
The new machine produces double thick end spokes with a diameter of only about 1.5mm in the middle. © Aachener Maschinenbau
16/11/2020 – Wire processing / Rolling
Wire processing / Rolling
The booming electric bike market requires new manufacturing processes for bicycle spokes. Aachener Maschinenbau GmbH (AMBA) developed the new spoke-blank ...

The RSB 300++/4 operates as finishing unit for the production of BIC within a dimensional range from Ø 15.0mm up to Ø 50.0mm. © Kocks
13/11/2020 – Kocks 3-roll technology
Kocks 3-roll technology
Guangdong Shaoguan Iron+Steel commissioned its brand new combined wire rod and BIC line including Kocks 3-roll technology.

Robert Jungbluth (left), one of the Managing Directors of EJP Maschinen GmbH, and Lothar Köppen, the Managing Director of EJP WIRE Technology GmbH. © EJP Maschinen/Suela Paraskevas
13/11/2020 – Wire production and treatment
Wire production and treatment
EJP Wire Technology GmbH, based in Schwerte/Germany, and Italmec Sp. z o.o., based in Katowice/Poland, have concluded a cooperation agreement.

Steffen Klein (l.) and Christopher Schnur, research assistants in the group led by Andreas Schütze, are currently conducting research into the new system. © Oliver Dietze
12/11/2020 – Smart machine maintenance
Smart machine maintenance
A new maintenance system is helping to make sensors smart. A research team led by Professor Andreas Schütze of Saarland University is combining artificial ...
30/10/2020 – Next edition of the trade fairs to be held in their usual 2022 cycle
Next edition of the trade fairs to be held in their usual 2022 cycle
Dusseldorf, 30 October 2020. Following close consultation with both, exhibitors and partners, Messe Dusseldorf has had to take the decision of cancelling ...