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Technology and News for the Wire Forming Industry

Spring Makers • Wire Formers • Mesh Welders • Rebar Processors
Four Issues per Year • Readers in over 70 Countries

Wire Forming Technology International (WFTI) is a quarterly technical publication covering the manufacture and use of springs, wire formed parts, wire mesh and rebar products as well as the materials, tooling, machinery and control systems for making those parts. Business, market and global trade show coverage is also provided, and readers are located in more than 70 countries.

News

Alex Lippincott joins Wire Forming Technology International as Sales Manager

Initial Publications is pleased to announce that Alex Lippincott has joined the company as a Sales Manager handling our Wire

World’s leading trade fairs wire and Tube postponed to early summer

Düsseldorf, Germany – Messe Düsseldorf postpones wire and Tube in consultation with the partners and associations involved to 20 to

Winter 2022

Winter 2022

The winter issue of Wire Forming Technology is now available online. Click here to read the digital edition

Articles

Fencing

Synchronous-Cam Assisted Motion Technology for Wire Fence Machinery

Production speed and machine versatility are vital to the continuing success of the wire fence manufacturing industry. That is why South Fence Machinery announced the latest Stiff Stay machine innovation utilizing the company’s new Synchronous-Cam Assisted Motion (SYNC-CAM) technology. With this latest upgrade, your Stiff Stay machine can now operate comfortably at 100 BPM

High-Security Fence Mesh Line

The high-security fence mesh line manufactured
by CLIFFORD Machines & Technology,
the model MWPA34 with Medium Frequency
welding, Underwire and Stretching of Crosswires,
is extremely versatile, offering the
ability to produce a large range of mesh fencing
products along with other more generalpurpose
wire mesh.

Testing Times

Choosing the right material, from the outset, is absolutely critical to ensuring the end application performs in the manner required of the product. If only it was this simple. Product designers and engineers have struggled for years in this arena, and it has often cost them significant time and money, and sometimes not truly discovered until you are 80% through the production process

Double Table Welding Machines: Flexibility & Productivity

Machine builder VARO S.r.l., Valmadrera (LC), Italy, reports that customers want high productivity, but the main need is to have flexibility in production and speed in job change and machine settings. The double table welding machine is VARO’s solution to answer the need for high productivity and maximum flexibility in the production process

Modeling a Complex Spring

Case study presents modeling through the use of a sophisticated spring calculation software system

Flexibility is Key to Production of Rings and Wave Springs on One Machine

Designed for the production of high-precision one or multi-turn rings from profiled material as well as righthand coiled wave springs (optional), the SNA series offers a wide range of application possibilities. The upgraded machine version with a special pitch device can be used to produce rings with waves, multi-turn rings with crimps or complex wave springs. Compared to conventional spiral springs, wave springs offer a continuously high spring force and deflection while requiring only limited installation space.

Case Study: Safety Critical Spring Failure in the Aerospace Sector

In the aerospace sector, like a lot of other industries, springs are everywhere. They’re in the seats and luggage bins of commercial planes, the control panels of jet fighters and in the antenna of satellites. Although there are hundreds of different spring shapes and designs flying above our heads every day, they all have something in common—they can fail. Although a lot of springs might not be considered “safety critical” in the aerospace sector, failure, especially systemic failures, are not acceptable

Editorial Opportunities

Wire Forming Technology International magazine has unique editorial opportunities for you to reach your target audience through its various technical articles, trade show previews, news and new product departments, and special sections.

Media Kit

For advertising information, rates and special opportunities see our contact list below.

Click here to view the 2026 Media Kit

Contacts

Wire Forming Technology International (WFTI)
Initial Publications Inc.
1741 Akron Peninsula Rd.
Akron, OH 44313 USA
Tel: +1 330 864 2122 • Fax: +1 330 864 5298

Chip Lippincott, President and Publisher, chip@wireformingtech.com

Mike McNulty, VP & Editor, mcnulty@wireformingtech.com

Stherrim “Sterrin” Raymond, Editorial & Production Specialist, sterrin@wireformingtech.com

Alex Lippincott, Sales Representative alex@wireformingtech.com

Pete McNeil, Sales Representative, pete@wireformingtech.com

 

International Sales Agents

CHINA
Ringier Trade Media Ltd.
East China: Vivian Shang
+86-21 6289-5533, Ext. 169
vivian@ringiertrade.com

North & South China: Maggie Liu
+86-20 8732-3316, Ext. 9332
maggieliu@ringiertrade.com

Hong Kong: Mike Hay
+852 2369 8788, Ext. 11,
mchhay@ringier.com.hk

GERMANY
Alex Lippincott
Tel: 330-703-2724
E: alex@wireformingtech.com

INDIA
Kapil Suri
Tel: +91 98102 48458
kapshan@hotmail.com

ITALY
Casiraghi Global Media srl
Diego Casiraghi, Oliver Casiraghi
Tel: +39 031 261407
Fax: +39 031 261380
info@casiraghi.info

JAPAN
Sakura International
Ken Myohdai
Tel: 81-6-6264-3900 or 81-3-5646-1160
Fax:81-6-6264-3901 or 81-3-5646-1161
info@sakurain.co.jp

TAIWAN
Worldwide Services Co. Ltd.
Robert Yu
Tel: +886 4 23251784
Fax: +886 4 23252967
global@acw.com.tw

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