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The company was founded in 1933 and
has served the wire and cable industry
for more than 80 years with around 60
skilled employees at its Limburg, Germany,
headquarters.
Strecker welders are well represented
in many renowned national and
international wire and cable factories and
enjoy a good reputation for reliability
and performance. The majority of the
company’s production is exported to
more than 110 countries worldwide.
Sales activities and customer service is
supported by 40 representatives in o ces
around the globe.
August Strecker GmbH & Co KG –
Germany
Website:
Studer-Biennaform
Stand: 12E26
Cold-rolled at wire plays an important
role for industrial components such
as closing and locking systems, safety
devices, control elements, wiper blades
and electrical connectors, thanks to its
wide range of applications.
Properly de ned by material, dimensions
and tolerances as well as mechanical
properties, at wire can be used in almost
every industry sector.
Following the trend to highly automated
manufacturing processes, tight dimen-
sional tolerances are often required
– whether in the automotive sector,
in precision engineering or medical
technology, textile machinery or even for
electrical connectors.
Flat wire from Studer-Biennaform is
available in industrial quantities from
widths of about 0.2mm (0.007") and
thicknesses from about 0.05mm (0.0002").
Tolerances in width of ±0.005mm (0.0002")
and ±0.001mm (0.00004") in thickness are
achievable considering width-thickness
ratios of up to 70:1.
Compared to steel strip, cold-rolled at
wire has the advantage of very large core
lengths without welds (up to 40km per
spool and more), and a homogeneous
distribution of the strength over the entire
cross-section.
Depending on the required applications,
such at wire can be delivered with
di erent edge shapes. Natural edges
represent an economical solution in
mid-latitude – thickness ratios.
Rounded edges, ie edges that go through
a peeling process after cold rolling, o er
an even closer and more regular tolerance
in width, especially for high quality
products with very tight bending radii.
Rolled edges are formed by a vertical pair
of rollers and similarly chased edges, with
narrower tolerances in width.
For such applications, stainless-steel at
wire is commonly used – both traditional
materials, such as AISI 300 and 400 series,
as well as special alloys. In general, all
cold-formable materials can be supplied
as at wire, for which procurement is
possible.
Thanks to a stable supply chain, supported
by a broad set of machines for cold
rolling, heat treatment and surface
treatment, small quantities for validation
purposes can be assured as well as large
annual contracts with partial deliveries
and accurately maintained tolerances.
Embedded in the family-owned Notz
Group with competent material lab,
customers bene t from the stability of a
company network and the exibility and
dynamism of an SME.
Studer-Biennaform AG – Belgium
Website:
Subec
Stand: 09B73
Subec is often given very speci c use
cases by OEM-builders. An interesting case
recently was a high-speed re-spooling
line. Speeds for this application went up to
35m/s with short acceleration and braking
phases.
▲ August Strecker machines ▲ Cold-rolled at wire plays an important role for
industrial components