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Copper and aluminum wire rod

Lilian Hegg is the new CFO of Elcowire

Lilian Hegg joined Elcowire on December 1st, 2022 and took over the CFO role, succeeding Thomas Lejdström who is stepping down from his position. By Jörg Dambock

Outokumpu’s emission-minimized stainless steel

Cooperation with steel distributor Klöckner+Co started

Outokumpu is starting cooperation with Klöckner+Co, one of the largest producer-independent distributors of steel and metal products, by delivering the ... By Jörg Dambock

Borealis moves ever closer to goal of using renewable energy

Borealis and Verbund sign first long-term hydropower PPA

Borealis, a European leader in the recycling of polyolefins, and Verbund, Austria's leading energy company, have signed a ten-year power purchase agreement ... By Jörg Dambock

On our own behalf - Wire

Week 03/2023 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

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Isend has been developing its “Eddyeyes” systems since 2014. © Isend

16/11/2022 – „Eddyeyes“ – vision and artificial intelligence

„Eddyeyes“ – vision and artificial intelligence

AI to classify defects automatically

Gone are the days when defects were detected with eddy current coils and the results had to be interpreted with varying degrees of expertise by the inspector. ... By Jörg Dambock

14/11/2022 – Troester Group exhibits at “wire India 2022”

Troester Group exhibits at “wire India 2022”

Complete extrusion systems for the cable industry

Troester GmbH+Co. KG is a worldwide leading manufacturer of complete extrusion systems for the cable industry, comprising CV Lines for XLPE and Rubber ... By Jörg Dambock

“The further delay of the restarting of the furnace is a difficult but necessary measure in an utterly exceptional situation.” says Martti Sassi, President, business area Ferrochrome. © Outokumpu

14/11/2022 – On our own behalf - Wire

On our own behalf - Wire

Week 45/2022 in retrospect

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

Kurre Systems supplies both the complete Maxi line or upgrades existing extrusion lines with the drum spooler unit. © Kurre Systems

14/11/2022 – Cable manufacture / Handling

Cable manufacture / Handling

Automation up to the ready-to-ship product

Kurre Systems is launching a “Maxi line” with a new optimized interface technology. The “Maxi line” includes all elements of an extrusion line with an ... By Jörg Dambock

Kat Hyde will support General Inspection’s global sales network. © General Inspection

11/11/2022 – New “Inside Sales Representative”

New “Inside Sales Representative”

General Inspection hires Kat Hyde

General Inspection, LLC (GI) Davisburg, MI/USA is proud to announce the hiring of Kat Hyde as Inside Sales Representative. By Jörg Dambock

10/11/2022 – New in-line surface inspection system

New in-line surface inspection system

Zumbach introduces the “Simac” generation

The “Simac 40/70” replaces its successful predecessor in the Zumbach family of surface inspection systems. By Jörg Dambock

WIRE – the new issue is available now! © Meisenbach

10/11/2022 – WIRE 4/2022 November

WIRE 4/2022 November

The new issue is available now!

The current WIRE issue 4/2022 contains a report on the ‘NE Drahtforum’ in Nuremberg, a non-ferrous wire conference. Its five organisers – Aurubis, Balloffet, ... By Jörg Dambock

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Digital Issue 04/2022

The current issue 4/2022 contains a report on the ‘NE Drahtforum’ in Nuremberg, a non-ferrous wire conference. Further WIRE introduced a new development in hairpin production. Several articles are devoted to exhibitors at the ‘K’ plastics fair in Düsseldorf. An extruder manufacturer reports on digital servicing and maintenance, while several other articles highlight innovations in quality assurance and marks. Researchers from Karlsruhe are working on automating the production of cable harnesses. Quality assurance in stranding is the subject of an article by Swiss company FMS. And a contribution from Spain looks at how to identify faults in wire production using artificial intelligence.