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Addition Manufacturing Technologies.....................................8 Amada Miyachi Europe.........................................................72 Barnshaws Section Benders.................................................16 BLM Group..............................................................................6 BPF Pipes Group..................................................................76 Bültmann...............................................................................61 Carl Cloos Schweisstechnik GmbH......................................70 CEIA......................................................................................43 Coherent...............................................................................40 Coldwater Machine...............................................................62 Comau..................................................................................27 Combilift................................................................................19 Contrôle Measure Systèmes.................................................35 EMMEDI................................................................................67 ESAB Welding and Cutting Products....................................70 EWM.....................................................................................29 Fives Group....................................................................49, 61 Huntingdon Fusion Techniques.......................................50, 72 Hypertherm...........................................................................47 InfoSight................................................................................64 ISEND...................................................................................32 KASTO..................................................................................52 Lincoln Electric......................................................................38 Lincoln Electric Holdings.......................................................10 MACH. ..................................................................................25

Manufacturing Technologies Association..............................25 Officine MTM SpA.................................................................53 Optima Metal Services............................................................6 ORI Martin.............................................................................21 Pomini Tenova. .....................................................................14 POSCO.................................................................................49 SEUTHE GmbH....................................................................28 Shijiazhuang Keda Machinery Co Ltd...................................28 Sikora..............................................................................12, 36 SMK2020................................................................................8 Superior Abrasives LLC........................................................75 TD Williamson.......................................................................75 Tenova..................................................................................21 Thermal Dynamics Automation.............................................45 TOPFIBRA..............................................................................7 transfluid...............................................................................30 Tri Tool..................................................................................68 TRUMPF...............................................................................53 Tube 2020.............................................................................26 UNIFLEX...............................................................................54 Universal Controls Group......................................................29 Upcast...................................................................................31 Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group.....................................22 Xiris.......................................................................................27

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The September Issue Welcome to the latest issue of Tube & Pipe Technology magazine. This issue we have features on tube welding machinery & technology and tube straightening technology. We also have an in-depth feature from Xiris that looks at something every company is interested in – driving down costs and delivery times

September/October 2020 Vol 33 No 5

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ARTICLE: Justifying the cost of automatic weld inspection on a tube mill By Xiris Automation

while improving overall quality. As expected it involved making some difficult decisions and looking at long-term investment. You can read more starting on page 77. Next up we have the November issue and we have features on tube bending, end forming & swaging; tube extrusion, drawing & end forming; and coiling & uncoiling technology. If you would like to submit editorial for the forthcoming issue then you can contact me at: rory@intras.co.uk. The editorial deadline is 7 September. The advertising deadline is 17 September. With so much disruption around the world there has never been a better time to feature your company on the pages of TPT magazine and to let everyone know that you are still very much open for business. The November issue of the magazine is due to be distributed at STEELFAB 2021 in Sharjah, UAE and Valveworld 2020 in December as well as the rearranged Tube Düsseldorf the same month.

I hope that you enjoy the magazine.

On the cover . . . Randolph Tool Co Inc offers high quality tube cut off blades and die jaws, manufactured to exact specifications to best suit the production needs of its customers. The blades are manufactured by experienced

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craftsmen using the best manufacturing procedures and have a reputation for exceeding expectations. Randolph Tool, which was established in 1968, deals direct to reduce costs. You can fax

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I NDUS T RY Optima Metal Services adds value with £3mn investment in BLM LaserTube technology

