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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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Siegfried Eder started with the production of tungsten carbide drawing die tools, © Eder

17/06/2022 – Eder Engineering-Austria celebrate their 75th anniversary

Eder Engineering-Austria celebrate their 75th anniversary

Initial goal has remained unchanged

Eder Engineering-Austria, founded in 1947, are proud to celebrate their 75th anniversary in 2022 and since have been pioneers and technology leaders in ... By Jörg Dambock

92% lower carbon footprint than the global average and 64% lower than Outokumpu’s regular production. © Outokumpu

17/06/2022 – 92% lower carbon footprint than the industry average*

92% lower carbon footprint than the industry average*

The world’s most sustainable stainless steel

Stainless steel manufacturer Outokumpu has launched a new line of emission-minimized stainless steel with 92% lower carbon footprint than the average*. ... By Jörg Dambock

Manfisa draws pure aluminium and aluminium alloys in a variety of diameters from 0.75mm to 13.50mm. © Manfisa

17/06/2022 – Wire manufacturer

Wire manufacturer

Spanish company specialised in aluminium wire-drawing

Manfisa Wire S.L. is specialised in aluminium wire-drawing and casting since 1973, and the experience gained has enabled the company to develop a wide ... By Jörg Dambock

16/06/2022 – Flat, Planetary and Circular

Flat, Planetary and Circular

Thread rolling techniques

This article will compare between the 3 most common thread rolling systems: Flat-Die machines, using two flat thread rolling dies, Planetary (Rotary) die ... By Jörg Dambock

You will find all our preliminary reports with all relevant trade fair news of the industries on this page. © Messe Düsseldorf

16/06/2022 – Trade fairs

Trade fairs

At last, ‘wire’ is back again

The four long years without “wire” will hopefully soon be over. By Jörg Dambock

In 2021, Cersa MCI released its solution for wire and cable surface defect detection: the SQM. © Cersa MCI

16/06/2022 – Quality management

Quality management

Solution for wire and cable surface defect detection

In 2021, Cersa MCI released its solution for wire and cable surface defect detection: the SQM. An equipment capable of detecting defects that may appear ... By Jörg Dambock

CuCrZr and CuCrAgSi alloys can be drawn to extreme fine wires, of up to 0.025mm, that remain strong and very flexible. © Lamifil

15/06/2022 – Wire manufacturing

Wire manufacturing

High-performance copper alloy wires

Global manufacturer Lamifil is a leading player in the development of new copper alloys, including its CuCrZr “PowerFil” alloy, with applications in demanding ... 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