TPT November 2009

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The greatest shows on earth In a couple of weeks, and by the time you are reading this latest issue of Tube & Pipe Technology, I will be on a flight to Chicago, USA for the hotly anticipated FABTECH 2009 – and what an exciting few days it promises to be. It will be both my first trip to a tube and pipe show and my first visit to the US, so make sure you visit our stand and say hello and let me know about any exciting new developments at your company. From everything I have heard, Chicago and FABTECH are a great place to start. I am certainly looking forward to visiting one of the world’s most celebrated shows and putting some names to faces. I hope the last issue of the magazine gave you an insight into the sheer number and quality of exhibitors that are going to be at FABTECH this year. The organisers have high hopes and I am certain the event will help prove that all the whispers of greenshoots of recovery in the world economy are true. There is strong evidence that healthy growth in the Far East, Australia, France and Germany is being reflected around the globe. Also, do not forget to start sending your editorial for the next major show that, believe it or not, is already on the horizon – Tube Düsseldorf 2010. The organisers have reported an almost unprecedented level of interest for this latest event, so help us to make this the biggest and best Düsseldorf issue of TPT ever. While the January issue will of course have a comprehensive preview of this major show and its many exhibitors, do not forget that we will also be taking a look at a

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number of other fascinating areas of the tube and pipe industry: weighing, measuring, handling and packaging technology; heat and surface treatment (including furnaces); and another show in the shape of Tube India. So if you want the leading lights in the tube and pipe industry to read about your company, make sure you do not miss out. Rory McBride, editor, Tube & Pipe Technology

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