TPi July 2016

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CHILLVENTA 11 -13October2016 Hall5 - Stand111 Nuremberg

CSM TubeUSA Inc. 1601 LuntAvenue ElkGroveVillage ILLINOIS -60007 Phone+18476406447

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Welcome to the latest Tube Products INTERNATIONAL. This issue we have a feature on pipe welding, an interview with the veteran MD of Westermans International (see page 54) and an in-depth article from Voss Fluid looking at a new cutting ring system (page 56). I have just returned from the Lamiera Show in Bologna, Italy. It was my first time at this event and I was really impressed by the quality of the show and its organisation as well as by the charming people of this friendly, welcoming city. Italy’s economy has suffered as much as any of the traditional engineering giants in Europe in recent years. The European tube industry needs a strong Italy so I was interested to find out what moves were being made to ensure that it recovers and gets stronger in the coming decades. I attended several seminars and spoke to a number of people from engineering associations and the government who said that this matter was now being treated as a top priority and I hope this is indeed the case. This pledge was reflected in the show itself, which was incredibly busy with a very positive atmosphere and a lot of innovation. I really hope that the moves to help Italian exports increase by working with some of the big new economies around the world – such as the partnership with Mexico, which was being promoted at Lamiera 2016 – are a success. Significant investment in, among other things, trade shows such as Lamiera has been promised and that is an excellent first step. The September issue will be distributed at Tube India, Valveworld in Germany and at FABTECH, Las Vegas. We also have features on automotive tubes, tube cutting services and tube stockists & distributors.

26-29 September Tube China (Shanghai, China) International Exhibition www.tubechina.net

5-7 October Tube India (Mumbai, India) International Exhibition www.tube-india.com

25-27 October Indometal (Jakarta, Indonesia) International Exhibition www.indometal.net

25-29 October EuroBlech (Hanover, Germany) International Exhibition www.euroblech.com

16-18 November FABTECH (Las Vegas, USA)

International Exhibition www.fabtechexpo.com

29 November – 1 December Valve World (Düsseldorf, Germany) International Exhibition www.valveworldexpo.com

2017

Spring (dates to be announced) Tube Arabia (Dubai, UAE) International Exhibition www.metalmiddleeast.com

I hope that you enjoy the magazine. Contact me at rory@intras.co.uk

Rory McBride Editor

23-25 March Boru 2017 (Istanbul, Turkey) International Exhibition www.borufair.com

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