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Vol 24 No 2 March/April 2011
Tube Russia 2011
Russia remains one of the most
attractive growth markets in the
medium and long term anywhere
in the world and the ongoing
need to modernise this huge
country will sustain demand in
the machinery and equipment
sector for many years to come.
Over the three years leading up
to the recent worldwide recession
Russia’s GDP exceeded 6%
with booming consumption and
investments soaring by 10% per
annum and this years show is set
to be bigger than ever.
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Maximizing uptime in high-frequency tube
and pipe welding
Bjørnar Grande, John Kåre Langelid, Olav Wærstad (EFD Induction)
Inspection, Testing
& Quality Control
These verifying specialities
enable the tube and pipe maker
to vouch for the products that go
out under the company’s name.
The processes under review here
are highly technical, minutely
calibrated, and employed
at extreme speeds. In these
circumstances, relationships –
between and among operators
and equipment suppliers – are
of critical importance in ensuring
that customers are confident in
the product.
Automotive Tube &
Pipe Manufacturing
Now that the world’s car makers
must operate under stringent
environmental and weight
constraints, they are turning
once again to their able partners
in the tube and pipe industry to
help. The new demands must
be met with no compromise of
the “old” ones. It’s a challenge,
by any definition. But it is one
for which the suppliers reviewed
in this section of Tube & Pipe
Technology are superbly well
prepared.
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