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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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06/12/2021 – On our own behalf - Wire

On our own behalf - Wire

Week 48/2021 in retrospect

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

Mack-Brooks Exhibitions announced the new name, logo and style for the Fastener Fair Stuttgart show, now called Fastener Fair Global. © Mack Brooks

02/12/2021 – New website goes live with a rebranded style and logo

New website goes live with a rebranded style and logo

“Fastener Fair Stuttgart” rebranded to “Fastener Fair Global”

Mack-Brooks Exhibitions, organiser of the show, announced the new name, logo and style for the “Fastener Fair Stuttgart” show, now called “Fastener Fair ... By Jörg Dambock

The battery powered hydraulic straightener “KTR-3 ACNL” handles wires/bars up to 32mm maximum diameter with 380bars operating pressure and 11 metric tons pressure capacity. © Krenn

01/12/2021 – Greater durability, manageable and flexible

Greater durability, manageable and flexible

Battery powered hydraulic straightener

The battery powered hydraulic straightener “KTR-3 ACNL” handles wires/bars up to 32mm maximum diameter with 380bars operating pressure and 11 metric tons ... By Jörg Dambock

30/11/2021 – “PL AKK” series from Eurobend

“PL AKK” series from Eurobend

Flexible mesh welding machine

The mesh welding lines of the “PL AKK” Series from Eurobend are capable of producing large and small batches-orders consecutively without any downtime. ... By Jörg Dambock

Teams from the two companies had the chance to incorporate the use of augmented reality (AR) during the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT). © ABB

29/11/2021 – On our own behalf - Wire

On our own behalf - Wire

Week 47/2021 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

Longitudinal tape forming taping unit © Maillefer

29/11/2021 – New in cable solutions

New in cable solutions

Longitudinal Tape Forming

The new longitudinal taping technology for aluminum, polyester, woven, non-woven and water swellable tapes is a smart way to excel in cable quality and ... By Jörg Dambock

“Mobiway Un’Reel” enables customers to unload cable directly from drums. © Nexans

26/11/2021 – Simplify cable installation

Simplify cable installation

“Mobiway Un’Reel”

Nexans has unveiled its “Mobiway Un’Reel” solution, which is set to make cable installation simpler, smarter, more cost-effective and secure across a range ... 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