TPT March 2013

Industry News

Starting 2013 from a new position

operations. Today the company is still independent and managed by Manfred Bauer. Büker Rohrtechnik – Germany Email: manfred.bauer@bueker-rohrtechnik.de Website: www.bueker-rohrtechnik.de

and immerse its customer contacts. The company is facing the future while planning employments in sales and R&D to further concentrate on customer needs. “Büker wants to continue on offering market activities addressing to existing problems and giving solutions,” says Manfred Bauer, CEO. “We are glad to know that since several years our customers rely on our products.” Büker stands for innovation and individual industry solutions in pipe technology. With the long existing competence of its senior engineers it is excellent in offering special customer services. Büker Rohrtechnik was founded in 1963 by Emil Büker. In the early beginning the company already reached anexcellent reputationasamanufacturer of pipe bevelling machines and also in the field of burner technique for annealing and pre-heating for industrial

SINCE the beginning of this year Büker has moved to a new production site in Meerbusch, Germany, which has led to double space. A modern assembly shop and office buildings on-site is now working place for the Büker team. Due to enlargement this step was necessary to further satisfy its global operating customers. The company looks back on 25 successful years in the field of pipe- bevelling-cutting-welding and growth. Within the main four business segments: pipe bevelling machines, pressure test machines, assembly equipment and industrial burner Büker offers a complete individual product portfolio across pipe treatment. Repair and maintenance services are completing the business. 2013 will become an extraordinary year. Starting with a new logo Büker will be present at five exhibitions in Europe to show its high quality products

Valve World report

A TOTAL of 10,300 trade visitors from more than 50 countries attended the Valve World Conference and Exhibition, held at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre in November 2012. During the three days of the fair, 593 international companies from 37 countries presented innovative technologies, components and systems from the industrial valves sector. The product range of the valves and fittings sector is particularly broad and deep: at Valve World Expo companies from numerous sub-sectors presented themselves on a total exhibition space of around 15,700m 2 . Highlights included valves, their components and parts, actuators and positioners, pumps, compressors, engineering services and software. “The exhibitors praised the compact diversity of the products presented at the trade fair and the clear presentation in exhibition halls 3 and 4,” commented Joachim Schäfer, managing director at Messe Düsseldorf GmbH. “Düsseldorf has been established as an ideal site with further growth potential for the industrial valves segment.” The European trade fair visitors came primarily from Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France and Germany, while most overseas visitors came from India. Messe Düsseldorf GmbH – Germany Fax: +49 211 4560 668 Website: www.messe-duesseldorf.de

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