TPT November 2018

Editor

Rory McBride

CONT ENT S EDITORIAL INDEX ............................................................ 2 INDUSTRY NEWS .............................................................. 6 TECHNOLOGY NEWS ................................................... 28 GLOBAL MARKETPLACE ............................................ 56 CUTTING TECHNOLOGY, SAWING & SAW BLADES ....................................... 60 INSPECTION, TESTING & QUALITY CONTROL .................................................. 66 TUBE INDIA 2018 .................................................... 78 中文综合 . ................................................................ 80 ADVERTISERS INDEX ................................................. 88

Features editor (USA) Dorothy Fabian

Editorial assistant

Christian Bradley

Production

Lisa Wright

Sales & marketing Catherine Sayers

English speaking sales catherine@intras.co.uk Giuliana Benedetto Vendite & Marketing (Italia)

giuliana@intras.co.uk Verkauf & Marketing (Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz) germansales@intras.co.uk Linda Li 中国大陆，台湾， 香港以及远东地区销售代表 linda@intras.co.uk Steve Singh India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh steve@intras.co.uk

Advertising co-ordinators

Liz Hughes

Andrea McIntosh

Subscriptions

Julie Case

Accounts manager

Julie Case

Publisher

Caroline Sullens

Founder

John C Hogg

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