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Review of the industry - week 43/2025

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

Monitored sorting device – for reliably identifying good springs

Separating the wheat from the chaff

Every last detail counts in industrial spring production. Customers expect the very highest standards of quality and consistent geometry – and manufacturers promise to meet these demands. By Jörg Dambock

Supplied by SMS to serve Bangladesh’s growing construction market

World’s fastest rebar rolling mill

Abul Khair Steel Limited (BWRM), a subsidiary of the Abul Khair Group, has started production at its new high-capacity rolling mill, built by SMS group in Sitakunda, Chattogram, Bangladesh. By Jörg Dambock

Thyssenkrupp Materials Services appoints Carl Brockmeyer

New CEO of Distribution+Trading business unit

Carl Brockmeyer will become CEO of the Distribution+Trading business unit at Thyssenkrupp Materials Services on December 1, 2025. Carl Brockmeyer will take over from Detlef Schotten, who will retire from Thyssenkrupp Materials Services in March 2026 after more than 30 years ... By Jörg Dambock

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Wire grinding is an integral part of the wire industry's process chain. © EJP Wire Technology

04/09/2025 – wire Southeast Asia 2025, booth J 08

wire Southeast Asia 2025, booth J 08

Wire grinding – proven technology, new possibilities

Wire grinding is an integral part of the wire industry's process chain. Whether for removing scale or oxide layers, reducing surface defects or preparing ... By Jörg Dambock

Madem Reels group with headquarters in Brazil is one of the leading nailed wooden reels producer in the world. © Madem

04/09/2025 – wire Southeast Asia 2025, booth F 37

wire Southeast Asia 2025, booth F 37

Nailed wooden reels

Madem Reels group with headquarters in Brazil is one of the leading nailed wooden reels producer in the world. By Jörg Dambock

The high-speed “BM” series for powerful production of highly complex components (fig. BM 43). © Wafios

04/09/2025 – Machines for wire processing as well as for cold forming

Machines for wire processing as well as for cold forming

Wafios at “wire Middle East Africa” in Cairo

Top quality, innovative developments, and over 130 years of experience in wire processing await visitors at Wafios. The company designs, engineers, and ... By Jörg Dambock

03/09/2025 – wire Southeast Asia 2025, booth Z 51

wire Southeast Asia 2025, booth Z 51

Innovative soluble solutions

Customers know Condat as worldwide leader in dry drawing soaps, but do you know about its wide range of solubles oils? By Jörg Dambock

Madem received the “Sustainability” award of Prysmian. Roger Santasusana, General Manager for EuroMadem Spain, accepted the award on behalf of the entire Madem Reels Group. © Madem

02/09/2025 – Prysmian and Nexans Green Awards

Prysmian and Nexans Green Awards

Madem receives “Sustainability” and “CSR & Environment E3” awards

The Madem Reels group lately received two awards, recognising their global efforts to improve the environment. Today the company works CO2 neutral. By Jörg Dambock

Ueli Thuerig, President Maag Group. © Maag Group

02/09/2025 – Acquisition

Acquisition

Maag Group successfully completes the acquisition of Sikora

Maag Group is pleased to announce the successful completion of the Sikora AG acquisition. The aim of the partnership is to leverage joint synergies in ... By Jörg Dambock

02/09/2025 – New tagline: “wire and cable solutions powering a changing world”

New tagline: “wire and cable solutions powering a changing world”

Setic & Pourtier : a new brand for a new era

Born from the merger of Setic and Pourtier over twenty years ago, the Group is now adopting a new unified brand, reaffirming its position as a key player ... By Jörg Dambock

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Digital Issue 04/2025

“Cable & Wire Fair 2025” and more ... – read in our new issue with focus on “Cable+Ropes” about materials, production, handling systems, process control, and quality management. Many of the companies featured in this issue will also be exhibiting at the “Cable & Wire Fair” in New Delhi, India. Several Indian manufacturers also presents their products in this issue of WIRE. In the field of cable production, we present several stranders and look at fast rewinding in addition to extrusion. The marking of cables and optical fibres is also covered in the report. There is a contribution from Austria on wire coating and hairpins for electric motor construction. In line with the focus topic, we also present a new wire rope. WIRE also reports on the “International Congress of Spring Industry” in Versailles, France, on a new sorting device for springs and a system for ensuring the quality of industrial springs.