TPi July 2018

Events calendar

July 2018

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The July issue

2018

6-8 June Guangzhou (Guangzhou, China) International exhibition www.julang.com.cn

Welcome to the latest Tube Products INTERNATIONAL magazine. In this issue we have a feature on valves, fittings, flanges & connectors as well as an article on the award-winning tube system being used in new radiant heating and cooling systems at a large university complex in the US (starting on page 52). Having only recently returned from another successful Tube Düsseldorf trade show I notice the dates for the next event have already been confirmed as 30 March to 3 April 2020. Get those dates in your diary. More than 71,500 trade visitors (compared to 69,500 in 2016) from 134 countries visited Düsseldorf in Germany over the five days to find out about industry innovations, and the feedback I received from many at the show was very positive. I could see with my own eyes that stands were extremely busy. This is backed up by the organisers who said a total of 2,683 companies from 67 countries presented their technology in 16 exhibition halls over more than 117,000m 2 – some 7,000m 2 of space more than at the previous event in 2016. The event is shared by the tube and wire industry and it would appear both are experiencing a strong resurgence. Pipe, tubes and accessories, raw materials and machines for producing, finishing and processing pipes were listed as the exhibits most of interest to visitors at Tube 2018. According to the stats gathered at the end of the show, more than 50 per cent of visitors came with concrete investment intentions, and 70 per cent of those visiting were executives with high decision- making authority, so the visitors are also high quality. In the forthcoming September issue we have features on mechanical tubing (automotive, aerospace, etc), welding technology, and show features on Tube China 2018 and EuroBLECH 2018. The editorial deadline for that issue is 2 July. The deadline for booking advertising in the issue is 16 July.

12-14 June FABTECH Canada (Toronto, Canada)

International exhibition www.fabtechcanada.com

26-29 September Tube China (Shanghai, China) International exhibition www.tubechina.net 17-19 October Indometal (Jakarta, Indonesia) International exhibition www.indometal.net 23-26 October EuroBLECH (Hanover, Germany) International exhibition www.euroblech.com

6-8 November FABTECH (Atlanta, USA)

International exhibition www.fabtechexpo.com

27-29 November Tube India (Mumbai, India) International exhibition www.tube-india.com

27-29 November Valveworld

If you would like to submit a story to be included please contact me at: rory@intras.co.uk

(Düsseldorf, Germany) International exhibition www.valveworldexpo.com

Enjoy the magazine.

Rory McBride Editor

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