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Day 1 Duesseldorf Impressions

The wire fair just started yesterday. The Meisenbach Metallteam collected some impressions for you.The exhibition space alone covers an area of some 60 football pitches. Visitors can discover a vast range of new machinery, production processes, types of metal, qualities ... By Antje Schmidtpeter

On our own account - WIRE

Review of the industry - week 15/2024

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

Wafios presents machines with new assistants that facilitate the set-up of parts

New machinery concepts and sustainable solutions for machine retrofits

At “wire/Tube 2024” show, Wafios exhibits machines that feature semiassisted or fully assisted operator support, especially for setting up new parts. As a matter of course, also newly developed machines for the wire and tube processing industry will be showcased. By Jörg Dambock

Enhancing simplicity to deal with complexity

Micro springs

Coiling extra fine wire is a challenging task in the wire industry, as precision is paramount when dealing with diameters below a tenth of a millimeter. Imperfections are magnified when working with such thin wires. By Jörg Dambock

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10/02/2022 – Record number of attendees at latest webinar

Record number of attendees at latest webinar

Cimteq releases new white paper

Software provider to the global wire and cable manufacturing industry, Cimteq, recently hosted a live webinar alongside the release of an accompanying ... By Jörg Dambock

A multi-year contract leverages Siemens’ Xcelerator portfolio to achieve mission-driven digital transformation. © Siemens/Lockheed Martin

09/02/2022 – Lockheed Martin Aeronautics adopts Siemens’ “Xcelerator” portfolio

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics adopts Siemens’ “Xcelerator” portfolio

Digital engineering transformation

Lockheed Martin’s Aeronautics business has selected Siemens’ “Xcelerator” portfolio of software and services to support its digital engineering transformation. By Jörg Dambock

Stefan Hoppe, President of the OPC Foundation says: “It’s thrilling to see that OPC UA is the one solution harmonised for process and factory automation, scaling from field to cloud (and back). © OPC Foundation

09/02/2022 – C-technologies

C-technologies

Leading IoT vendors commit to OPC UA adoption

Major IoT vendors including AWS, Google Cloud, IBM, Microsoft, SAP and Siemens leverage secure, standardised information exchange in edge-to-cloud applications ... By Jörg Dambock

The motto of the expert meeting organised by Messe Düsseldorf : "The steel industry is forging ahead with the green transformation". © Deutsche Edelstahlwerke

08/02/2022 – On our own behalf - Wire

On our own behalf - Wire

Week 05/2022 in retrospect

Here, we present you the top articles from our four categories. This week, the most read one comes from the category „Business“. By Daniel Keienburg

Delta Tecnic produces colour masterbatches and additives. © Delta Tecnic

08/02/2022 – Delta Tecnic consolidates its position as a technology supplier

Delta Tecnic consolidates its position as a technology supplier

Power cables on the route to zero-carbon emissions

Faced with the challenge of reducing carbon emissions and the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies, Delta Tecnic is a leading technology ... By Jörg Dambock

IRIS stands for “International Railway Industry Standard”. © Schurter

07/02/2022 – Certified according to IRIS ISO/TS 22163

Certified according to IRIS ISO/TS 22163

Make way for “IRIS”

The business unit “Railway Technology” of Burisch Elektronik Bauteile GmbH with the LED lighting system Schurter “TrenoLux” was certified according to ... By Jörg Dambock

Under construction: two additional halls for the assembly of wire machinery and equipment. © Lämnea Bruk

04/02/2022 – Two additional halls for Lämneå Bruk

Two additional halls for Lämneå Bruk

Workshop expansion in progress

To manage the increased order volume, Lämneå Bruk has invested in the development of the company and machinery, and is now also expanding the workshop ... 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