TPT November 2008

I ndustry N ews

Successful steel tube seminar staged by Confederation of Indian Industry

Dates announced for Shanghai Tube Expo 2009

Shanghai Tube Expo 2008 received a successful staging last August, with 302 exhibitors from 30 countries and regions. Held in an exhibition area of nearly 12,000m 2 , the event attracted 18,163 professional visitors. Visitors came from the fields of petroleum, petrochemical, shipbuilding, shipping, water conservation, boiler, power plants, coal mines, construction and household pipe. Shanghai Tube Expo has been successfully held for four consecutive years since 2005. The event has grown year-on-year in scale and impact, and is now regarded as a platform for international exchanges and cooperation in the steel tube industry. It has become a leading Asian and international event covering the whole steel tube supply chain. To continue the success of this event, the dates have been announced for Shanghai Tube Expo 2009. The event will be held from 5-7 May 2009 at the Intex Shanghai exhibition showgrounds. Shanghai Shenshi Exhibition &

The Confederation of Indian Industry held a highly successful seminar, titled the Steeltube Partnership Summit 2008, at the start of September. Distinguished speakers from the steel tube industry and user industry sectors gave presentations on a range of topics. Hosted at the Indian Habitat Centre in New Delhi, the seminar examined the remarkable growth in key sectors such as automotive,  The Steeltube Partnership Summit 2008 was held in New Delhi, India

oil and gas, power, and construction, which have led to tremendous growth prospects for India’s tube and pipe industry. The seminar detailed the shifts in domestic tube and pipe consumption patterns and the future requirements by the user sectors. There was an acceptance that the tube industry in India needs to increasingly adopt the latest available technology. The seminar discussed the importance of basic raw material. There are shortages of pressure vessel grade steel plates and tubes, while the industry is facing problems of price shifts. Due to inadequate availability of input material and stable prices of raw materials the delivery and commissioning schedules of various projects are being affected to a great extent. The main areas addressed by the event were the present status and challenges ahead, R&D, regulatory issues and export thrust, bottlenecks faced by the manufacturers and users, and advancement in technology for the tube industry. Confederation of Indian Industry – India Fax : +91 11 24 682229 Email : mohit.ganglani@ciionline.org

Convention Ltd – China Fax : +86 21 52830923 Website : www.mtmexpo.com

PHI-Tulip makes key appointment and reorganizes sales department

PHI (a division of Tulip Corporation), USA, has reorganized its sales department for tube bending and end finishing machines. This reorganization has been accompanied by the appointment of a new sales manager, Mr Steven Moss. The company has been operating as PHI since 1985, following the purchase of Leonard Precision and Conrac Corporation’s machine tool division. As part of a new market strategy, the company plan to add more distributors and representatives worldwide to answer the growing market needs for its machines. PHI offers a complete family of machines and tooling for applications ranging from 1 / 8 " light wall tubing to 8" pipe. The end finishing machines are used to shape the tube and pipe ends, with operations including flaring, beading, squaring and deburring and 90º cold flanging. Bending machines are available from small bench-top models to larger machines designed for tubes up to 3" x 0.188 WT, with bend radii as tight as 2 times the tube diameter. Controls range from manual to programmable. The company, which now also manufactures welders, presses and tooling, aims to take a more proactive role in addressing the market. PHI-Tulip Corporation – USA Fax : +1 626 333 3610 Website : www.phi-tulip.com

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