TPT July 2007

Industry News

A number of industry business leaders have already been vocal in their support of the event and its location serving the Thai and other regional markets. Mr Phillip Knight, executive secretary of the International Tube Association (ITA), says, “The ITA is delighted to support the move of the former Tube Singapore exhibition to Bangkok under its new title Tube Southeast Asia. As Thailand and its neighbours develop their economies and instigate major infrastructure projects the relevance of being at the centre of this activity is unquestioned. Thailand, for example, is targeting a top ten global position in car manufacture, a market that is extremely important for both the tube and wire industries.” Mr Bob Doran, vice president (sales) of Thermatool Corp, commented, “One major advantage which Thermatool sees in the move to Bangkok is that Thailand has a large established tube and pipe production industry which is expanding. The exposure to Thailand’s tube and pipe market which the Bangkok location offers, coupled with the usual excellent attendance from the other Southeast Asian countries, will make this a truly valuable show which cannot be missed.”

Exhibit space near capacity for Tube Southeast Asia

Messe Düsseldorf, organisers of Tube Southeast Asia and wire Southeast Asia 2007, have reported that 90 per cent of available exhibit space has already been booked for the event. They have also

revealed that many companies absent from the last Tube Singapore in 2005, the forerunner to the new show, are due to attend the Bangkok event from 16-18 October 2007.

fi The heart of the southeast Asian market: the international tube and pipe industry will converge on Bangkok for the first time in October

Pipe beveling machines receive international export DWT GmbH, Germany, is now exporting its leading range of portable pipe beveling machines under the brand name Babcock. Following a takeover of Babcock, the company became the license manufacturer of this technology and recently decided to make it available worldwide.

Boiler manufacturer Babcock originally developed this pipe beveling range based on the first-hand experience of its onsite workers. The machines have a high metal removal rate, are easy to handle and are of a rugged and compact construction. Especially suited to boiler walls, DWT offers very special applications for onsite operations with flexible and low weight machines.

During the exhibition, to be held at BITEC (Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre), an international conference will also take place on the 17 October. Co-organised by the ITA and the IWMA (International Wire & Machinery Association), Non-Ferrous Bangkok will comprise a wire session in the morning and a tube session in the afternoon. Messe Düsseldorf Asia Pte Ltd – Singapore Fax : +65 6337 4633 Email : tube@mda.com.sg Website : www.tube-southeastasia.com › The Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC), which will play host to Tube Southeast Asia and the Bangkok Non-Ferrous technical conference

› DWT produced Babock beveling machines are now available for worldwide export

In practice it has been proven that weld preparation of tube ends substantially influences the quality of the welding junction. For welding applications of tubes with a high wall-thickness and for orbital welding technology the welding engineer currently requires a perfect and effective weld preparation by use of mechanized weld preparation. To support its new export operations, DWT’s 2007 exhibition calendar includes international trade shows in UAE, Turkey, Russia, Bangkok, Kazakhstan, Hungary, Iran and Bulgaria.

DWT – Germany Fax : +49 201 45099 99 Email : michael.weymann@dwt-gmbh.de Website : www.dwt-gmbh.de

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