From 15 to 19 April the industry presented 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”. On the subject of the fastener area, the current edition of WIRE included a special section in English of our German-language magazine “Umformtechnik Massiv+Leichtbau”, under the title Forming Technology solid forming+lightweight construction. Your WIRE team wishes you an interesting and inspiring read!