TPi October 2008

events calendar

Another year over . . . No sooner have the Olympic Games said farewell to Beijing, but our focus in the tube and pipe industry now turns to Shanghai. As I write this column, the team at Intras Ltd are gearing up for what is set to be the most successful wire & Tube China exhibition held so far. We included a preview on this prestigious event in our last issue and aim to report on the success of the show in our forthcoming January edition. This issue however will focus on two important fields of tube and pipe production: fabricated tube products – built for long life and hard service, as well as being objects of great beauty; and small-diameter, high-precision tubes that are of such critical use in our lives, particularly in the medical sector. We have also included a sneak preview of the upcoming FABTECH & AWS Welding Show to be held in Las Vegas this month. In this section you can view a selection of the tube and pipe exhibits at this key North American event. Be sure to order your copy of our upcoming January 2009 issue in which we will be featuring products for water and gas, construction and building (including HSS) and also reporting on the Tube Arabia 2009 exhibition, Dubai (10-13 January). If your company is involved in any of these fields of technology or is exhibiting at Tube Arabia 2009, then we invite you to send us some editorial and pictures to be included in our January issue – free of charge. More information can be found on our website at www.read-tpi.com As the end of this year draws rapidly to a close (as it tends to in the publishing industry!) may I take this early opportunity to wish you a successful remainder of 2008 and a very happy new year!

2008 October 6-8 2009 January 10-13

Fabtech 2008 International Exhibition www.sme.org/fabtech

Tube Arabia 2009 International Exhibition www.alfajer.net Boru 2009 International Exhibition www.boru.com.tr

March 5-8

Tube Russia 2009 International Exhibition www.metallurgy-tube-russia.com Tubes & Fittings Ukraine International Exhibition www.tube-ukraine.com

May 12-15

June 17-19

Tubotech 2009 International Exhibition www.cipanet.com.br

October 6-8

Tube Southeast Asia 2009 International Exhibition www.tube-southeastasia.com

October 13-15

Fabtech 2009 International Exhibition www.sme.org/fabtech

November 15-18

2010 April 12-16

Tube Düsseldorf 2010 International Exhibition www.tube.de

For further information on any of the above events please contact INTRAS Limited UK office (address and contact details on page 4)

Paul Hogg Editor

The World of Tube & Pipe Products, Materials & Ancillaries

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Tube Products International October 2008

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