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Top 5 of the Week – 14/2026

These five articles drew the most attention in your industry last week. By Daniel Keienburg

Wire processing

Versatility and performance in perfection

The demands on the performance and versatile application of products are continuously increasing. Customers require components for guiding, straightening, and feeding that meet the needs of various process materials and cross-sectional geometries, ensure a wide processing ... By Jörg Dambock

The role of wire storage systems

Automation challenges in wire cold rolling

Increasing economic pressure in wire manufacturing requires stable, efficient and increasingly automated production concepts. While upstream processes such as wire drawing are often highly automated and operated continuously, cold rolling frequently remains a limiting factor ... By Jörg Dambock

Heat treatment

The future of heat treatment and sustainable production

LOI Thermprocess is showcasing cutting edge technologies that redefine efficiency, sustainability, and performance in tube, bar, and wire manufacturing. By Jörg Dambock

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Q8Oils looks forward to connecting with industry professionals and engaging in meaningful conversations around the future of industrial lubrication technology. © Q8Oils

06/04/2026

Lubricant specialist Q8Oils with industrial solutions

Lubricant specialist Q8Oils will showcase innovative industrial solutions at the premier wire, cable and tube trade fair in Germany. By Jörg Dambock

e-galv electrolytic galvanizing line, multi-core © Staku

05/04/2026 – Wire manufacturing

Wire manufacturing

Surface pre-treatment and finishing

For decades, Staku-Anlagenbau has been developing electroplating processes for the pre-treatment and refinement of metallic semi-finished products in the ... By Jörg Dambock

05/04/2026 – Customer-focused innovation

Customer-focused innovation

The power of listening

Suzuki Garphyttan has taken several steps to strengthen the position as an active and leading partner in a changing market. Innovation, flexibility and ... By Jörg Dambock

View in the pickling line. © Volme-Draht

05/04/2026 – Designed for demanding forming applications

Designed for demanding forming applications

Cold-heading and cold extrusion wire

Volme-Draht is a specialised producer of cold-heading and cold extrusion wire designed for demanding forming applications. The company focusses on high ... By Jörg Dambock

Large double twist stranders, up to 2,500mm. © Setic

04/04/2026 – Cable manufacturing

Cable manufacturing

Powering a changing world

Setic and Pourtier confirm their participation at “wire 2026”, the essential meeting point for the wire and cable industry. This edition marks a major ... By Jörg Dambock

The members of AWCMA during a plant visit in Austria. © AWCMA

04/04/2026 – Associations

Associations

Austrian engineering at “wire 2026” in Düsseldorf

Achieving greater awareness of its market leading high-tech products and Austrian engineering in the international wire and cable industry are central ... By Jörg Dambock

Product portfolio – ranging from high-precision drawn wire and precision ground bar steel to cold-rolled and heat-treated strip steel. © Stahlrump

04/04/2026

Tradition meets Innovation

Stahlrump is a long-established specialist for semi-finished steel based in the Sauerland region of Germany. And they are celebrating a special anniversary ... By Jörg Dambock

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Digital Issue 02/2026

In this main-trade fair issue, WIRE reports on the exhibits that visitors can expect in Düsseldorf. From 13 to 17 April, the industry will be presenting at “wire 2026” new machines, technologies and trends expected for the coming years. WIRE shows the highlights in advance. Trade fairs not only provide insight into new machines, technologies, materials and services, but also offer the opportunity to assess one’s own market position and identify potential new markets – in other words, orientation. This is particularly important now that many things that were once considered certain no longer are. The organiser, Messe Düsseldorf, expects more than 2,700 exhibitors from 65 countries to present their innovations on approximately 120,000m² of exhibition space, covering the entire industrial value chain.
With the new ‘World of Cables’, ‘wire 2026’ is adding an extra highlight: for the first time, the end product cable will take the centre stage in the special area in hall 13. Another highlight: the new ‘wire & Cable Forum’ will also be presented for the first time in hall 13.
WIRE magazine itself will be present at ‘wire 2026’ at the Netzwerkdraht joint stand in hall 9 booth C 13.