TPT March 2018

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Valve World Expo Asia: upbeat mood about impending change to Shanghai

automation, servicing and inspection. The focus was therefore on the area of Industry 4.0 as well as on sustainability and the conservation of resources. The industries represented by the trade fair’s 6,000 visitors covered oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical, food, marine and offshore, water and waste management, automotive, mechanical engineering, pharmaceutical, medical engineering and power engineering. Valve World Expo Düsseldorf will take place from 27 to 29 November 2018 at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre. The next Valve World ExpoAsia will be held in Shanghai, at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center (SWEECC), from 28 to 29 August 2019. Messe Düsseldorf GmbH – Germany Email: info@messe-duesseldorf.de Website: www.messe-duesseldorf.de

THE fourth edition of Valve World Expo Asia came to a successful conclusion, after featuring 140 exhibitors in a total exhibition space of 8,000m 2 . The trade fair and its accompanying conference were visited by more than 6,000 experts. The trade fair for industrial valves and fittings took place at the Suzhou International Expo Center in September 2017. The products that were showcased covered all types of valves and fittings as well as the relevant components and actuators, and the latest developments in measuring and control technology. Exhibitors also included service providers from the areas of software development, servicing, quality control and testing. The two-day trade fair was accompanied by a conference, at which 250 delegates met to exchange ideas on innovative technologies and products. Valve World Expo Asia centred on

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