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Day 1 Duesseldorf Impressions

The wire fair just started yesterday. The Meisenbach Metallteam collected some impressions for you.The exhibition space alone covers an area of some 60 football pitches. Visitors can discover a vast range of new machinery, production processes, types of metal, qualities ... By Antje Schmidtpeter

On our own account - WIRE

Review of the industry - week 15/2024

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

Wafios presents machines with new assistants that facilitate the set-up of parts

New machinery concepts and sustainable solutions for machine retrofits

At “wire/Tube 2024” show, Wafios exhibits machines that feature semiassisted or fully assisted operator support, especially for setting up new parts. As a matter of course, also newly developed machines for the wire and tube processing industry will be showcased. By Jörg Dambock

Enhancing simplicity to deal with complexity

Micro springs

Coiling extra fine wire is a challenging task in the wire industry, as precision is paramount when dealing with diameters below a tenth of a millimeter. Imperfections are magnified when working with such thin wires. By Jörg Dambock

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Nexans has refined the sorting of aluminium scrap at its production sites in Europe. © Trimet

28/02/2023 – Collaborative project between Nexans and Trimet

Collaborative project between Nexans and Trimet

Eco-balance of power cables

Trimet and Nexans have developed a new product able to meet the high technical requirements on the mechanical properties and conductivity of the alloy ... By Jörg Dambock

“Oelflex DC Grid” from U.I. Lapp. © Lapp

27/02/2023 – On our own behalf - Wire

On our own behalf - Wire

Week 08/2023 in retrospect

Here, we present you the top articles from our four categories. This week, the most read one comes from the category „Products“. By Daniel Keienburg

Signing ceremony: YK Steel commissions SMS group to build a minimill for the production of rebars. © SMS Group

27/02/2023 – New plant in Korea to produce reinforcing steel

New plant in Korea to produce reinforcing steel

SMS supply rebar minimill to YK Steel

YK Steel, Korea, has commissioned SMS group to supply a new minimill with integrated melting, casting, and rolling and including all electrical and automation ... By Jörg Dambock

The “Vacudest M” treats the used emulsion from the drawing process so efficiently that the treated water is suitable as the basis for the new wire drawing emulsion. © Anka-Draht

24/02/2023 – Wire drawing / Preparation

Wire drawing / Preparation

Savings thanks to internal wastewater treatment

High waste management costs for the disposal of industrial wastewater prompted Anka-Draht to think about ways to save money and to procure a wastewater ... Catherine Akintschin

Morgan “Intelligent Pinch Roll” and Morgan “High Speed Laying Head” from Primetals Technologies. © Primetals

24/02/2023 – Startup expected summer 2023

Startup expected summer 2023

Primetals to upgrade wire rod mill for recycled-steel producer

Metals producer AFV Beltrame Stahl Gerlafingen has recently contracted Primetals Technologies to upgrade its wire rod mill in Gerlafingen, a city in the ... By Jörg Dambock

23/02/2023 – Boost for DC technology

Boost for DC technology

Lapp supports the new “Open Direct Current Alliance”

The use of direct current for sustainable industry is one of the major trend topics. But until now, DC technology in Germany has essentially only been ... By Jörg Dambock

Four trade fairs with a total of 400 exhibitors from 21 countries presented current technologies. © Messe Düsseldorf

22/02/2023 – “wire, Tube and Metec India” and “India Essen Welding+Cutting”

“wire, Tube and Metec India” and “India Essen Welding+Cutting”

Successful staging of metal trade fair quartet in India

From 23 to 25 November 2022 the Bombay Convention+Exhibition Center in Mumbai again served as the meeting point for the leading regional trade fairs of ... By Jörg Dambock

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Digital Issue 02/2024

WIRE 2/2024 - the main-fair issue “wire 2024”
From 15 to 19 April the industry will be presenting new machines, technologies and trends expected for the coming years. WIRE shows the highlights in advance.
According to Messe Düsseldorf, the organisers, 1,464 exhibitors from 62 countries have registered for “wire 2024”. Over 67,400 square metres net have been sold in exhibition halls 9 to 17. Together with the “Tube” fair taking place in parallel, around 2,600 exhibitors will be displaying industry news and trends in an area of over 119,000 square metres. On the subject of the fastener area, the current edition of WIRE includes a special section in English of our German-language magazine “Umformtechnik Massiv+Leichtbau”, under the title “Forming Technology solid forming+lightweight construction”. WIRE magazine will be on show at “wire” with its own stand in hall 9, booth C 03. Come and see us at the end of your day at the fair – we look forward to an exchange of views with exhibitors and trade visitors. Your WIRE team