WCA September 2022

Industry News

wire Düsseldorf is back! The industry’s need for personal encounters and expert conversations, combined with economically challenging times and geopolitical crises were mixed together to form the backdrop for the wire and Tube trade fairs, which closed their doors after five successful days in Düsseldorf, Germany.

global energy transition, new require ments made onmachines and equipment – and all of this considering sustainability aspects – the need for discussion among exhibitors and visitors in the exhibition halls was enormous.” Alongside machines and plant facilities in action were numerous trade fair launches, as well as technical conferences and expert meetings. Reflecting the transformation of energy intensive industries towards more sustainability, the guided ecoMetals tours demonstrated how exhibitors are increasingly producing in resource saving ways. Opportunities for green transformation were discussed at the wire and Tube Expert Meeting in Hall 3. wire 2022 presented 1,057 exhibitors from 51 countries on around 53,000m 2 of exhibition space, showcasingwiremaking and wire processing machines, wire, cable, wire products and manufacturing technology, fasteners and spring making technology, including finished products and grid-welding machinery. Innovations from measuring, control technology and test engineering were also on display.

Strongly represented at wire and Tube were exhibitors from Italy, Turkey, Spain, Belgium, France, Austria, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the UK, Sweden, Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany. From further afield, companies from the USA, Canada, South Korea, Taiwan, India and Japan travelled to Düsseldorf. Around 70 per cent of visitors were from abroad, travelling to Düsseldorf from more than 140 countries. There was also an increase in first-time visitors. wire visitors were primarily wire and cable manufacturers from the iron, steel and non-ferrous metal industry or from the vehicle and upstream supplier industry. They were interested in wire and wire products, machinery and equipment for the production and processing of rods, wire and strip, as well as test engineering, sensor technology and quality assurance for the wire and cable industry. 2024 will see wire and Tube again held concurrently, from 15 to 19 April.

1,822 exhibitors from more than 50 countries visited Düsseldorf from 20 to 24 June, to present technology highlights from their industries in 93,000m 2 of exhibition space. “Düsseldorf is and will remain the place to be for these weighty industries,” said Bernd Jablonowski, executive director at event organiser Messe Düsseldorf. “Es pecially in times of sustainable change, it is more important than ever to be rep resented here in Düsseldorf and in direct exchange with the players in these in dustries.” He added that most companies plan to return for the next event in 2024. Daniel Ryfisch, project director of wire/ tube and flow technologies, commented on the successful re-start of the trade fairs: “In-depth conversations about the current challenges associated with the

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