TPi January 2008

Editorial Office: Editor

Ad Tubi Inossidabili SpA............................... 46 Applied Market Information Ltd...................... 9 Aqua-Gas AVK Ltd........................................ 35 Arla Maschinentechnik GmbH................ 22, 28 Aro Steel....................................................... 27 ATI Srl............................................................ 45 Attieh Steel Co Ltd........................................ 20 Aydin Plastik................................................. 60 Baofeng Steel Industrial Co Ltd.................... 52 Benxi Nonferrous Metal Alloys Factory........ 28 Borealis AG ............................................ 16, 60 Borouge.................................................. 14, 16 Bor ş en Boru.................................................. 24 Brennan Industries Inc.................................. 34 BSS................................................................. 8 Buhlmann Rohr-Fittings................................ 46 Buigstaal Tube Bending Alkmaar.................. 56 Burdens......................................................... 20 Centravis....................................................... 49 Cincinnati Extrusion GmbH.......................... 18 Clark Fixture Technologies............................ 12 Clark Fixture Technology México S de R L de CV.......................................... 12 DK Jones Ltd................................................ 47 DWT.............................................................. 45 Erne Fittings GmbH.......................... 34, 41, 53 Esen Plastik.................................................. 63 Eurotubi Europa...................................... 31, 52 FairFair GmbH.............................................. 16 Felker Brothers Corporation......................... 56 Ferimpeks Dı ş Ticaret.................................... 52 Ferimpex Steel Inc........................................ 52 George Fischer Sales Limited....................... 28 Flomerics Ltd................................................ 32 Fonderia Fazzini Srl....................................... 59 GH Electrotermia SA..................................... 40 Greenville Tube Company ............................ 54 Haixing Dongfang Stainless Steel Products Co, Ltd.............................. 56 Hannover-Messe Sodeks Fuarcilik AS.......................................... 13, 17 Hart bv.......................................................... 44 Peter Holzrichter GmbH................................ 20 Huntingdon Fusion Techniques Limited....... 26 Ilta Inox SpA.................................................. 47 International Tube Association...................... 44 Interpipe........................................................ 24 KG Ltd........................................................... 54 KraussMaffei GmbH..................................... 18 Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd........................ 11 Masterflex Technical Hoses Limited............. 22 Messe Düsseldorf GmbH.......................... 9, 10 Mueller Europe Ltd....................................... 12 Multimetals Limited....................................... 46 editorial index

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Noksel Steel Pipe Co Inc.............................. 40 Nuova PDM Srl............................................. 18 Parker Instrumentation................................. 36 PASIAD......................................................... 54 PEASA.......................................................... 52 Petek Boru Sanayi AS................................... 31 Pipex Italia.................................................... 28 Pixargus GmbH............................................. 62 Pouchard...................................................... 24 Prandelli SpA................................................ 62 Pressplan Travel Limited............................... 12 Profilmec SpA............................................... 42 Protem SAS.................................................. 44 Quilinox Ltd................................................... 37 Raccorderie Metalliche SpA......................... 43 RathGibson................................................... 54 RolaTube Technology Limited....................... 59 Sabic Europe................................................ 59 Sandvik Materials Technology AB................ 42 Schwer Fittings GmbH.................................. 50 Shanghai Shenshi Exhibition Service Co Ltd........................................... 10 Shree Ganesh Forgings Ltd.......................... 46 Sica SpA....................................................... 26 SolVin SA...................................................... 12 Spindo........................................................... 19 SSC Laser Cutting.......................................... 8 Stahlkontor Hahn.......................................... 54 State Enterprise Ya Ye Osada Scientific Research Tube Institute............................. 51 Süddeutsches Kunststoff-Zentrum............... 61 IPT Institut für Prüftechnik Gerätebau GmbH & Co KG......................................... 61 Superlit Boru Sanayi AS............................... 59 Swagelok Company................................ 22, 30 Swagelok Europe.......................................... 30 Tan-V-Tech Aluminium.................................. 26 Tecnofar SpA................................................ 40 Teijin Aramid BV............................................ 42 Thai-German Products................................. 40 The Laser Cutting Co Ltd............................. 14 Thorite........................................................... 37 TIS Srl........................................................... 50 Tubería Laguna SA de CV............................. 27 Uponor Housing Solutions Ltd..................... 62 Uponor Limited................................. 13, 16, 20 US Steel Košice sro...................................... 41 Valsir SpA...................................................... 32 Victaulic......................................................... 31 Viking Johnson.................................. 19, 32, 60 WEH GmbH............................................ 36, 49 Yee Young Industrial Co Ltd......................... 27 ZheJiang Panan Xingda Rubber & Plastic Factory........................................... 63

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