TPi November 2014

business & market news

Trend to highest quality Wanbin Chen, president of Sikora Asia, looks back at CHINAPLAS in Shanghai, and talks about future developments in the hose, tube and plastics industry.

regards to product quality control during production?

especially due to our new product, the Purity Scanner. This device drew the attention of the visitors. It is a unique system, as it controls the cleanliness of plastic raw material, which is used, for instance, in form of PE-pellets for the production of plastic tubes. further measurement devices on display, like the X-ray measurement system X-Ray 6000, which is already established in the market and very popular amongst our customers. The device measures online the inner and outer diameter, the wall thickness as well as the eccentricity of hoses and tubes. It plays a substantial role in saving material and costs and, hence, increasing the productivity of the line. Additionally, we had

The gross domestic product in China has been growing for more than 20 years now, although, in comparison to the previous year, growth was a little less in the first quarter of 2014, with an increase of 7.4 per cent. Simultaneously to this growth, the demands of the end users, in regards to the quality of the products which are being produced, are growing too. For this reason, hose and tube manufacturers have to improve the product quality, to stay competitive in the market. Another issue is the increasing costs for raw materials and personnel in China. A wise manager invests into reliable devices in order to reduce costs and to ensure quality. In your opinion, which segments within the hose and tube industry in China offer the greatest potential in the future? In 2013, the percentage of aluminium multi-layer pipes produced in Asia grew to 55 per cent, in comparison to 48 per cent in 2010. I think that there will be continuously high demand for multi- layer pipes in the future, especially for building installations. For that application, we offer the X-Ray 6000. Furthermore, China has been the world’s largest automotive market since 2010. For this industry, I can also see high demands for high quality tubes, for instance for climate, fluid and charge air hoses.

What is your impression of CHINAPLAS 2014, and could you give us your conclusion for the show? I am very satisfied about the outcome of the exhibition. Besides many existing customers, we welcomed interested visitors and prospective customers at our exhibition booth. We had plenty of intensive professional discussions about our technologies, as well as developments and trends for the hose, tube and plastics industry. Overall, CHINAPLAS was very successful for Sikora. In comparison to last year, we could note an increase in visitor numbers of 41 per cent,

How would you assess the development of the hose and tube industry in China in

sikora asia – China sales@sikora-asia.com www.sikora.net

Wanbin Chen, president of Sikora Asia

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6,000 visitors from the UAE, Iran, Oman, Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and other countries are expected to attend the show.

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