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Illustration images used this issue courtesy of Margan Zajdowicz, Steve Knight, Benjamin Earwicker Jeinny Solis, Attilio Ivan, Charlie Balch,
Kalyana Sundaram, Marcin Rybarczyk and Rick Tolboom
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Wall thinning during tube bending
By B Lynn Ferguson, PhD Metallurgical; Zhichao (Charlie)
Li PhD Mechanical of Deformation Control Technology (DCT);
Tim Kreja, manager of new product development,
and Dan Auger, director of engineering, Pines Technology
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Advances in Cutting, Sawing
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Tube Southeast Asia 2009
The robust markets in Southeast Asia have faired far
better than many others during the global economic
crisis, and Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and the
Philippines, along with the economic super power that
is China, are each showing signigicant signs of growth
for 2010. That’s why this year’s Tube Southeast Asia,
which takes place in Bangkok from 13-15 October, is set
to be one of the biggest and best exhibitions of state-of-
the-art technology ever to take place in the region.
Manufacturing tubes and pipes to precise specific-
ations is only half the job. If anything the cutting and
sawing process must be even more accurate and
offers less room for error, which is why some of the
most sopisticated machines and biggest innovations in
the industry come from companies that specialise in
cutting and sawing, as this issue's latest special focus
on cutting clearly illustrates.
T
echnical
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FABTECH, North America’s largest metal forming,
fabricating, and welding exposition, will be held from
15-18 November and this year features 1,000 exhibitors
with an expected audience of more than 35,000 from
around the world, making it the place to be seen for
anyone looking to learn about the latest developments
in the industry or to make new business contacts.