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On our own behalf - Wire

Week 39/2022 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

Industrial-scale plant for sustainable battery materials

Vianode invests NOK 2 billion

Vianode, a company owned by Elkem, Hydro and Altor, has decided to invest in its first industrial-scale plant for sustainable battery materials at Herøya ... By Jörg Dambock

Technical textiles made from aluminium-coated high-performance fibres

Significant advantages for electromagnetic shielding

Fibre Coat from Aachen, Germany, uses the aluminium-coated basalt fibres to produce short fibres, yarns and fabrics for electromagnetic shielding in electric ... By Jörg Dambock

CNC transfer bending machine “Speed Former”

Easy and reliable series production of hairpins

The “Speed Former” made by Wafios is the first machine that unites three well proven bending techniques from conventional wire and tube bending machines ... By Jörg Dambock

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The company factory covers an area of 50,000m2, out of a total area of 110,000m2. © sirme

21/02/2021 – Company portrait

Company portrait

Investing in upgrading the whole production

Sirme si Cabluri SA is a renowned European cable manufacturer for wire and cable, as well as for low carbon steel products. The company’s machine factory ... By Jörg Dambock

At present, the maturity of the process flows constantly decreases from P1 to P3 when it comes to tracing wiring harnesses. © DIIT

20/02/2021

How manufacturers of wiring harnesses can ensure traceability

With the rise of autonomous driving and electrification, manufacturers of wiring harnesses will soon be confronted with completely new quality requirements. ... By Editorial staff

Since expensive parts such as the machine frame and welding components are re-used, an overhauled machine is roughly one-third cheaper than a new machine. © Schwarze-Robitec

19/02/2021

An alternative to buying a new machine

In some instances, a general overhaul can be an alternative to buying a new machine. In which cases does this make sense and in which not? The tube bending ... By Jörg Dambock

Zhou Chizhong (left), General Manager of Shanghai Electric Cable Research Institute and Marius Berlemann , General Manager of Messe Dusseldorf (Shanghai) © Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai)

15/02/2021 – On our own behalf - Wire

On our own behalf - Wire

Week 06/2021 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

Tenova Vacuum Degasser units (VD/VOD) feature effective removal of hydrogen, oxygen and/or carbon. © Tenova

15/02/2021 – On our own behalf - Wire

On our own behalf - Wire

Week 07/2021 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

10/02/2021 – Order from Verona

Order from Verona

Tenova receives order for a 70t VOD plant at NLMK

At the end of 2020, NLMK Verona has placed an order with Tenova for the turnkey supply of a 70t VOD plant, with level 1 and level 2 automation, a deslagging ... By Jörg Dambock

Thanks to the new quick-change system, the roller units can be easily removed and adjusted by the customer. © Bandmotion

09/02/2021 – Electronic roller and gripper feeding systems

Electronic roller and gripper feeding systems

Newly developed wire feeder

Bandmotion, a Swiss company, develops highly dynamic electronic roller and gripper feeding systems and markets them worldwide. A highlights of their product ... By Jörg Dambock

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Digital Issue 03/2022

The current issue 3/2022 contains follow-up reports on "wire 2022" in Düsseldorf. In addition to wire processing and cable production, this issue is devoted in particular to the topic of springs. WIRE introduces a new spring coiling machine from Italy, explains the use of IoT in spring production, presents a high-speed wire coiling machine and reports on various new cable materials.