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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 “Fiber Tension 6003“ measures the tension of optical fibers in the drawing tower. © Sikora

29/05/2022 – Innovative and sustainable measuring and control technologies

Innovative and sustainable measuring and control technologies

Online quality control of cables

At “wire” Sikora presents a broad portfolio of future-oriented measuring and control systems for an efficient and sustainable quality control for the wire ... By Jörg Dambock

Specialized in tension-sensitive winding materials – the new taping machine from Kurre Systems. © Kurre

29/05/2022 – Cable production

Cable production

Fastest banding with lowest tension forces

Kurre Systems will present a new generation of high-speed taping machines at “wire” in Düsseldorf. The newly developed machine can tape reliably and evenly ... By Jörg Dambock

20 specialist companies are available to provide ideal technical solutions for the wire and cable production worldwide. © AWCMA

29/05/2022 – Associations

Associations

Participation of AWCMA at “wire”

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

A large volume of test cables was produced using Rosendahl’s RM-A line under real manufacturing conditions. ©

28/05/2022 – Cable production

Cable production

Setup to save energy

Are you looking into ways to make your power cable production more energy efficient? Take a closer look at polypropylene. The thermoplastic material combines ... By Jörg Dambock

“CFG-CTM30” shows a much lower corrosion depth after polarisation test in pH5. © Ceratizit

27/05/2022 – Carbide grades for cold and hot metal forming

Carbide grades for cold and hot metal forming

Maximising tool life

On the occasion of “wire”, hard material specialist Ceratizit is presenting its new “CFG” series of tungsten carbide grades that have been specially developed ... By Jörg Dambock

“ETC-1 HF”: for working of round tungsten carbide dies. © Eder

27/05/2022 – Die-tool processing equipment

Die-tool processing equipment

Only good dies draw good wire

Eder Engineering-Austria for over 75 years supplies technically leading die-tool processing equipment to the international wire and cable industry, and ... By Jörg Dambock

The “GAM 816”, mesh welding machine for the industrial sector. © Ideal-Werk

26/05/2022 – Mesh and butt welding machines

Mesh and butt welding machines

High precision as the main focus

At “wire”, the main focus for Ideal will be on the exhibition and presentation of the “GAM 816” mesh welding machine and the “STS 020” butt welding machine, ... 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