TPT November 2007

Industry News

Industrial coatings technology at the heart of PaintExpo 2008

Suppliers of products and services covering all aspects of industrial coatings technology will converge on Karlsruhe in Germany for PaintExpo. After a successful inaugural event in 2006, the promoters have already received more than 120 signed exhibition contracts for the 2 nd international trade fair for industrial coatings technology which will take place from 11-14 March 2008. With 244 exhibitors and 4,917 expert visitors from 41 countries, the promoters of PaintExpo succeeded in presenting a high-quality premiere event in 2006. The list of exhibitors for the next event includes nearly all of the leading suppliers of coating technologies and important paint manufacturers. Organisers FairFair GmbH have also reported an increase in both German and international exhibitors. “PaintExpo is the only interesting trade fair in Germany for Eisenmann’s coatings technology division,” explains Mr Andreas

Dibon, surface finishing sales manager at Eisenmann, with regard to his company’s early decision to exhibit. Mr Frank Berg, German branch manager for Caldan Conveyor A/S, also says the was no question about participating at the event: “For us, PaintExpo is the most important trade fair in Germany, and it’s the only one at which we participate.” The promoter has also announced that various exhibitors have significantly increased booth floor space in order to present their entire range of products and services. However, increasing manufacturer interest in the coatings technology trade fair is not only being experienced in the area of coating materials. PaintExpo is also becoming increasingly attractive for companies involved in surface pre-treatment. Interest has also grown amongst suppliers of automation solutions and painting robots,

and this indicates that explosion protection and work safety will gain in significance as exhibition topics. The exhibits on display at the fair will include systems, processes, consumable materials and services for the organic coating process from pre-treatment right up to final inspection. The training forum at PaintExpo will attract a great deal of attention, and be further expanded at the upcoming trade fair. All involved in this forum will take advantage of this opportunity to make their contribution to counteracting the shortage of skilled personnel in the coatings industry.

FairFair GmbH – Germany Fax : +49 7022 60255 77 Email : info@paintexpo.de Website : www.paintexpo.de

On target to become ‘fifth largest’ global manufacturer of stainless steel tube?

Changshu Walsin Specialty Steel Co Ltd, China, has claimed that it is close to becoming the fifth largest worldwide company for stainless steel seamless tube and pipe. This reported success follows on from a busy year of production in 2007. With an increase in production capacity by 2,000MT per month, the company has been able to increase supply to 20,000MT.

This increased activity from Walsin has been bolstered by good certification and contract news. The company has recently gained ‘nuclear certification’ in China after 3 years of preparation. This enables Walsin to supply stainless steel seamless pipe and tube into the China nuclear power plant project. Walsin is also close to fulfilling a substantial project for Shell in Canada, based on an order won at the end of last year. Walsin has already supplied and delivered 800MT out of a total of 1,000MT to Canadian National Resource Ltd.

› The facilities of Changshu Walsin, a company aiming to become the fifth largest worldwide producer of stainless steel seamless tube and pipe

Changshu Walsin Specialty Steel Co Ltd – China Fax : +86 512 5256 8027 Email : rui_zhang@walsin.com • Website : www.walsinsstubing.com

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