Reports

Lämneå Bruk pushes against gender stereotypes by creating an equal work environment. © Lämnea Bruk

04/04/2025 – Breaking the glass ceiling

Breaking the glass ceiling

Women in the wire industry

Traditionally, the wire drawing industry has been a “men’s world,” rooted in engineering-heavy manufacturing and a culture defined by masculine dominance. ... Ann Kathrin Hassenburs

02/04/2025 – “MELC” straightening machines

“MELC” straightening machines

Rotor straightening system with hyperbolic rollers

Eurobend, inventor of the ‘rotor’ straightening principle which offers unique straightening quality with unmatched cutting lengths accuracies, is the only ... By Jörg Dambock

At high speed into production: The “BM 43 HS” increases the output achieved by up to 40%. © Wafios

31/03/2025 – New developments among Wafios wire bending machines

New developments among Wafios wire bending machines

Simple setup for rapid wire bending processes

Wafios celebrates diversity – among people and machines. Its wire bending machines offer flexible bending solutions for round or profiled wire as well ... By Jörg Dambock

Grob-Werke is primarily active in the fields of universal machines, assembly systems, machining technology and electromobility. © Keba

28/03/2025 – HMI for safe machine operation in the automotive industry

HMI for safe machine operation in the automotive industry

Efficiency meets flexibility

Grob is a machine builder with core expertise in the automotive industry. In this success story, you can read how Grob, together with Keba, has succeeded ... By Jörg Dambock

Fig. 1: Due to the high forming forces required, the bolt heads are inductively pre-heated before the upsetting process. © Amba

26/03/2025 – New “All-in-One” machine produces up to M 20 bolts directly from the coiled wire

New “All-in-One” machine produces up to M 20 bolts directly from the coiled wire

Cold and hot forming of bolts and screws

With the new “BM 12” bolt-making machine, Amba increases the range of products covered by its “All-in-One” series of machines to include wire gages of ... By Jörg Dambock

The “BM 43 HS” high speed wire bending machine will be on show at “wire Eurasia”. © Wafios

25/03/2025 – Mechanical engineering with excellence and new innovations in wire processing

Mechanical engineering with excellence and new innovations in wire processing

Discover what Wafios has to offer at wire Eurasia in Istanbul

Wafios will unveil the “BM 43 HS” high speed wire bending machine at the trade fair. E-mobility machines for manufacturing hairpins, axial flux coils and ... By Jörg Dambock

Modernisation efforts often focus on electrical components, as the mechanical structures of many machines are highly durable and robust. © Fuhr

24/03/2025 – Modernisation of aging production equipment

Modernisation of aging production equipment

Proactively reducing downtime risks

In mechanical and plant engineering, the term ‘retrofit’ refers to the modernisation of existing systems. The primary goal of a retrofit is to increase ... By Jörg Dambock