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Key technologies wire, cable and tube and pipe remain system-critical

Record trade fairs face economic challenges

What a great trade fair season! With 1,500 exhibitors from 60 countries on 67,400 square metres the biggest wire in its almost 40-year Düsseldorf success story; and Tube with around 52,200 square metres and 1,200 exhibitors from 54 countries that now increasingly looks to ... By Jörg Dambock

On our own account - WIRE

Review of the industry - week 16/2024

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

“wire 2024”

What a great trade fair season!

The desire for personal exchange in these – economically and geopolitically – difficult times was clearly noticeable and the DRAHT/WIRE team was there to catch the best impressions for you. By Antje Schmidtpeter

Casting / Copper

New “RIC 400” model, break-ring, continuous casting technology

At “wire 2024”, Rautomead introduced their new “RIC 400” model, break-ring, continuous casting technology which has been developed to process cobalt alloy, nickel alloy and iron alloy wire rods from 2.5mm to 50mm diameter. By Jörg Dambock

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09/11/2022 – High-speed secondary coating line “OEL40”

High-speed secondary coating line “OEL40”

Path toward digitalization

At “wire India 2022”, Maillefer continues on its path toward digitalization of manufacturing. By Jörg Dambock

Fig. 4. The participants also used the long coffee breaks between the lecture blocks for discussions. © Konrad Dengler

08/11/2022 – Report on the “NE Drahtforum 2022” in September in Nuremberg

Report on the “NE Drahtforum 2022” in September in Nuremberg

Sustainability in the supply chain of the NF wire industry

Sunshine and late-summer temperatures framed the NE Drahtforum, which took place for the second time as an attendance event in September 2022. The conference ... By Jörg Dambock

The innovative “Skintop” multi-cable entry systems from Lapp support the trend towards digitalisation and miniaturisation. © Lapp

07/11/2022 – Integrated solutions in the field of cable and connection technology

Integrated solutions in the field of cable and connection technology

Smart automation with Lapp at “SPS”

After a three-year break because of the pandemic, Lapp will be back at the “SPS” trade fair in Nuremberg from 8th to 10th of November. In Hall 2, Stand ... By Jörg Dambock

Reschedule of “wire China 2022”: 21st to 24th December 2022 at Nanjing International Expo Center. © Messe Düsseldorf Shanghai

07/11/2022 – On our own behalf - Wire

On our own behalf - Wire

Week 44/2022 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

Tianlun now has an annual production capacity of 12,000 tons of elevator ropes and 3,000 tons of special steel wire ropes. © Tianlun

07/11/2022 – Continuously increased investment in technology

Continuously increased investment in technology

Elevator and special steel wire ropes

Tianlun now has an annual production capacity of 12,000 tons of elevator ropes and 3,000 tons of special steel wire ropes. The company has more than 300 ... By Jörg Dambock

By integrating the “cifX” PC card technology from Hilscher into Siemens’ “Simatic” IPCs, customers get flexible access to all relevant fieldbus and real-time Ethernet systems to support their digital business transformation in different industries. © Siemens

05/11/2022 – Wide range of flexible communication solutions

Wide range of flexible communication solutions

Siemens and Hilscher are partnering

Siemens, supplier in the field of automation and industrial software, collaborates with Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH, provider of industrial ... By Jörg Dambock

The Chemetall Innovation and Technology Center is BASF’s first regional center for applied surface treatment technology in Shanghai, China. © BASF/Chemetall

04/11/2022 – BASF launches Chemetall Innovation and Technology Center

BASF launches Chemetall Innovation and Technology Center

Surface treatment solutions in China

The Surface Treatment global business unit of BASF’s Coatings division, operating under the Chemetall brand, opened its first regional innovation and technology ... 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