TPT November 2017

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Tube India, Metallurgy India and wire India join forces for the seventh time

Zone. wire, one of the world’s leading trade fairs in this segment, is in this way meeting growing interest from industry. The numbers of visitors rose substan- tially at the previous events in 2016, and next year is expected to attract over 12,000 trade visitors to the Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre. Messe Düsseldorf – Germany Email: muellersm@messe-duesseldorf.de Website: www.tube-india.com for the current production process. A production hall 55m in length houses a connected sheet metal manufacturing line, the centrepiece of which is a high storage bay that supplies materials to the machine tools connected to it. A skywalk spans the production hall, offering a bird’s-eye view of the factory and enabling those who stand on it to comprehend the production systems as well as their material and information flows as a whole. It is part of the self- supporting steel ceiling structure that was manufactured by one of Trumpf’s customers in Atlanta. The showroom was designed by Berlin-based architecture firm Barkow Leibinger. Trumpf increased its sales in the American market by 14 per cent in the past fiscal year, to €421mn – making the US the company’s second-largest market after Germany. The company plans to continue expanding in this market over the long term. Opening the smart factory in Chicago was a key milestone in this endeavour. In this regard, Ms Leibinger-Kammüller warned against protectionist tendencies: “Our industry needs free markets like people need air to breathe. Free and fair trade as well as the exchange of specialists and talented individuals are the only way to improve the standard of living for all people – whether in the US, in Germany or elsewhere in the world.”

The previous event in 2016 featured many international stands from Germany, Austria, Italy, the US and China, as well as a large number of Indian companies and firms from India’s immediate neighbours. The parallel character of the three trade fairs produces valuable synergies for exhibitors and visitors. The forthcoming event will be the first one in India to include exhibitors from the area of fastener technology with a dedicated show – the Fastener Special Chicago is at the centre of the North American market for sheet metal processing. Some 40 per cent of the entire sheet metal processing industry is based in directly neighbouring states. “For us, America is one of the most important markets there is. And in Chicago, we can present our vision for connected production to our customers in the Midwest practically at their doorstep – and work with them to drive forward connected production in the Industry 4.0 era,” said Nicola Leibinger- Kammüller, chief executive officer of the Trumpf Group, at the opening of the smart factory before 250 invited guests. The Trumpf smart factory boasts custom-designed architecture: the con- trol room and its large screens provide visitors with real-time performance data

FOR the seventh time three Indian metal trade fairs will be held at the Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre in Mumbai – comprising wire India, Tube India and Metallurgy India. The event will be held from 27 to 28 November 2018. The three-day presentation will cover plants and machinery, the latest technologies and services from the various segments of the wire and cable industry as well as pipe and tube processing and the pipe and tube trade.

Trumpf opens smar t factory in Chicago MACHINE tool manufacturer and Industry 4.0 pioneer Trumpf has opened a new technology centre in Chicago, USA. It is the first smart factory for Industry 4.0 solutions that was designed for digitally connected production processes throughout.

Investments for the facility, which covers more than 50,000ft 2 , totalled €13mn in construction investment and €13mn in equipment investment. This smart factory will focus on consulting and training customers as they introduce digitally connected production solutions. To this end, the company designed a factory that intelligently connects the entire sheet metal process chain – from the initial order for a sheet metal component to its design, manufacture and delivery.

The new Trumpf smart facility

Trumpf – USA Website: www.trumpf.com

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