TPT July 2018

The July Issue Welcome to the latest issue of Tube & Pipe Technology magazine. In this issue we have a feature on welding machines and technology. We also

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have two technical articles: the first is by Polysoude and discusses mechanised and automated TIG welding and the second is by Huntingdon Fusion Techniques and looks at the welding of zirconium and its alloys.

Rory McBride – Editor

Having returned from another successful Tube Düsseldorf trade show at the end of April I notice the dates for the next event have already been confirmed as 30 March to 3 April 2020. Get those dates in your diary. More than 71,500 trade visitors (compared to 69,500 in 2016) from 134 countries visited over the five days and the feedback I received after the show was very positive. This is backed up by the organisers who said a total of 2,683 companies from 67 countries presented their technology in 16 exhibition halls. More than ever before. Next issue we have features on tube mills and rollforming lines, and finishing and end finishing. The magazine will also be distributed at three major shows: FABTECH 2018, Tube China 2018 and EuroBLECH 2018. If you would like to submit editorial for this issue then please contact me at rory@intras.co.uk The deadline for editorial submissions for the September issue is 9 July. If you would like to advertise in the issue the deadline is 18 July.

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On the cover . . . Since 1985 Universal Tube & Rollform has been committed to being the number

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one supplier of used tube, pipe and rollform machinery in the world. Its presence in this industry has always been strong and honourable, working with companies locally and all over the world, it says. Its president, Ralph Girkins, has over 35 years of experience in the tube and pipe industry. The company takes pride in its knowledge and ability to mix and match various machinery to fit customer needs. New, used or reconditioned, it can help put it all together to balance clients’ budgets and increase the value of customer spending. It has one of the largest selections of used tube and pipe mills in the world. Utilising over 125,000 square feet of warehouse space, it also stocks rollformers, cut to length, slitting lines and more. It has the resources and expertise to satisfy companies’ machinery needs.

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