TPT January 2012

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Industry news
Industry looks to Tube 2012 and to
Düsseldorf with growing anticipation
IN just under three months Tube
2012 will have come around again – the
number 1 trade fair for the pipe and tube
industries, will be presenting technology
highlights from various sectors in the
exhibition halls on the Rhine in spring 2012.
From 26–30 March the two leading
international events wire, International
Wire and Cable Trade Fair, and Tube,
International Tube and Pipe Trade Fair, will
be held concurrently in Düsseldorf for the
13th time.
Current registration figures for both
trade fairs make the Düsseldorf trade fair
organisers more than confident. At this
early stage Tube boasts very positive interim
results, with 805 exhibitors from 44 countries.
Most European enterprises come from Italy,
France, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland,
Switzerland, Spain, Turkey, Germany and the
United Kingdom. Also positive is the number
of registrations received from the Czech
Republic. At present, the exhibitors of Tube
occupy 45,500m2 of net exhibition space.
Tube occupies Halls 1 to 7a. Pipe and
tube accessories can be found in Halls 1
and 2, trade and manufacturing follow in
Halls 2, 3, 4 and 7. Forming technology is
located in Hall 5. Pipe and tube finishing
machinery is exhibited in Halls 6 and 7a,
not forgetting the segment of plant and
machinery in parts of Hall 7a.
Tube presents the complete spectrum
ranging from pipe and tube production to
processing. Ranges include raw materials,
pipes and accessories, pipe and tube
manufacturing machinery and second-hand
machinery, tools and auxiliary materials for
process engineering and measuring and
control technology. Pipelines and OCTG
technology, profiles and profile technology,
testing technology and special areas such
as warehousing automation and control
systems complement the extensive ranges
on show.
At this stage (correct as of early
December 2011) 1,005 enterprises from
45 countries have already registered for
wire. 2012 will again see the traditionally
strong participation of exhibitors from Italy,
Belgium, France, Austria, the Netherlands,
Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom
and Germany. Also positive to note is
the high number of registrations received
from Sweden. The majority of overseas
companies come from the USA, China,
India and Taiwan. All of these 1,005
companies together currently occupy
approximately 55,000m2 of exhibition
space.
Messe Düsseldorf – Germany
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Tube Dusseldorf 2010