EuroWire July 2017

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wire 2018 and Tube 2018 have experienced strong exhibitor registration one year before the start of the events. Companies applying after the exhibitor registration deadline end of April were placed on a waiting list. wire and Tube will be held concurrently from 16 th to 20 th April 2018 at the Fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany. Over 2,600 key players from the industry will present innovations from the wire, cable and pipe industries on 1.18 million ft 2 of net exhibition space in 15 halls. As in the past, well-represented countries at wire 2018 will be Italy, Belgium, France, Spain, Austria, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, Sweden and Germany. From overseas, many companies from the USA, South Korea, Taiwan, India and China are expected. wire 2018 will be held in halls 9 to 16. On display will be machinery and equipment for wire manufacturing and finishing, process technology tools and auxiliary materials for process engineering as well as materials, special wires, cable, measuring and control technology and test engineering. In order to address the increasing use of fibre glass cables in the energy, construction and communications sectors, wire 2018 will focus even more strongly on glass fibre cables next year. The segments wire, cable and glass fibre machinery will be presented in Halls 9 to 13 and 16, fastener technology in Hall 15 and mash welding and spring making in Hall 13. At Tube, the majority of the exhibitors will be from Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Turkey, France, UK, Austria, Switzerland, Poland and Germany. Most overseas exhibitors will come from India, the USA, China and South Korea. The Tube 2018 exhibits will be presented in Halls 3 to 7 and Halls 16 and 17. Messe Düsseldorf GmbH – Germany Strong exhibitor registration for wire 2018

Website : www.wire.de Website : www.tube.de New chief sales officer

Arnold Büscher has taken over the role of chief sales officer for Germany at U I Lapp GmbH, a Lapp Group company.

Mr Büscher, a mechanical engineer by training, has previously held various managerial posts in big-name industrial companies. He acquired international experience in his role as managing director of Rittal Corp in the USA, to name one example. He was most recently responsible for business operations in Germany and Central Europe as managing director of Weidmüller GmbH & Co KG. He is keen to strengthen all the sales channels and the focus on the growth markets in the railway, food and robotics industries.

Lapp Group – Germany Website : www.lappgroup.com

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