TPi January 2012

The January issue

events calendar

Welcome to the latest issue of Tube Products INTERNATIONAL , which this issue has three great features: copper tubes, stainless steel tubes and fittings and valves. We also have an interview with the charismatic leader of Acciaitubi SpA in Italy and a special focus on Stellar Tube & Pipe Group, which is one of the biggest producers of seamless stainless steel tubes and pipes in China. We also have a feature on Tube Düsseldorf 2012 for this special exhibition edition. Last but not least we have a fascinating article from Swagelok looking at problems with pitting and crevice corrosion in offshore stainless steel tubing. I hope there is something for everyone in this bumper first edition of the magazine in 2012. If you would like your company to be featured in the magazine: with either a technical article, an interview or a special company focus – or of course a new tube or pipe product that you are launching – then please get in touch with myself or your usual regional marketing contact on the magazine. It seems like only yesterday that I was attending my first Tube Düsseldorf but it is now upon us once again. It is always a very busy and exciting time for the magazine and the show itself never fails to amaze due to its sheer scale. But I actually think this year the event will be even more special as we have all made it through some tough times economically since 2010 and come out the other side hopefully stronger and wiser than ever. The first show was in 1988 and welcomed 147 exhibitors andfilledaround4,000m 2 . All these years later it isexpected to welcome more than 1,055 tube and pipe-related companies (as of January) from 44 different countries including Italy, France, Austria, Poland, Spain, the USA, Australia and South Africa. I hear that the Czech Republic has seen the highest increase in its number of exhibitors of any country this year, which hopefully points to a healthy growing manufacturing base in that country. All of these tube companies fill up a staggering 50,000m 2 of exhibition space. This year Tube occupies Halls 1 through 7a. Tube

2012 21-22 February

AMI Tube & Pipe Conference (Germany) Conference www2.amiplastics.com 2 nd Middle East Steel Tube & Pipe 2012 (Abu Dhabi) Conference www.metalbulletin.com METAV 2012 (Germany) Exhibition www.metav.de Tube Düsseldorf International Exhibition www.tube.de IFAT Ensorga (Germany) International Exhibition www.ifat.de Tube China International Exhibition www.mdna.com EuroBlech (Germany) International Exhibition www.euroblech.com Tube India International Exhibition www.mdna.com Fabtech (Las Vegas, USA) International Exhibition www.fabtechexpo.com Valve World Expo (Germany) International Exhibition www.valveworldexpo.com Tube Russia International Exhibition www.metallurgy-tube-russia.com

22-23 February

28 February – 3 March

26-30 March

7-11 May

28-31 May

25-28 September

23-27 October

30 October – 1 November

12-14 November

27-29 November

2013 7-10 January

Tube Arabia International Exhibition www.mdna.com Indometal (Indonesia) International Exhibition www.indometal.net Boru 2013 (Turkey) International Exhibition www.borufuari.com

accessories can be found in Halls 1 and 2, with tube trade and tube manufacturing situated in Halls 2, 3, 4 and 9. Tube Products INTERNATIONAL and its sister magazine Tube & Pipe Technology will be at the show in force – you can pick up a copy of the magazine in the North entrance hall or come and say hello to us at our stand at 4F11.

20-23 February

28-30 March

May

Tube Russia International Exhibition www.metallurgy-tube-russia.com

Rory McBride Editor

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