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On our own account - WIRE

Review of the industry - week 48/2025

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

Wet blasting

Keeping wire conform extrusion dies in peak condition

In wire production, die performance is everything. Even the most advanced conform extrusion systems rely on perfectly maintained tooling to deliver consistent quality, high throughput, and minimal scrap. By Jörg Dambock

Steel cable stranding equipment

The future of stranding is here

Eurodraw Wire Equipment Srl, designer and manufacturer of stranding equipment, has once again raised the bar with the launch of its latest innovation: the “DTUF 900/38” double twist strander. By Jörg Dambock

Bolt manufacturing

Seven high speed inspection machines in Taiwan

General Inspection, LLC is excited to announce that it has successfully installed seven high speed inspection machines in Taiwan. Two Taiwanese bolt manufacturers added “GI-300”s to upgrade their 100% inspection. capabilities. By Jörg Dambock

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Johann Steiner will be based in Calvert, Alabama. © Outokumpu

07/10/2025 – Management change

Management change

New leadership team in business area Americas and Group Functions

Outokumpu has appointed Johann Steiner (M.Sc. Econ.) as President, business area Americas as of October 6, 2025. Tamara Weinert, the previous position ... By Jörg Dambock

Meist-gelesen-Wire-KW-39 Copyright Madem — The new facility will cover a total area of 25,000m², including 15,000m² of built-up space. © Madem

06/10/2025 – On our own account - WIRE

On our own account - WIRE

Review of the industry - week 40/2025

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

The appearance of stains may become visible at a different, later stage in the production than where the defect had occurred. © Q8Oils

02/10/2025 – Surface treatment

Surface treatment

Stains on copper wire

For copper and copper alloy wire products, the surface quality is usually very important. Many types of surface defects may occur, and a particular set ... By Jörg Dambock

29/09/2025 – On our own account - WIRE

On our own account - WIRE

Review of the industry - week 39/2025

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

The “DLN 10” measures diameters from 0.3mm to 10.0mm with ±0.005mm accuracy and ±0.001mm repeatability. © Cersa MCI

26/09/2025 – “DLN 10” takes full advantage of light shadow projection

“DLN 10” takes full advantage of light shadow projection

Diameter measurement at ultra-high speed

How can you accurately measure the diameter of a wire, cable or tube traveling at thousands of meters per minute? How do you detect microscopic surface ... By Jörg Dambock

Rotor Technology – proven for decades as the fastest solution in the double-blow range and now also a benchmark for 2-die-3-blow machines. © Wafios Umformtechnik

25/09/2025 – Cold forming/fasteners

Cold forming/fasteners

High performance cold formers for screws and fasteners

Wafios Umformtechnik is excited to join the “Manufacturing Technology Series West” at the “Cable & Wire West Coast”-pavilion, powered by VDKM, in October. By Jörg Dambock

25/09/2025 – Surface treatment

Surface treatment

Surface processing of wire and cables

Boockmann Engineering will present their “Helicord” technology for surface processing of wire and cables. 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.