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Tube Products International May 2015

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European Plastics Distributors Association

highlights membership benefits

The European Plastics Distributors

Association (EPDA), which represents

members from more than 20 countries

throughout Europe, has launched an

international promotional campaign to

highlight the benefits of joining.

The association, which was formed in

1973, represents companies involved in

a cross section of distribution activities

encompassing plastic sheet, blocks,

rods, profiles, tubes, pipe, valves,

fittings and numerous related activities.

To drive forward the campaign, EPDA

has made a number of external

appointments to manage the work,

comprising an international events

management company and a European

PR agency. As part of the changes, a

programme of membership activities

is being developed, the highlight of

which will be a three-day conference

in Barcelona in June. The event will

include international keynote speakers,

networking and socialising activities.

A major manufacturing plant visit

for members is also planned in the

autumn to showcase some of the latest

advances in plastic manufacturing. One

of the key targets for membership is the

next generation of young leaders, and

these are being targeted through an

integrated PR and marketing campaign,

following the appointment of a specialist

business-to-business agency. EPDA is

keen to also highlight the technical know-

how and publications available from the

publishing and resource library that was

established to support members. The

association has also formed an alliance

agreement with the IAPD (International

Association of Plastics Distribution),

which provides members with access to

IAPD resources – including educational

and training support as well as helpful

documents – at a preferential pay-as-

you-go rate.

European Plastics Distribution

Association

– UK

info@epda.com www.epda.com

Combined expertise around steel tube

production

From rollforming to testing and sawing

to a smooth transport system and

everything from one source. That

was the aim for companies Dreistern,

Trumpf, Sema Systemtechnik, Foerster,

RSA, Wafios, Fehr, Scheffer and Kluthe

at the Tube Innovation Days. Taking

place at the RSA showroom in Kunshan,

near Shanghai, China, customers and

interested parties were able to ask for

comprehensive advice on the whole

process chain of the manufacture and

processing of tubes.

The steel tube industry is growing

worldwide at a rapid rate and China, the

world’s largest steel tube producer, has

a market share of more than 50 per cent

with a high export share. In particular,

the export to Western countries with the

related standards calls for a high quality

of tubes. To meet these demands,

efficient and competent partners are

needed. Therefore, it was logical for

all parties involved that the first Tube

Innovation Days took place in China.

Nine high-tech German companies

combined their expertise at the event

and this specialist network guarantees

the customer an optimum design of its

production and processing.

From the first to the last stage the

customer benefits not only from the

core competence of the individual

companies but also from their close

collaboration: individual processes and

interfaces are coordinated for the entire

production chain. This means that the

customer gets a solution that is tailored

to its requirements throughout the entire

process.

RSA

– Germany

www.rsa.de

Nine leading German companies took part in the Tube Innovation Days