TPT November 2012

2013 Diary of Tube Events

Website launches

7-10 January Tube Arabia International Exhibition www.mdna.com 20-23 February Indometal (Indonesia) International Exhibition www.indometal.net 28-30 March Boru 2013 (Turkey) International Exhibition www.borufuari.com 3-5 April Made in Steel (Italy) International Exhibition www.madeinsteel.it

Tube surface treatment

PLASMAIT GmbH, a supplier of plasma heat and surface treatment lines for wire, tube and strip production, has updated its company website. Visitors to www. plasmait.com will be able to review short outlines of Plasmait’s products. Newly presented on the website is the PV Ribbon Tinning Line used for production of PV Ribbon. The line became the production process of choice for most producers of premium quality PV ribbon worldwide. Updated is also the overview of PlasmaANNEALER, which has been subject to successful installations in copper and copper alloy annealing as well as increasingly in stainless steel and nickel alloy applications. Visitors, who have the interest to test plasma heat and surface treatment on their specific materials, are welcome to book their trial online. Plasmait runs client trials on three different test lines, one of which is dedicated to PV ribbon lines and another to welding wire applications. Plasma heat and surface treatment tests are performed to various requirements and for many different materials. Peter Ziger, Plasmait’s R&D director, explains that the trial facilities have been utilised by many manufacturers who strive to improve the quality of their wire or tube products, reduce production costs or want to make the production chemical-free and operator- friendly. Plasma treatment will be of most benefit to applications with demanding surface needs or challenging annealing requirements. Such applications are usually found in sectors such as medical, precision mechanical, electronics, aerospace and energy sectors. Plasmait – Austria

25-28 June Tube Russia International Exhibition www.metallurgy-tube-russia.com 25-26 June Valve World Expo Americas International Exhibition www.valveworldexpoamericas.com

16-21 September EMO Hannover (Germany) International Exhibition www.emo-hannover.de 1-3 October TuboTech (Brazil) International Exhibition www.tubotech.online.com

12-14 November Stainless Steel World Expo (Netherlands) International Exhibition www.stainless-steel-world.net

18-21 November Fabtech (Chicago, USA) International Exhibition www.fabtechexpo.com 19-22 November TOLexpo (France) International Exhibition www.tolexpo.com

Email: info@plasmait.com Website: www.plasmait.com

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