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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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The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by Burkhard Dahmen, CEO and Chairman of the Managing Board, SMS Group, and by T. V. Narendran, CEO and Managing Director of Tata Steel. © SMS Group

29/11/2022 – Plants with significantly lower CO2 emissions

Plants with significantly lower CO2 emissions

SMS and Tata Steel with common goal to decarbonize integrated steel plants

Tata Steel has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with SMS Group to reduce carbon emissions at Tata’s integrated steel plants across India. SMS ... By Jörg Dambock

25/11/2022 – Advance Wire and Cable Design and Manufacturing Digitisation

Advance Wire and Cable Design and Manufacturing Digitisation

Cimteq by UL Solutions announces new webinar

Cimteq by UL Solutions today announced its latest webinar, “Achieve a 25% Increase in Productivity by Digitalising Design and Manufacturing Processes.” ... By Jörg Dambock

The “FC8” coiler is a single-head fully automatic machine. © Windak

24/11/2022 – New “FC8 Automatic Coiler”

New “FC8 Automatic Coiler”

Fully automatic coiler with many special features

New “FC8” model – the range of coiling machines is expanding to meet all the needs of the cable industry. By Jörg Dambock

Mark Venables, Bill Graham and Tom Mander (all Alloy Wire International). © Alloy Wire International

23/11/2022 – More than five decades of service

More than five decades of service

Bill Graham retires from Alloy Wire International

Bill Graham will retire this month after what has been a roller-coaster career with the manufacturer of round, flat and profile wire, a career that saw ... By Jörg Dambock

New in-line surface inspection system for all kinds of products: “Simac 40/70” from Zumbach. © Zumbach

22/11/2022 – On our own behalf - Wire

On our own behalf - Wire

Week 46/2022 in retrospect

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

The “Laser 2025 T” measures the diameter and ovality of cables. © Sikora

22/11/2022 – A short exposure time is decisive for accuracy

A short exposure time is decisive for accuracy

Precise diameter values despite vibrations

Fast-moving subjects, such as a passing car, must be photographed with a short exposure time if the image is to succeed. Exposure times that are too long ... By Jörg Dambock

Fig. 1: Examples of wire-based stent implants. © ITA

18/11/2022 – Flexible, compatible and future-proof

Flexible, compatible and future-proof

Wire-based stent implants

The demand for stent implants for treatment is increasing in line with the number of cases. At the same time, the areas of application are becoming increasingly ... 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