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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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High speed Dual single twist lines with one single twist used as pay-off and one as take-up for different sizes of bobbins . © Setic

31/05/2021 – wire Russia 2021

wire Russia 2021

New machines, services and bows

Setic and Pourtier specialised in designing and manufacturing high speed rotating machines for the cable industry will present during “wire Russia” 2021 ... By Jörg Dambock

Smart Monitoring brings a new and intuitive approach into the wire and cable manufacturing world. © Maillefer

28/05/2021 – wire Russia 2021

wire Russia 2021

Smart Monitoring brings a new and intuitive approach

Under its “House of Experts” theme, Maillefer showcases the latest innovations and know-how for wire and cable manufacturing. Production technology, piloting ... By Jörg Dambock

Armored fiber optic distribution cable. © Teknor Apex

27/05/2021 – Teknor Apex receive “halogen-free” assessments from UL

Teknor Apex receive “halogen-free” assessments from UL

Four new flame retardant wire and cable jacketing compounds

UL has recognized four new “Halguard” low-smoke, flame retardant jacketing compounds as “halogen-free”, as announced by Teknor Apex Company. By Jörg Dambock

The demonstrated powder coating machines show the variety of possible uses. © Bardowick

26/05/2021 – Cable manufacturing / Surface treatment

Cable manufacturing / Surface treatment

Powder coating machines

Maschinenbau Bardowick GmbH has been producing powder coating machines with and without electrostatics for worldwide use in the cable and rubber industry ... By Jörg Dambock

The new Troester management board (from left to right): Thomas Holzer, Peter Schmidt (Managing Partner) and Bernd Pielsticker. © Troester

25/05/2021 – On our own behalf - Wire

On our own behalf - Wire

Week 20/2021 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

Outokumpu has appointed Päivi Allenius as Vice President – Group Communications as of June 7, 2021. © Outokumpu

21/05/2021 – Responsible for Outokumpu’s communications globally

Responsible for Outokumpu’s communications globally

Outokumpu appoints Päivi Allenius as head of communications

Outokumpu has appointed Päivi Allenius as Vice President – Group Communications as of June 7, 2021. She will report to Johann Steiner, Chief Human Resources ... By Jörg Dambock

The RODS1250 H double spooler is set up for products of up to 15mm in diameter and flat cables, too. © Rosendahl Nextrom

18/05/2021 – High-speed insulation processes

High-speed insulation processes

Rosendahl introduces their new double spooler

Here comes a new opportunity to upgrade existing lines with “RODS1250 H”, Rosendahl’s new semi-automatic double spooler, which is especially suited for ... 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.