TPT May 2009

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As Albert Einstein once said, “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” The expertise of inspection, measuring, testing and marking ensures that the production of tube and pipe can make room for innovation and experimentation, while retaining the standards expected of such products. This freedom is allowed through the mastery of methods such as ultrasonic, eddy current, electromagnetic, hydrostatic, flux leakage, NDT, and laser measurement. From issues of green technology to high performance sports cars, specialized tubing will always be the key to keeping things moving in the automotive world. The methods and machinery used to produce automotive parts are invaluable to the designers and engineers who invest themselves in their work. As this feature reveals, automotive tubing relies on advanced processes and machinery including complex bending, high-performance sawing, high frequency tube mills, and hydroforming. Production & Processing of Automotive Tube Ukraine finally gained entry into the World Trade Organization in 2008, confirmation of the country’s strengthening position as an industrial heavyweight and ambitious business partner. Tube & Fittings Ukraine 2009 aims to reflect this status with an increasingly popular event for the eastern European and CIS markets. Although the economic outlook is currently very challenging, the event aims to give all concerned the chance to lay anchor and build business relations for the future. Tubes & Fittings Ukraine 2009: Kiev, Ukraine Inspection, Measuring, Testing & Marking

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116 A study into rollforming of parabolical section By Dr Jiying Liu, Mr Yuanguang Li, and Mr Zhengqing Ai, North China University of Technology, Beijing, China

Illustration images used this issue courtesy of Ariel Motor Co, Bigstockphoto.com, GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies, International Tube Association, Jansen Ltd, Magnatech Europe BV, Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, Orbitalum Tools GmbH, and TDS Expo