TPi October 2008

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Another year over . . .
No sooner have the Olympic Games
said farewell to Beijing, but our focus
in the tube and pipe industry now turns
to Shanghai. As I write this column, the
team at Intras Ltd are gearing up for
what is set to be the most successful
wire & Tube China exhibition held so
far. We included a preview on this
prestigious event in our last issue and
aim to report on the success of the
show in our forthcoming January edition.
This issue however will focus on two important fields of
tube and pipe production: fabricated tube products – built
for long life and hard service, as well as being objects of
great beauty; and small-diameter, high-precision tubes
that are of such critical use in our lives, particularly in the
medical sector.
We have also included a sneak preview of the upcoming
FABTECH & AWS Welding Show to be held in Las Vegas
this month. In this section you can view a selection of the
tube and pipe exhibits at this key North American event.
Be sure to order your copy of our upcoming January 2009
issue in which we will be featuring products for water
and gas, construction and building (including HSS) and
also reporting on the Tube Arabia 2009 exhibition, Dubai
(10-13 January). If your company is involved in any of
these fields of technology or is exhibiting at Tube Arabia
2009, then we invite you to send us some editorial and
pictures to be included in our January issue – free of
charge. More information can be found on our website at
As the end of this year draws rapidly to a close (as it
tends to in the publishing industry!) may I take this early
opportunity to wish you a successful remainder of 2008
and a very happy new year!
Paul Hogg
Editor
2008
October
6-8
Fabtech 2008
International Exhibition
2009
January
10-13
Tube Arabia 2009
International Exhibition
March
5-8
Boru 2009
International Exhibition
May
12-15
Tube Russia 2009
International Exhibition
June
17-19
Tubes & Fittings Ukraine
International Exhibition
October
6-8
Tubotech 2009
International Exhibition
October
13-15
Tube Southeast Asia 2009
International Exhibition
November
15-18
Fabtech 2009
International Exhibition
2010
April
12-16
Tube Düsseldorf 2010
International Exhibition
For further information on any of the above events
please contact INTRAS Limited UK office
(address and contact details on page 4)
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