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Welcome to the latest Tube Products
INTERNATIONAL. This issue we have features
on Tube Russia 2016; valves, fittings and
flanges; and water, drainage and underground
tubes.
We also have a technical article from Alexander
Comley that looks at flanges for heat
exchangers.
The entire team is about to depart for Tube
Düsseldorf as I write, but the event will be just
a distant memory by the time you read this, so I
hope that the show was a success for you and
that all of our readers are safely back in your
office after making some useful new connections
in the industry. My next trip follows hot on its
heels so I will see you at Lamiera in Bologna from
11 to 14 May if you are also attending. I am very
much looking forward to returning to Italy and to
visiting this show for the first time.
While it is currently a tough time in the UK for
the steel and oil and gas industries, other areas
such as construction seem to be bouncing
back at last, which is good news for some tube
producers at least. Recent tax breaks in oil
and gas have also been warmly welcomed so
let’s hope for even more positive news as 2016
progresses.
The editorial deadline for the July issue of the
magazine is 25 April and we have features
on Tube China 2016, aerospace tubes, pipe
welding, pipe stands and clamps, and tube
polishing and cleaning. If you would like to
advertise in the issue the deadline is 6 May. You
can find the contact details of our marketing
team on page 2.
I hope that you enjoy the
magazine. Contact me at
2016
11-14 May
Lamiera (Bologna, Italy)
International Exhibition
6-9 June
Tube Russia (Moscow, Russia)
International Exhibition
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
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Rory McBride
Editor
The trademagazine for tube and pipe products
May 2016