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2016
26-29 September
Tube China (Shanghai, China)
International Exhibition
5-7 October
Tube India (Mumbai, India)
International Exhibition
25-27 October
Indometal (Jakarta, Indonesia)
International Exhibition
25-29 October
EuroBlech (Hanover, Germany)
International Exhibition
16-18 November
FABTECH (Las Vegas, USA)
International Exhibition
29 November – 1 December
Valve World (Düsseldorf, Germany)
International Exhibition
2017
Spring (dates to be announced)
Tube Arabia (Dubai, UAE)
International Exhibition
23-25 March
Boru 2017 (Istanbul, Turkey)
International Exhibition
Welcome to the latest Tube Products
INTERNATIONAL. This issue we have a feature on
pipe welding, an interview with the veteran MD of
Westermans International (see page 54) and an
in-depth article from Voss Fluid looking at a new
cutting ring system (page 56).
I have just returned from the Lamiera Show in
Bologna, Italy. It was my first time at this event and I
was really impressed by the quality of the show and
its organisation as well as by the charming people of
this friendly, welcoming city.
Italy’s economy has suffered as much as any of the
traditional engineering giants in Europe in recent
years. The European tube industry needs a strong
Italy so I was interested to find out what moves
were being made to ensure that it recovers and
gets stronger in the coming decades. I attended
several seminars and spoke to a number of people
from engineering associations and the government
who said that this matter was now being treated
as a top priority and I hope this is indeed the case.
This pledge was reflected in the show itself, which
was incredibly busy with a very positive atmosphere
and a lot of innovation. I really hope that the moves
to help Italian exports increase by working with
some of the big new economies around the world
– such as the partnership with Mexico, which was
being promoted at Lamiera 2016 – are a success.
Significant investment in, among other things, trade
shows such as Lamiera has been promised and that
is an excellent first step.
The September issue will be distributed at Tube
India, Valveworld in Germany and at FABTECH, Las
Vegas. We also have features on automotive tubes,
tube cutting services and tube
stockists & distributors.
I hope that you enjoy the
magazine. Contact me at
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