03/2025 – New “All-in-One” machine produces up to M 20 bolts directly from the coiled wire

New “All-in-One” machine produces up to M 20 bolts directly from the coiled wire

Cold and hot forming of bolts and screws

With the new “BM 12” bolt-making machine, Amba increases the range of products covered by its “All-in-One” series of machines to include wire gages of ... By Jörg Dambock

25/03/2025 – Mechanical engineering with excellence and new innovations in wire processing

Mechanical engineering with excellence and new innovations in wire processing

Discover what Wafios has to offer at wire Eurasia in Istanbul

Wafios will unveil the “BM 43 HS” high speed wire bending machine at the trade fair. E-mobility machines for manufacturing hairpins, axial flux coils and ... By Jörg Dambock

SETIC 2000 mm Large Double Twist Strander (TC2000-4M) © Setic

25/03/2025 – Cable production

Cable production

Looking for rotating machines and services?

Setic Pourtier, manufacturer of machinery for cable and wire production, is proud to announce its participation in “wire Eurasia 2025”, which will take ... By Jörg Dambock

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Digital Issue 04/2025

“Cable & Wire Fair 2025” and more ... – read in our new issue with focus on “Cable+Ropes” about materials, production, handling systems, process control, and quality management. Many of the companies featured in this issue will also be exhibiting at the “Cable & Wire Fair” in New Delhi, India. Several Indian manufacturers also presents their products in this issue of WIRE. In the field of cable production, we present several stranders and look at fast rewinding in addition to extrusion. The marking of cables and optical fibres is also covered in the report. There is a contribution from Austria on wire coating and hairpins for electric motor construction. In line with the focus topic, we also present a new wire rope. WIRE also reports on the “International Congress of Spring Industry” in Versailles, France, on a new sorting device for springs and a system for ensuring the quality of industrial springs.