TPI May 2013

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The May issue

2013

18-19 June 8 th Steel Tube & Pipe Conference (Italy) Conference www.metalbulletin.com/events 25-28 June Tube Russia International Exhibition www.metallurgy-tube-russia.com 25-26 June Valve World Expo Americas International Exhibition www.valveworldexpoamericas.com

Welcome to the latest issue of Tube Products International. This issue we have features on valves, fittings, flanges and connectors and also take a look at Tube Russia and Valveworld as well as all of the very latest news from every area of the tube products industry. We also have two interesting and related articles taking an in- depth look at hot forming tubing and the use of aluminium in tubes so I hope you enjoy the issue. The Tube Products International team will be out in force at both this issue’s featured shows so please feel free to visit our stands and pick up your free copy of the magazine and say hello. I will be attending TuboTech in Brazil and Fabtech in Chicago in the Autumn so if any of you are planning on visiting these great shows I will see you there. This month we are excited to announce that we are making the magazine available to a whole host of new readers as well as making it easier to read while ‘on the go’. We have been working to invest in a specially optimised version of Tube Products International for mobile platforms, so if you have an iPad or iPhone or other mobile device you can now read the magazine far more easily and it should be a lot more pleasant experience. Let us know what you think – we are really pleased with the results as the way people are reading magazines is evolving day by day.

16-21 September EMO Hannover (Germany) International Exhibition www.emo-hannover.de 17-19 September Tube SE Asia (Thailand) International Exhibition www.tube-southeastasia.com 1-3 October TuboTech (Brazil) International Exhibition www.tubotech.online.com 16-23 October ‘K’ Plastic 2013 (Germany) International Exhibition www.k-online.de

12-14 November Stainless Steel World Expo (Netherlands) International Exhibition www.stainless-steel-world.net

Next issue will have features on OCTG and pipelines, replacing or repairing corroded

18-21 November Fabtech (Chicago, USA) International Exhibition www.fabtechexpo.com 19-22 November TOLexpo (France) International Exhibition www.tolexpo.com

pipes, handling and packaging equipment and extruded tubes so please submit any stories or features to me at rory@ intras.co.uk

Rory McBride Editor

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