Welcome to the latest issue of
Tube Products
INTERNATIONAL
, which this issue has three great features:
copper tubes, stainless steel tubes and fittings and valves.
We also have an interview with the charismatic leader of
Acciaitubi SpA in Italy and a special focus on Stellar Tube
& Pipe Group, which is one of the biggest producers of
seamless stainless steel tubes and pipes in China.
We also have a feature on Tube Düsseldorf 2012 for
this special exhibition edition. Last but not least we have
a fascinating article from Swagelok looking at problems
with pitting and crevice corrosion in offshore stainless steel
tubing. I hope there is something for everyone in this bumper
first edition of the magazine in 2012.
If you would like your company to be featured in the
magazine: with either a technical article, an interview or a
special company focus – or of course a new tube or pipe
product that you are launching – then please get in touch
with myself or your usual regional marketing contact on the
magazine.
It seems like only yesterday that I was attending my first
Tube Düsseldorf but it is now upon us once again. It is always
a very busy and exciting time for the magazine and the show
itself never fails to amaze due to its sheer scale. But I actually
think this year the event will be even more special as we have
all made it through some tough times economically since
2010 and come out the other side hopefully stronger and
wiser than ever.
The first show was in 1988 and welcomed 147 exhibitors
andfilledaround4,000m
2
. All these years later it isexpected to
welcome more than 1,055 tube and pipe-related companies
(as of January) from 44 different countries including Italy,
France, Austria, Poland, Spain, the USA, Australia and South
Africa. I hear that the Czech Republic has seen the highest
increase in its number of exhibitors of any country this year,
which hopefully points to a healthy growing manufacturing
base in that country. All of these tube companies fill up a
staggering 50,000m
2
of exhibition space.
This year Tube occupies Halls 1 through 7a. Tube
accessories can be found in Halls 1 and 2,
with tube trade and tube manufacturing
situated in Halls 2, 3, 4 and 9.
Tube Products INTERNATIONAL
and its
sister magazine
Tube & Pipe Technology
will be at the show in force – you can pick
up a copy of the magazine in the North
entrance hall or come and say hello to us
at our stand at 4F11.
2012
21-22
February
AMI Tube & Pipe Conference
(Germany)
Conference
www2.amiplastics.com
22-23
February
2
nd
Middle East Steel
Tube & Pipe 2012
(Abu Dhabi)
Conference
28 February
– 3 March
METAV 2012
(Germany)
Exhibition
26-30
March
Tube Düsseldorf
International Exhibition
7-11
May
IFAT Ensorga
(Germany)
International Exhibition
28-31
May
Tube Russia
International Exhibition
25-28
September
Tube China
International Exhibition
23-27
October
EuroBlech
(Germany)
International Exhibition
30 October –
1 November
Tube India
International Exhibition
12-14
November
Fabtech
(Las Vegas, USA)
International Exhibition
27-29
November
Valve World Expo
(Germany)
International Exhibition
2013
7-10
January
Tube Arabia
International Exhibition
20-23
February
Indometal
(Indonesia)
International Exhibition
28-30
March
Boru 2013
(Turkey)
International Exhibition
May
Tube Russia
International Exhibition
6
TUBE PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL January 2012
events calendar
The January issue
Rory McBride
Editor
