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WIRE wishes you ...

... a Merry Christmas, ...

... happy holidays and a good start to a hopefully peaceful and successful 2025. By Jörg Dambock

Quality Management

When vendors become partners to ensure high-quality rod and bar

Round Ground Metal (RGM), a premier producer of close-tolerance, high-quality round rod and bar, and Magnetic Analysis Corporation (MAC) a global leader in NDT, recently joined forces to create a fully automated system that would enable efficient, high-quality testing of ... By Jörg Dambock

Debut of “Tube Mexico 2025“ in Monterrey

“wire Mexico 2025” dates announced

The second staging of “wire Mexico” as part of the established Mexican trade fair “Expo Manufactura” will be held from February 11 to 13, 2025, at the Cintermex (Centro Internacional de Negocios in Monterrey). New next year: the debut of “Tube Mexico”. By Jörg Dambock

“IM-ECO“ by EVG convinces at Tammet Oy in Finland

New welding system for the production of fence and industrial mesh

As a specialist for the production of welded grids, the Finnish company Tammet Oy has purchased the newly developed “IM-ECO” welding system from the Austrian machine and plant manufacturer EVG in the course of “wire 2022”. Two years later, both sides enjoy a production performance ... By Jörg Dambock

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“Fastener Fair Italy 2024” will be held in hall 3 at CityLife - Allianz MiCo from October 29 to 30. © RX Global

10/09/2024 – CityLife - Allianz MiCo from 29 to 30 October

CityLife - Allianz MiCo from 29 to 30 October

“Fastener Fair Italy” in Milan

Preparations are underway for the 4th edition of “Fastener Fair Italy”, the biennial event dedicated to the fastener and fixing industry. The event will ... By Jörg Dambock

While the “No Twist Coiler” will be a key focus, Lämneå Bruk will also showcase its expertise in fully automatic lines. © Lämnea Bruk

10/09/2024 – Wire manufacture / Handling

Wire manufacture / Handling

Spotlight on “No Twist Coiler” technology

Lämneå Bruk, a leading Swedish wire machinery manufacturer with over 200 years of experience, is excited to announce its return to the “wire China” show. By Jörg Dambock

WI_Wochenrückblicke_KW36 — “wire China" will take place from 25 to 28 September at the renowned Shanghai New International Expo Centre. © Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai)

09/09/2024 – On our own account - WIRE

On our own account - WIRE

Review of the industry - week 36/2024

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

Payoffs and takeups with pintles or axles. © Spirka Schnellflechter

09/09/2024 – Cable manufacture / Handling

Cable manufacture / Handling

Payoffs and takeups for braiding and spiralling machines

Spirka Schnellflechter GmbH (SSB) embodies more than 100 years of tradition in braiding machine construction and has its origins in Schnellflechter Berlin ... By Jörg Dambock

06/09/2024 – Cable manufacture / Quality management

Cable manufacture / Quality management

Compact spark tester

Zumbach Electronic has developed a new spark tester, the “DST 10“ with diameter measuring range up to 30mm, to fit applications where space and positioning ... By Jörg Dambock

Stranders prepared to produce from pay-off bobbins with a flange diameter of 630mm and 800mm with up to 169 wires and up to 4000sqmm in copper. © Flymca

05/09/2024 – Cable manufacture / Stranding

Cable manufacture / Stranding

Focused attention towards specialized machines

Flymca continues increasing the number of projects and thus maintains the worldwide leadership in the market of rotating machines involved in the submarine ... By Jörg Dambock

Lubricants based on polymers make the process of wire drawing significantly more environmentally friendly and economical. Kristin Stein © Fraunhofer IAP © Fraunhofer IAP

04/09/2024 – Auxiliary materials

Auxiliary materials

Innovative lubricants revolutionize the cold forming of metals

Metals can be processed into wires by cold forming - an extremely complex process. However, the lubricants needed for this often do not meet the requirements ... By Jörg Dambock

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Digital Issue 04/2024

As part of the ‘Metalflow Alliance’ of Messe Düsseldorf, the 9th ‘wire India’ is to be held in Mumbai, India from 27 to 29 November. Some 400 exhibitors from 21 countries exhibited at the last ‘wire, Tube and Metec India 2022’, occupying about 20,000m² of exhibition space.
WIRE issue 4/2024 shows some exhibition highlights in advance. Roughly 17,350 visitors attended the trade show during the three exhibition days. As in 2022, the 2024 trade fair will again take place at the Bombay Exhibition Centre (NESCO). The Metal trade fair quartet, comprising ‘wire India’, ‘Tube India’, ‘Metec India’ and ‘India Essen Welding+Cutting’, features 600 exhibitors from 21 countries across more than 38,000m2 of exhibition space.
We wish you an enjoyable read! Your WIRE team