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FABTECH 2011
The FABTECH International and
AWS Welding Show, including
METALFORM, is well established
as the US industry event of the
year. This year’s show, held
once again at the outstanding
McCormick Place, Chicago,
is perfectly timed to provide
attendees with the opportunity
to emerge with the latest metal
fabricating solutions in order to
improve production as well as
new business connections to help
support plans for a successful
2011 and 2012.
Welding
It is very difficult to achieve the
highest standards of quality and
safety using manual welding. This
is due to certain welding positions,
overhead and down-hand welds
for example, often leading to
faulty welds due to restricted
access the user has in these
welding positions. In order to have
complete control over the weld
pool, a perfect balance must be
maintained between gravitational
force and surface tension at every
position of the torch.
Tubotech
In the first week of October, tube
and pipe professionals will be
streaming back to São Paulo,
Brazil, from all points of the
compass for the 2011 edition of
Tubotech – the sixth International
Tube, Fittings, and Components
Fair and the leading such event
anywhere. With all due respect to
the glamour of Brazil, it represents
a practical choice of venue too,
never more so than in this year
of bracing economic conditions
worldwide.
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Forming tubes and strategies to
minimise waste
By Phillip Aspinall, AddisonMckee, UK