The demand for surface solutions that are both sustainable and high-performance is growing - especially in the wire and forming industries. Regulatory requirements, stricter environmental regulations, and demanding forming processes are increasingly challenging established coating systems. Against this backdrop, voestalpine Wire Technology has developed a new phosphate-free wire coating that specifically combines sustainability and performance.

For voestalpine Wire Technology, this year’s world-leading trade fair for wire technologies was marked by a special milestone: the presentation of phreeco®, the new phosphate-free wire coating. The launch marks an important step in the further development of sustainable high-performance materials and underscores the company’s commitment to consistently aligning innovation with the real-world needs of its customers.

Welcome to Wire Insights, the podcast from voestalpine Wire Technology. In our eighth episode, we dive deep into an often underestimated but crucial area of the value chain: Testing expertise for pre-materials with a focus on surface testing.

voestalpine Wire Austria GmbH has successfully completed the logistically challenging revitalization of all its weir systems. This is not an eco-luxury, but rather a significant contribution to the long-term economic efficiency and security of supply at the site.

When companies can rely on each other, stable industrial value creation is created. This reliability is also a central basis for our cooperation within the Metal Engineering Division of voestalpine. As voestalpine Wire Technology, we contribute to group-wide processes as a supplier of raw materials – with the aim of translating our wire expertise, innovation, and industrial scaling into specific customer benefits.

Welcome to Wire Insights, the podcast from voestalpine Wire Technology. In our seventh episode, we take a look at the cold-drawn bar product segment.

Where snow, ice, and high speeds come together, materials are subjected to extreme stress. Winter sports equipment must therefore be made of reliable, durable materials. One example of this is ski edges, for which voestalpine Wire Technology supplies precision round wire as the base material. This wire has been used for decades by one of only two ski edge manufacturers worldwide.