TPT January 2013

Editor

Rory McBride

The January Issue Welcome to the latest issue of Tube & Pipe Technology magazine and the first issue of 2013. Best wishes to everyone – hopefully it will be a fantastic year for all our readers. This issue our main features examine the world of inspection, measuring and testing, and coiling and uncoiling machinery and we have an in-depth six page technical article discussing high chromium casting roll for straightening steel pipe, welded pipe and cold roll formed steel from the experts at Shandong Province. As usual we also have the latest news from every corner of the tube and pipe technology world. From next issue we are starting a new series of interviews in TPT. We will be talking to some of the biggest names in the industry so if you would be interested in your company taking part please feel free to contact me. Two big shows coming up are Boru 2013 and Indometal 2013. The magazine works closely with both of these great events and members of the TPT team will be attendance handing out the magazine to new readers and catching up with old friends so please come by and say hello.

Features editor (USA)

Dorothy Fabian

Editorial assistant

Christian Bradley

Production

Lisa Wright

Sales & marketing

Catherine Sayers English speaking sales catherine@intras.co.uk Giuliana Benedetto Vendite & Marketing (Italia) giuliana@intras.co.uk Hendrike Morriss Verkauf & Marketing (Deutschland, Osterreich, Schweiz) hendrike@intras.co.uk Linda Li 中国大陆，台湾， 香港以及远东地区销售代表 linda@intras.co.uk Jeroo Norman Indian sales jeroo@intras.co.uk

Advertising co-ordinators

Liz Hughes

Andrea McIntosh

Subscriptions

Liz Hughes

Accounts manager

Richard Babbedge

Publisher

Caroline Sullens

Founder

John C Hogg

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Next month we have features on stainless steel production and furnaces and heat treatments so send me a story if this is your area of the industry. Enjoy the issue.

Rory McBride – Editor

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