Possibilities for automation in the wire industry

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Within the global scope of the manufacturing industry, we are faced with a considerable international challenge of competition. The wire industry didn’t escape either. Rationalization and specialization of product mixes have in a recent past led to a thorough restructuring of wire plants and the renewal of their manufacturing equipment. The wire manufacturing makes use of a high amount of indirect functions (material handling, planning people, …). But, on the other hand, automation of production equipment and material handling require considerable amounts of assets.

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Within the global scope of the manufacturing industry, we are faced with a considerable international challenge of competition. The wire industry didn’t escape either. Rationalization and specialization of product mixes have in a recent past led to a thorough restructuring of wire plants and the renewal of their manufacturing equipment. The wire manufacturing makes use of a high amount of indirect functions (material handling, planning people, …). But, on the other hand, automation of production equipment and material handling require considerable amounts of assets.

Additional information

Author(s)

C. Mulleman, Bekaert Engineering, Belgium.

Publication/Event/Pages

Paper presented at WAI European Technical Conference, Berlin, Germany

Year

1993