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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

03/11/2025 – Two 300-ton basic oxygen furnaces (BOF) plus secondary metallurgy now in operation

Two 300-ton basic oxygen furnaces (BOF) plus secondary metallurgy now in operation

Extensive expansion of steelmaking plant in record time

Hoa Phat Dung Quat Steel, a member of the Hoa Phat Group, has awarded SMS group the contract to increase its steelmaking capacity at Dung Quat 2 in Quang ... By Jörg Dambock

A key highlight of “Boomfit” is its proven plastic-coated steel core, utilizing Casar’s renowned plast rope technology. © Wireco

31/10/2025 – Wireco introduces “Boomfit”

Wireco introduces “Boomfit”

Steel rope for telescopic, crawler, and tower cranes

Wireco “Casar”, a leading innovative brand in specialized steel ropes, proudly announces the launch of Boomfit, a cutting-edge steel rope designed specifically ... By Jörg Dambock

The “MATdiscover” solution by Isend offers an advanced non-destructive testing system to classify springs. © Isend

30/10/2025 – “MATdiscover” by Isend

“MATdiscover” by Isend

Optimizing quality control in industrial springs

The “MATdiscover” solution by Isend offers an advanced non-destructive testing system to classify springs based on their physical properties, optimizing ... By Jörg Dambock

Photo1: Model “G-Star F tris” with unlimited full circle rotations (both clock wise and anti clock wise). © Eurobend

29/10/2025 – Two independent 3D bending head types in one machine

Two independent 3D bending head types in one machine

CNC bending machines for the wire industry

Eurobend offers a unique range of automatic wire bending machines developed for coil-fed wire bending. The “G-Star F Tris” series, single-head 2D/3D bending ... By Jörg Dambock

Pictured at the signing of the agreement (f.l.t.r.): Patrick Tongs (Sales Director HMK), Gary Kitchin (Managing Director, HMK), Martin Schwarz (CSO Keba Industrial Automation), and Hans-Peter Kranewitter (Business Development and Sales, Keba Industrial Automation). © Keba

28/10/2025 – Partnership agreement

Partnership agreement

Keba enters into partnership with HMK in the UK

Keba Industrial Automation has signed a partnership agreement with the British company HMK Automation Group Ltd. Together with HMK, KEBA now intends to ... By Jörg Dambock

Meist-gelesen-Wire-KW-43 Copyright Meisenbach — WIRE 4/2025 is published – read our new October-issue with focus on “Cable+Ropes”. © Meisenbach

27/10/2025 – On our own account - WIRE

On our own account - WIRE

Review of the industry - week 43/2025

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

Fig. 2. The monitored sorting device. © Wafios

27/10/2025 – Monitored sorting device – for reliably identifying good springs

Monitored sorting device – for reliably identifying good springs

Separating the wheat from the chaff

Every last detail counts in industrial spring production. Customers expect the very highest standards of quality and consistent geometry – and manufacturers ... 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.