May 2013 Tube Products International
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business & market news
Tube 2014: Exclusive
plastic tube forum
Tube, the international tube trade fair, is
held at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre
every two years. World market leaders,
innovators and other industry experts
meet to gather information on current
technologies and future trends in the
fields of machinery and equipment for
tube making and processing industries,
tube accessories and the tube trade
over five trade fair days.
Including latest technologies and
applications, state-of-the-art machinery
and equipment for producing pipes
and tubing in composite materials and
plastics, the future of tubing technology
will be presented in all of its facets at
Tube 2014 in Düsseldorf.
Taking place for the first time will be the
PTF Plastic Tube Forum in Hall 7.1, a
special show where everything revolves
around plastic tubes and their versatile
applications. The plastic tubing market,
in particular, faces major challenges in
energy and environmental technology.
Plastic tubes boast long service life,
virtually unlimited uses and versatility,
being used just about everywhere – in
gas or drinking water supply, in heating
and sanitation systems, in the chemical
or pharmaceutical industries, geo-
chemistry and the automotive industry.
The Plastic Tube Forum aims to become
an established, exclusive meeting
point for raw materials producers,
tube manufacturers, tube dealers, raw
materials dealers and users.
Complete packages including special
service features can be booked in two
categories with the project department
of Tube 2014, by contacting Markus
Liedtke (liedtkem@messe-duesseldorf.
de) and Janike Rotthoff (rotthoffj@
messe-duesseldorf.de).
Messe Düsseldorf GmbH
– Germany
2013 McElroy catalogue
and reference guide
McElroy, amanufacturer of thermoplastic
pipe joining products, has issued its
2013 polyethylene pipe fusion catalogue
and reference guide. The company says
that the guide is often regarded as a
prominent sourcebook for pipe fusion
equipment, accessories and critical
information by the pipe joining industry.
The McElroy Fusion Catalog and
Reference Guide includes information
on the full range of McElroy fusion
equipment and an expanded reference
section. The new catalogue features the
latest McElroy product introductions,
including the DataLogger
®
4, Guided
Side Bend Tester, MegaMc
®
PolyHorse
®
,
MegaMc Rollers and TracStar
®
500
Series 3 fusion machine.
The reference section offers information
on calculating fusion gauge pressure;
high, medium and low force fusion
machine selection charts; facer blade
replacement charts; and pipe size
reference charts.
Registration for a free copy of the
catalogue and reference guide is
possible through the McElroy website,
where the catalogue is also available for
download in PDF file format.
McElroy’s fusion equipment can be
used in gas, water, mining, geothermal,
HVAC, dredging, methane gas recovery,
sewer and many other industries.
McElroy Manufacturing, Inc
– USA
