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Quality management

Precise splice detection

In the wire and cable industry, quality assurance is at the heart of every production line. Especially in areas with fast and continuous processes – such as the production of rods, wires, fuel lines, and cables – intermediate products with defects are often unavoidable. By Jörg Dambock

Marking in the cable industry

Precision that connects

In the production complete product traceability is more important than ever. Especially in the cable industry, where products must withstand high stresses, permanent and reliable marking makes all the difference. By Jörg Dambock

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 Ngai Province, Vietnam by building a new BOF melting plant with a capacity of 300 tons per converter. By Jörg Dambock

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 expand its presence in the UK market. By Jörg Dambock

Current contents

Meist-gelesen-Wire-KW-37 Copyright IWMA — Taking place on 14 October, the “Wire & Cable 25” conference promises to be a one-day deep dive into technical innovation. © IWMA

16/09/2025 – On our own account - WIRE

On our own account - WIRE

Review of the industry - week 37/2025

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

Pneuform “PF-6600 3D” rotary head wire bending machine. © Unison

16/09/2025 – Wire and small tube bending machinery maker Pneuform

Wire and small tube bending machinery maker Pneuform

Significant control and simulation enhancements

A little over a year since acquiring wire and small tube bending machinery maker Pneuform, Unison Ltd - the UK-based inventor of all-electric tube manipulation ... By Jörg Dambock

Impact-Formulators-Group-Acquisition-Copyright-Delta-Tecnic.jpg — IFG brings functional additives to the Group, enhancing Delta Tecnic’s primarily colour-focused masterbatch offering. © Delta Tecnic

15/09/2025 – More capabilities in functional masterbatches

More capabilities in functional masterbatches

Acquisition of Impact Formulators Group

Global Polymer Solutions S.L. (“Delta Tecnic” or the “Group”), an independently managed investment subsidiary of Investindustrial Growth III SCSp (“Investindustrial”), ... By Jörg Dambock

Cable measuring device “VCPX5” incl. “VELOX” Software, O-Ring Cutter “VC65”. © IIM GmbH

13/09/2025 – wire Southeast Asia 2025, booth J 06

wire Southeast Asia 2025, booth J 06

High-end cable measuring and cutting technologies

The brand “Visio Cable Pro” will present its innovative solutions for the cable industry, featuring the cable measuring device “VCPX5” as well as the cable ... By Jörg Dambock

The two shows will co-locate at the Baird Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. © WAI

12/09/2025 – May 6-7, 2026 at Baird Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

May 6-7, 2026 at Baird Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

“Wire Expo” with “Electrical Wire Processing Technology Expo”

The Wire Association International Inc. (WAI) announces plans to co-locate its biennial “Wire Expo” with the Wiring Harness Manufacturer’s Association ... By Jörg Dambock

“RH-TOP” plant in operation. © SMS Group

12/09/2025 – Second “RH” plant at Dolvi Works to boost high-grade steel production

Second “RH” plant at Dolvi Works to boost high-grade steel production

JSW Steel grants FAC to SMS group

JSW Steel Ltd., one of India’s leading integrated steel manufacturers, has issued the Final Acceptance Certificate (FAC) to SMS Group for a second “350t-RH-TOP” ... By Jörg Dambock

Xinyu-Iron---Steel-signs-FAC-for-KOCKS-RSB--370---4-Copyright-Kocks.jpg — Xinyu Iron+Steel signed a FAC for Kocks “RSB 370++/4”. © Kocks

11/09/2025 – Successful project completion

Successful project completion

Xinyu signs FAC for Kocks “RSB 370++/4”

Xinyu Iron+Steel Co. Ltd. (Xisco), a Chinese producer of special steels and a subsidiary of the China Baowu Group, has confirmed the successful completion ... 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.