TPT September 2007

Industry News

Seco/Warwick enters into strategic alliance with Retech Heat treatment and furnace specialists Seco/Warwick has entered into a strategic alliance with Retech Systems LLC, in order to combine resources and expertise. Together, the two companies will engineer, manufacture, sell and service Retech’s vacuum processing equipment worldwide. Retech is a fully integrated manufacturer of thermal vacuum processing equipment, and a supplier of plasma arc, E-beam and casting furnaces for the melting of titanium. In the past, the company has contributed important advancements in precision pouring, cold hearth melting, consumable casting, metal powder production and raw or feedstock material production for the metallurgical industries. Seco/Warwick has manufacturing facilities in USA and Poland that are complementary to Retech’s USA facilities in California and New Jersey. Retech has recently established an office facility in New Jersey (USA) as the centre of excellence for the Retech vacuum arc remelt product group. This office will also support the joint efforts with Seco/Warwick’s vacuum team. Mr Jeff Boswell, Seco/Warwick Group president, says “We look forward to working together through this strategic alliance to serve our worldwide customer base with a complete portfolio of products for heat treatment, metal melting and environmental treatment systems.” Mr Artur Wiechczynyski will be the Retech team leader for Seco/Warwick Group worldwide. Based in Swiebodzin, Poland, he will coordinate all activities between the two companies. Mr Jim Goltz, president of Retech Systems LLC, commented, “The most important opportunity is that this agreement will allow Retech and Seco/Warwick to combine their expertise and jointly develop new products in our closely related business areas.” Seco/Warwick Corp – USA Fax : +1 814 724 1407 Email : a.wiechczynski@secowarwick.com.pl Website : www.secowarwick.com Retech Systems LLC – USA Fax : +1 707 468 9227 Website : www.retechsystemsllc.com

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2007

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09-12 Pipe & Tube Houston Conference (ITA/TPA) Houston (TX), USA Conference

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17-22 EMO Hannover 2007 Hannover, Germany Exhibition (tools)

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24-26 Tube Ukraine (ITA)

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Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine Conference

OCTOBER 02-04 Tubotech/Metaltech São Paulo, Brazil Exhibition

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02-04 Rio Pipeline 2007

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16-18 Tube/wire Southeast Asia Bangkok, Thailand Exhibition 10-12 China Steel Tube Expo Tianjin, China Exhibition

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Non-Ferrous Bangkok (ITA Seminar) Bangkok, Thailand Conference

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17-19 17 th international conference on pipeline protection Edinburgh, UK, Conference

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24-28 Korea Metal Week Seoul, Korea Exhibition

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NOVEMBER 11-14 Fabtech

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13-16 Tube & Pipe Central Asia Almaty, Kazakhstan Exhibition

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FEBRUARY/MARCH 2008 14-16 Tube India

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New Delhi, India Exhibition & Conference

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28-02 BORU

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Istanbul, Turkey Exhibition

MARCH/APRIL 31-04 Tube Düsseldorf

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MAY 27-30 Tube Russia

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