With less than a month to go until the Düsseldorf fairgrounds opens its doors for wire® 2024, the international trade fair has announced record numbers – with 1,464 exhibitors from 62 countries signed up to present the latest technologies and products from the wire and cable industry.
Taking place from 15th – 19th April, over 67,400m2 has been sold in exhibition halls 9 to 17, surpassing the current record from 2018, when 1,441 exhibitors from 53 countries occupied a net area of around 65,000m2.
Strong exhibitor growth within Europe comes from Turkey, Italy, Austria, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden and the Benelux countries. Overseas exhibitors from India, South Korea, Taiwan, China and the USA are also increasingly travelling to Düsseldorf.
From machinery and equipment for wire manufacturing, wire processing and finishing, spring and fastener technologies and their finished products, auxiliary materials and process technology tools through to glass fibre, all aspects of the wire industry will be on show.
Fastener and spring making technologies, as well as their finished products will be housed in hall 16 where the entire value chain for fasteners and springs can be found. Exhibitors will include companies from raw materials, machinery and equipment to fasteners, connectors and industrial springs.
Fastener companies exhibiting include Can-Eng Furnaces International Ltd, Carlo Salvi SpA, Dimac Srl, ENKOTEC A/S, Hatebur Umformmaschinen AG, Marposs GmbH, Nakashimada Engineering Works Ltd, National Machinery LLC, SACMA Limbiate SpA, San Shing Fastech Corp, Talleres Saspi S.A, WAFIOS Umformtechnik GmbH, as well as Weighpack B.V.
“This is a great result and a clear signal to us that wire® Düsseldorf continues to be the international number one trade fair for the wire and cable industry,” says Daniel Ryfisch, director wire, tube and flow technologies at Messe Düsseldorf.
Supporting programmes and forums
For the first time, the innovations showcased by the industry players in the exhibition halls will be accompanied by an extensive programme of supporting events tuned to the market, on all five trade fair days.
This includes a premiere for wire® and Tube, on the forum stage of hall 1 ‘Buyers’ Day’ will present everything revolving around Due Diligence Supply Chain Acts, sourcing and logistics, transparently compiled and presented by the Federal Association of Materials Management, Purchasing and Logistics (Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik).
At the BDS Forum (hall 1 A47) the Federal Association of the German Steel Trade (Bundesverband Deutscher Stahlhandel) will provide information on global trends in the steel trade. Here, experts will analyse the impact of current economic policy trends. Steel traders will also discuss sourcing and sales markets, economic framework conditions and the mega themes digitalisation and AI.
Having spent a decade in the fastener industry experiencing every facet – from steel mills, fastener manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, as well as machinery builders and plating + coating companies, Claire has developed an in-depth knowledge of all things fasteners.
Alongside visiting numerous companies, exhibitions and conferences around the world, Claire has also interviewed high profile figures – focusing on key topics impacting the sector and making sure readers stay up to date with the latest developments within the industry.
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