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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

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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 range includes around 1,200 standard replacement springs . © Heinrich Eibach

29/08/2022 – Eibach presents innovative product lineup at „Automechanika 2022“

Eibach presents innovative product lineup at „Automechanika 2022“

Increasing demand for replacement springs

Automechanika will be held in Frankfurt am Main from September 13 to 17, 2022. Eibach will be presenting its latest developments in Hall 4 at the leading ... By Jörg Dambock

The commissioned RSB® 370++/4 is producing bar in coil and straight bars. © Kocks

26/08/2022 – Kocks “RSB 370++/4“ in 5.0 design successfully commissioned

Kocks “RSB 370++/4“ in 5.0 design successfully commissioned

Fujian Sangang Minguang rolled the first bar

The Chinese producer of special bar quality products Fujian Sangang Minguang Group Co., Ltd. (Sanming) has successfully modernized its bar mill line and ... By Jörg Dambock

The event is slated to run May 9-11, 2023 at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA, USA. © WAI

25/08/2022 – May 9-11, 2023 at Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta/GA, USA

May 9-11, 2023 at Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta/GA, USA

Exhibitor interest strong for “Interwire 2023”

The Wire Association International (WAI), Inc., host of the biennial “Interwire” trade exposition and conference, reports that the 80,000sq.ft. of available ... By Jörg Dambock

Bernd Langer and Martin Kipfmüller at the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences have developed a method for the automated production and assembly of cable harnesses. © Hochschule Karlsruhe

25/08/2022 – Research and development

Research and development

Automated production of cable harnesses

Cable harnesses are among the few parts that still have to be manufactured or processed by hand, especially in automotive and consumer goods production. ... By Jörg Dambock

: The representative office strengthens the global presence of KOCKS. © Kocks

24/08/2022 – Strengthening the global presence

Strengthening the global presence

Kocks established a representative office in Taiwan

Kocks established a representative office to carry out beneficial activities for expanding its business. The office is located in the city of Kaohsiung, ... By Jörg Dambock

Charging of the new LD converter at ArcelorMittal’s steel plant in Gent during first heat. © Primetals

23/08/2022 – Successful startup of large LD converter with innovative suspension system

Successful startup of large LD converter with innovative suspension system

LD converter starts up at ArcelorMittal’s steel plant

Recently, a new LD converter (BOF) implemented by Primetals Technologies was started up at Arcelor Mittal Belgium’s steel plant in Gent, Belgium. To meet ... By Jörg Dambock

“RSB 370++/4” located as finishing unit after 21 stands in in H/V arrangement. © Kocks

23/08/2022 – Kocks “RSB 370++/4” in 5.0 design approved

Kocks “RSB 370++/4” in 5.0 design approved

Fujian Sangang Minguang grants FAC to Kocks

Fujian Sangang Minguang Group Co., Ltd. (Sanming) has issued the Final Acceptance Certificate (FAC) for its new Kocks “RSB 370++/4” in 5.0 design. 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