Our online highlights from January to March:

Eric Bieberich to lead The Wire Association International in 2025 The Wire Association International (WAI), Inc. announces the appointment of Eric P. Bieberich as their 72nd president of the association for a one-year term that commenced on January 1, 2025.

New “AFCe-3Dx” line AIM will present at “wire Mexico” their new „AFCe-3Dx“ line, an updated compact 3D machine with updated technology and at a very attractive price.

A change to the Wafios Executive Board The start of 2025 is accompanied by a change to the Executive Board. After 51 years at Wafios, Martin Holder is saying goodbye and starting his retirement.

Our online highlights from April to June:

Helping supercomputers to think even faster Data transmission rates reaching terabytes per second, an extremely low latency and high temperature-resistance are the key reasons for “Twinax“ cables used in AI datacenters where they connect thousands of GPUs over short distances.

Hoa Phat Group invests in high-quality long casting and rolling line A contract with Primetals Technologies was signed for the supply and implementation of a long product caster with a capacity of 1 mio. t/y and a rolling line with an annual capacity of 500,000t.

Managing corrosion in industrial applications Corrosion is a persistent challenge in many industries, affecting component longevity and increasing maintenance costs. Traditional solutions such as coatings and inhibitors can degrade over time, requiring ongoing reapplication and oversight.

Our online highlights from July to September:

Shaping the future of wire and cable industry The global wire and cable industry will converge in Krakow this October for a landmark event. Taking place on 14 October 2025, the “Wire & Cable 25” Conference promises to be a one-day deep dive into technical innovation, hosted in the vibrant heart of Poland.

AWI expands into additional units An ongoing surge in demand for round, flat and profile wire has seen Alloy Wire International (AWI) take on an additional 8,000sqft of space and spend nearly £100,000 on new technology.

Nailed wooden reels Madem Reels group with headquarters in Brazil is one of the leading nailed wooden reels producer in the world.

Our online highlights from October to December:

“Cable & Wire Fair 2025” and more ... WIRE 4/2025 is published – read in our new issue with focus on “Cable+Ropes” about materials, production, handling systems, process control, and quality management.

Stains on copper wire For copper and copper alloy wire products, the surface quality is usually very important. Many types of surface defects may occur, and a particular set of defects are the so-called stains, discoloration spots or a discoloration of part of the wire surface.

Large double twist stranders Following their successful participation at “Cable & Wire Fair” in 2023, Setic Pourtier is proud to announce their participation in the 6th edition of “Cable & Wire Fair 2025”, taking place from November 4th to 6th, 2025, at Bharat Mandapam (Pragati Maidan) in New Delhi.

We wish all of our readers a good start into the new year and a healthy and successful new year 2026!