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Interwire 2023 Preview

The Wire Association International (WAI), Inc. announces details of its annual conference program, offered May 9 to 11, 2023 in conjunction with Interwire 2023 at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA, USA. Presentations include two keynote addresses, a featured speaker, focused sessions on Industry 4.0, the Workforce and Extrusion/Polymers as well as Industry Outlook panel sessions, nine technical sessions, a Mordica lecture and production solution demonstrations as outlined below. All are included with Conference and Exhibit registration.

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Automated Test System for Cold Finishing Specialty Steel Mill

Magnetic Analysis Corporation, a designer and producer of NDT instruments and systems for 95 years, is supplying a comprehensive automated test system to a precision cold finishing specialty steel mill that specializes in close-tolerance round bar products. This precision cold finishing specialty steel mill must be capable of providing the company’s customers with clean, round and straight precision round bar that is ready to be used as bar stock for manufacturing finished parts such as bearing shafts and other critical parts. And to do this, the company relies on accurate inspection using nondestructive testing technologies.

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Innovative Rod Welding Systems Power Up Productivity

Rod producers with downstream wire drawing facilities recognize the benefits of cold welding. Cold welding machines consume much less power than electrical butt welders, and the process is quicker and easier. Weld quality is excellent because the process produces a worked structure as opposed to the cast structure obtained in fusion welding.

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Design Carbon Black for High-Voltage Power Cable Application

In 2021, semicon wire and cable applications consumed 79 million KT of conductive carbon blacks. As one of the largest growth segments for specialty carbon blacks, demand in this market is forecast to grow 7% per year to 111 KT in 20261. This market relates to carbon blacks used in the conductor shield and the insulation shield, which are essential components for delivering desired conductive performance for cable protection.

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A Double Twist Buncher to Widen the Product Range of Low-Voltage Cables

With the goal to get a constant growth of its product range of low-voltage electrical cables, Baldassari Cavi turned to MFL Group, its long-lasting partner, for a new machine able to produce aluminum cable with larger sections. Due to the lack of space in length, the 37 double position coils payoff in rows disposition was the best solution for Baldassari Cavi, which is now capable of manufacturing constructions of up to 37 wires in nonstop mode.

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Five Trends to Expect in Optical Fiber Cabling in 2023 & Beyond

From the fourth industrial revolution to the unveiling of the metaverse, new applications and use cases are constantly shaping our communications landscape. Communication service providers and those rolling out infrastructure must anticipate the data demand from these use cases over the next decade and invest capital today for their networks of tomorrow.

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Fiber Optics in Automotive Applications – Take 2

Glass optical fiber is a crucial enabler for high-speed communications in data centers and fiber to the home, and automotive applications may embark on such a path in the near future. As data rates inside automobiles rapidly increase due to the emerging Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and the associated high-end sensors, the network is approaching the limits of electrical solutions.

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