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March/April 2016
Vol 29 No 2
The March Issue
Welcome to the latest Tube & Pipe
Technology magazine, which is a special
Tube Düsseldorf issue. I hope that
within its pages you will find all of the
information you require during your stay
in Germany.
Inside you will discover a full list of exhibitors and
their stand numbers to help guide you around the
vast exhibition (see page 120). We also have in-depth
information on many of the innovative new products that
are being exhibited, in our Düsseldorf Exhibitor Section,
which starts on page 138.
The magazine is a media partner of the show and is being
distributed in several key locations. We will be in the main
entrance hall (EN03) and I will be based in Hall 4, Stand
B27. Do come and pick up some extra copies or to say
hello and rest your weary feet.
The event never fails to impress me with its outstanding
levels of organisation. Nothing else offers such a multitude
of international networking opportunities. With well in
excess of 1,000 exhibiting companies, Tube once again
broke its exhibitor record in 2014 (and has grown eight-
fold since the first show in 1988). I fully expect 2016 to be
equally spectacular.
Enjoy the magazine and have a fantastic stay in
Düsseldorf.
Rory McBride –
Editor
EDITORIAL INDEX
2
INDUSTRY NEWS
6
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
30
GLOBAL MARKETPLACE
110
中文综合
182
ADVERTISERS INDEX
188
TECHNICAL ARTICLE:
186
Double-car cut-off machine aims
to help increase competitive power
over the next 20 years
By Guowu Gao, chief engineer at FD Machinery
On the cover . . .
Adda Fer Meccanica, established in
1990, is a leading Italian company
specialising in the engineering and
manufacturing of plants for the
production of electro welded tubes
and coil processing equipment.
Its business was initially based
on second-hand equipment
sales but soon expanded into servicing, repair
and the overhaul of machinery and lines sold in order to
guarantee customers a complete and reliable experience. The
implementation of a full technical department followed this,
which was allowed to develop new machinery and to adapt and
improve second-hand lines in order to offer a more high quality
product at a competitive price.
The results achieved by the company during recent years
confirm that the choice, made just a few years ago, to focus
its activity on engineering and manufacturing of brand-new
equipment, instead of overhauling and servicing second-hand
lines, was a successful and important step.
With expert know-how and a clear orientation towards the
international market, Adda Fer Meccanica has supplied several
production plants around the world, increasing the popularity of
the brand, which is now synonymous with quality and reliability.
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