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16 July 2017
wire 2018 and Tube 2018 have experienced strong
exhibitor registration one year before the start of the
events. Companies applying after the exhibitor registration
deadline end of April were placed on a waiting list. wire and
Tube will be held concurrently from 16th to 20th April 2018 at
the Fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Over 2,600 key players from the industry will present
innovations from the wire, cable and pipe industries on 1.18
million ft2 of net exhibition space in 15 halls.
As in the past, well-represented countries at wire 2018 will
be Italy, Belgium, France, Spain, Austria, the Netherlands,
Switzerland, Turkey, UK, Sweden and Germany. From
overseas, many companies from the USA, South Korea,
Taiwan, India and China are expected.
wire 2018 will be held in halls 9 to 16. On display will be
machinery and equipment for wire manufacturing and
finishing, process technology tools and auxiliary materials
for process engineering as well as materials, special
wires, cable, measuring and control technology and test
engineering.
In order to address the increasing use of fibre glass cables
in the energy, construction and communications sectors,
wire 2018 will focus even more strongly on glass fibre
cables next year. The segments wire, cable and glass
fibre machinery will be presented in Halls 9 to 13 and 16,
fastener technology in Hall 15 and mash welding and
spring making in Hall 13.
At Tube, the majority of the exhibitors will be from Italy, the
Netherlands, Spain, Turkey, France, UK, Austria, Switzerland,
Poland and Germany. Most overseas exhibitors will come
from India, the USA, China and South Korea.
The Tube 2018 exhibits will be presented in Halls 3 to 7 and
Halls 16 and 17.
Messe Düsseldorf GmbH – Germany
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New chief sales officer
Arnold Büscher has taken over the role of chief sales officer
for Germany at U I Lapp GmbH, a Lapp Group company.
Mr Büscher, a mechanical engineer by training, has
previously held various managerial posts in big-name
industrial companies. He acquired international
experience in his role as managing director of Rittal Corp
in the USA, to name one example. He was most recently
responsible for business operations in Germany and
Central Europe as managing director of Weidmüller GmbH
& Co KG. He is keen to strengthen all the sales channels
and the focus on the growth markets in the railway, food
and robotics industries.
Lapp Group – Germany
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Strong exhibitor
registration for wire
2018