TPT March 2010

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Big is beautiful Welcome to the latest issue of Tube & Pipe Technology, which, at 224 pages, stands as one of our biggest ever special Düsseldorf issues. A very proud achievement for everyone connected to the magazine and hopefully one that reflects the increasing optimism in the industry as a whole. A sense of optimism that could not arrive at a better time, with whispers about the official end to the recession in the UK and elsewhere; the arrival of Spring in a particularly weather weary Europe; and, of course, the fantastic Tube Düsseldorf. For five days the event will turn the exhibition halls on the banks of the Rhine into a bustling meeting place for all the biggest manufacturers and buyers in the tube industry and as someone who was taken a back by the sheer scale of FABTECH in Chicago last year, it will be fascinating to see how an even larger and more well attended event takes shape. And the initial signs for it to be the best show ever are very promising. This year Tube sold out more than three months early and will be home to a staggering 1,037 exhibitors from 47 countries, covering a record total of more than 43,000 square metres (and that’s just the tube side of it) that will welcome, at a conservative estimate, 70,000 visitors from every corner of the globe. See you there.

F ront C over S tory GALLIUM offers a wide range

Next issue we turn our attention to to Eastern Europe with a show feature on Tube Russia 2010, which will again be held in Moscow. Other features will focus on welding technology, equipment and consumables as well as the production of fittings, couplings and tubular joints. Rory McBride, editor, Tube & Pipe Technology

of tube mills with the latest features like quick change mechanisms, helical gear boxes for distribution of power at high efficiencies to individual driven stands, oscillating type OD based cutting tools for long life, inline 19 roll straightener for a high

March 2010 |Vol23No 2 |US$33

Editor • Rory McBride Features editor (USA) • Dorothy Fabian

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degree of straightness, SG cast stands for excellent damping properties as well as precision machined nitrited spindles housed in self aligning bearings, computerised roll setting for side setting (optional). It also offers simultaneous screw down of top spindle, 4 roll driven shaping stands for sectional tubing. Rotary turks heads for precise straightness and roundness. Centralised lubrication system for mill gear boxes. On line stretch reducing mills for small dia tubes. Special features include: quick change cassettes, ND testing, Multiple turks heads for square/rectangular sections, online straightening, up to 25 cuts/ minute and ID trimmers. Gallium Industries Ltd has a formidable client list to support its commitment to quality. It is actively supplying its world class equipment to the UK, USA, Spain, Poland, Turkey, China, Nepal, Japan, Greece, Jordan, Oman, Taiwan, Thailand, Phillipines, Malaysia, Zimbabwe, Uruguay and many other countries.

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