TPi January 2019

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January 2019

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14-17 January STEELFAB (Dubai, UAE)

Welcome to the latest Tube Products INTERNATIONAL magazine. This issue we have a feature on OCTG, gas & pipeline products and we take a look at BORU 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey, and TOLexpo 2019 in Lyon, France, where the January issue of the magazine will be distributed. The TPi team will of course be present at both events. Please do come and say hello if you are in Turkey or France for these fantastic trade shows. We also have a technical article from Bentley Systems, starting on page 52, taking a look at how engineers can learn to trust stress analysis results by utilising trusted engineering theories and benchmarks. In this first issue of 2019 it is clear that the general trend for the industry of 2018 will continue – investment in improving the efficiency of tube production, storage and delivery. A huge upsurge in investment in these areas was noticable last year and a story from SSAB Europe (page 7), which is investing SEK 300mn in tube production efficiency improvements, as well centralising its operations, underlines this will continue. Huge advances in technology, AI and Industry 4.0 have all helped this push and had additional benefits in terms of worker safety. One of the main problems many successful companies face is recruiting enough skilled workers to fill the roles at their production bases and factories, so it appears technology is now replacing the need for big teams of engineers. Many systems now need a single person rather than 20 to be operated, or are fully automated and can run through the night with a minimal need for human intervention. The advertising deadline for the March issue of Tube Products INTERNATIONAL is 23 January. The March issue will be distributed at Tube Russia in Moscow and will include features on tube welding technology and plastic & composite tubes & pipes.

International exhibition www.steelfabme.com

28 Feb – 2 March Boru (Istanbul, Turkey) International exhibition www.boru-tel-rulo-fuari.com

5-8 March TOLexpo (Lyon, France) International exhibition www.tolexpo.com 14-16 May Made In Steel (Milan, Italy) International exhibition www.madeinsteel.it

14-17 May Tube Russia (Moscow, Russia)

International exhibition www.tube-russia.com

15-18 May Lamiera (Milan, Italy) International exhibition www.lamiera.net

13-15 June 2019 China (Guangzhou) Int’l Metal & Metallurgy Exhibition (Guangzhou, China) International exhibition www.julang.com.net

16-21 September EMO Hanover 2019 (Hanover, Germany) International exhibition www.emo-hannover.de

Please submit your editorial to rory@intras.co.uk by the deadline of 14 January if you would like to be included in the March issue.

I hope you enjoy the magazine.

18-20 September Tube Southeast Asia (Bangkok, Thailand) International exhibition www.tube-southeastasia.com

Rory McBride Editor

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