TPT March 2012

Show Venue Düsseldorf Trade Fair Centre Halls 1-6, 7 and 7a

Organiser Messe Düsseldorf GmbH Tel: +49 211 45 60 01 Infotel: +49 211 45 60 900

Date 26 March – 30 March 2012

www.messe-duesseldorf.de

Opening Times Monday – Thursday – from 9am to 6pm Friday – from 9am to 5pm

Entrance Tickets Admission tickets via the Tube Online Shop

www.tube.de

The world’s largest exhibition for the tube and pipe technology industry Düsseldorf Tube

When a place name – Le Mans, say, or Pamplona – is associated in our minds with a particular event, the importance of that event is beyond dispute. So it is with Düsseldorf, which to thousands of producers, designers, engineers, suppliers, and customers in dozens of countries means one thing: the biennial International Tube and Pipe Trade Fair, the world’s biggest and best showcase for the tube and pipe industry and those serving it.

of ancient and modern reflects a will to preserve the best of the old while embracing the promise of the new. Tube and pipe manufacturers, committed to realising maximum productivity from existing plant and equipment while actively weighing the benefits of upgrading, are well acquainted with this double perspective. Over the following pages is a guide to Tube 2012 – the most comprehensive such periodic event in our industry. A glance through the list of exhibitors will demonstrate its astonishing reach and breadth. The most renowned names in the industry worldwide are there in force.

But some names will be encountered for the first time both here on the page and later in the exhibition hall. The organiser’s experience suggests that, by the time the next edition of Tube is in preparation, many of these companies will have joined the A-list. Those heading for Düsseldorf for Tube 2012 will meet old friends and make new ones. They will strengthen their command of current industry practice and explore tomorrow’s methods today. They will find inspiration and they will find relaxation, in an atmosphere that is extraordinarily hospitable to both.

Düsseldorf is an appropriate choice for Tube 2012. In its

development and maturation since 1988, Tube mirrors its host city on the Rhine, whose singular blend