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The SMS Group, Germany, has
acquired a majority shareholding in PWS
Automatisierungs- und Elektrotechnik
GmbH, Germany. This deal has expanded
the product range of SMS Meer to include
plants for the production of spiral-welded
pipes using the online and offline process.
In addition to machines for the production
of spiral-welded pipes, the PWS product
range also includes pipe end finishing
machines, hydrostatic pipe testers and
the corresponding machine groups.
The automation of these and other key
machines, together with the integration of
the periphery and handling equipment for
the complete plant, will also form part of
the product range and services offered by
PWS.
Dr Joachim Schönbeck, president and
CEO of SMS Meer, comments, “With this
acquisition we are expanding our spectrum
and can thus serve customers even better
as a full-line provider.”
PWS will continue to operate as an
independent unit within SMS Meer. The sole
shareholders to date, Adalbert Pfeiffer and
Michael Stark, will remain managing directors
of the company and co-owners of PWS.
Michael Stark, managing director of PWS
GmbH, says, “We see great synergy potential
in the merger with SMS Meer. The global
presence of the company and its market
position as technology leader offer us attractive
and sustainable growth opportunities.”
SMS Meer – Germany
Fax: +49 216 1350 1667
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Website:
Tolexpo gears up for third
successful event
Tolexpo 2009, an international exhibition
for sheet metal, coil, tube and section
equipment, will take place from 13-16
November 2009 in Paris, France. Over 250
exhibitors and 11,000 visitors are expected
in an exhibit area of 18,000m2.
The success of Tolexpo 2007 confirmed the
importance of a show in France dedicated
to production technology for sheet, tube,
coil and section. The exhibitor numbers
rose from 137 in 2005 to 220 in 2007,
occupying almost 16,000m2 in hall 5B of the
Paris-Nord Villepinte exhibition centre.
The 2007 event attracted over 9,000 visitors
including over 15 per cent from abroad
(compared with 9.7 per cent in 2005).
The event will be held at the same time as
Midest, a leading international industrial
subcontracting event.
Tolexpo – France
Fax: 33 1 55 62 07 91
Email:
Website:
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Strong early interest in Tube 2010
The recent launch of exhibitor services for Tube 2010 and wire 2010 has been met with
a strong response from the industry, irrespective of the recent global economic crisis.
This response supports the reality that no oil or gas is able to flow from the producing
countries to Europe without pipe and accessories. In addition, no economic sector is
able to function without wire and cable, or other tube products.
The two leading international trade fairs of their respective industries, Tube and wire will
take place in Düsseldorf from 12-16 April 2010. In January 2009, the check-in brochures
were sent out to previous and potential new exhibitors. They contain a link for immediate
online registration, which provides companies with a quick and straightforward
registration option.
wire 2010 will be held in its traditional home – halls 9-12 and 15-17. However, there
will be a new hall allocation for Tube in 2010, with exhibitors showcasing products and
services in halls 1 to 7.0 and hall 7a (for the first time). New additions to the exhibits of
Tube will be the areas of plastic tube and profiles. After its successful debut in 2008, the
area of pipeline technology (OCTG technology) will again be included in the schedule.
The first registrations started to arrive at Messe Düsseldorf’s project departments only
a few days after the 2010 brochures were mailed out. The placement negotiations will
commence in May.
Messe Düsseldorf – Germany
Fax: +49 211 4560 87 447
Email: • Website:
SMS Meer acquires majority shares in PWS GmbH