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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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The new grinding descaler achieves the same grinding performance as previous double-head machines, however with a much simpler design. © EJP Wire Technology

03/06/2022 – Surface treatment

Surface treatment

Advanced wire grinding descalers

EJP Wire Technology GmbH, EJP Italmec Sp. z o.o. and WWM Technology srl have recently joined their forces under the umbrella of EJP Industries. The three ... By Jörg Dambock

The “wire” trails guide participants to Netzwerkdraht, Rosendahl-Nextrom, Swiss Steel Holding GmbH, Aurubis and Arcelor Mittal. © Messe Düsseldorf

03/06/2022 – How sustainable are “wire” and “Tube” 2022

How sustainable are “wire” and “Tube” 2022

Premiere of the “ecoMetals Trails”

For the first time, on four out of five trade fair days there will be guided tours offered to visit exhibitors whose factory halls take sustainability ... By Jörg Dambock

Intermittent ribbon bonding line. © Medek+Schörner

03/06/2022 – Cable production

Cable production

Cable marking machines and optical fiber solutions

At “wire” Medek+ Schörner can offer its customers a major benefit: Due to the very close cooperation with the Austrian company KHU, a joint trade show ... By Jörg Dambock

Differential coil with protection nozzles, viewing of the eddy current signal. © Rohmann

02/06/2022 – Testing solutions from Rohmann

Testing solutions from Rohmann

Modular concept for non-destructive testing of rods and wires

Rohmann GmbH is a company situated in Frankenthal in the Palatinate in southwestern Germany and has been developing and marketing eddy current testing ... By Jörg Dambock

The company will become part of the service division within the Compressor Technique Business Area. © Atlas Copco

02/06/2022 – British compressed air distributor and service provider in Bolton

British compressed air distributor and service provider in Bolton

Atlas Copco has acquired CAS Products

The company specializes in sales, installation and service of compressed air systems and the main customers are industrial and service companies. By Jörg Dambock

New “Accu Scan Pro” single-axis gauge with multi-strand wire inspection. © NDC

02/06/2022 – Quality management

Quality management

Intelligent, connected measurement and control

NDC Technologies, a global provider of connected, measurement and process control solutions, will be introducing several new products at “wire”. By Jörg Dambock

Fig. 1: Wafios “FUL 226” CNC spring coiling machines. © Wafios

01/06/2022 – Cold forming production with the Spring Coiling Machine “FUL 226”

Cold forming production with the Spring Coiling Machine “FUL 226”

Pushing the limits

The “FUL” series of spring coiling machines from Wafios meets the highest standards. In combination with a high degree of user-friendliness, the machines ... 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