UK-BASED Optima Metal Services’ business strategy is to build on its existing customer base by adding value to the services it supplies. What started as a business selling nuts and bolts from a lock-up garage has turned in to one of the UK’s leading stockholders of stainless steel, steel and aluminium. It added to this by also investing in flat sheet laser, bending and deburring. Now, it is expanding its services further with a £3mn plus investment in a dedicated facility to house the arrival of 3D Tube Laser processing in the form of a LaserTube LT8 system from BLM Group. “With the investment we had made on the flat bed laser side of the business we had every aspect of that process covered and adding value to the tube material that we held for customers offered great potential to grow the business further,” said Optima’s operations manager, Andy Knowles. “The BLM LaserTube was the next logical step for us and, as soon as it was commissioned in January, it was in

production with the expectation that it will generate 10 per cent of the company’s turnover in its first year, a share that can only grow as we explain the significant benefits that laser cut tube can bring to their businesses.” Among those benefits is the ability to supply a complete cut list to customers with the BLM LaserTube LT8.10 going way beyond customers’ expectations of what can be achieved. The consistency and accuracy of the cut parts also assists in deskilling and expediting the final assembly of parts, as when they arrive at the customer, they are immediately ready to assemble or weld, without any further intervention. “Part of our work now is to explain to customers exactly what this machine can do. We achieve this in part by inviting customers on-site and producing sample parts while they stand in front of the LaserTube machine. This is a real eye opener for them,” said Clyde Stratton, Optima’s laser tube manager. The BLM LaserTube LT8 has an impressive mechanical specification with the capability to cut tube up to

240mm diameter (virtually any tube profile can be processed) and up to 12.5m in length, with a maximum unload length of 8.5m with tube weight of up to 40kg/m. It can also be specified with either a 3.5kW CO 2 or 3 or 4kW fibre laser source, delivered through a 3D tilt cutting head. While the mechanical specification is sector leading, it was BLM’s use of software to enhance the manufacturing process that was key in helping Optima Stainless make the final investment decision. “The BLM Artube software is excellent and extremely flexible, we particularly like the way you can import a Solidworks model and it will separate it into individual parts for production, on the fly. This saves lots of time and effort and, again, adds value for customers,” said Mr Stratton. “It’s not all about CAD systems though, we can just as easily create complex parts from pencil sketches.” The versatility or Artube allows the user to quickly add, edit or remove

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D I ARY 2020/21 of Tube Events

22-24 September 2020 Guangzhou (Guangzhou, China) International Exhibition www.julang.com.cn 23-26 September 2020 Tube China (Shanghai, China) International Exhibition www.tubechina.net 1-3 December 2020 ValveWorld Expo (Düsseldorf, Germany) International Exhibition www.valveworldexpo.com 7-11 December 2020 Tube Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf, Germany) International Exhibition www.tube.de 11-14 January 2021 STEELFAB (Sharjah, UAE) International Exhibition www.steelfabme.com 25-28 January 2021 MACH (Birmingham, UK) International Exhibition www.machexhibition.com 9-12 March 2021 EuroBLECH (Hanover, Germany) International Exhibition www.euroblech.com 16-19 March 2021 TOLexpo (Lyon, France) International Exhibition www.tolexpo.com

features from an imported drawing. It will also offer suggestions for jointing techniques such as hook and slot or the new tooth style joins now being used. Bending cuts are also optimised to ensure smooth transition from the cut part to finished assembly. In addition to Artube, the BLM LaserTube LT8 comes with a suite of Active Tools to aid manufacture.

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Optima Metal Services www.optima.co.uk TOPFIBRA interview

IN the recent Interview with TOPFIBRA CEO, Eng. Mauricio Facchinetti in the July issue of TPT magazine (starting on pages 45) the email address was incorrect. Please find the correct version printed below if you would like to get in touch with any questions about the products discussed in the interview. TOPFIBRA offers Glass Reinforced Pipelines, which have progressively gained an increasing market share for those pipelines that are ideally suited to wastewater and potable water applications, because of the inherent advantages of this composite solution. TOPFIBRA mauricio.facchinetti@topfibra.eu www.topfibra.eu

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Acquisition secures jobs at Preston, UK-based tube engineering specialist

part of Belgrave & Powell’s machine technology group. He said: “Despite the uncertain current economic climate we recognised the long term value with this activity – the highly skilled workforce and its historic, global reputation for quality and innovation. “Our vision is to provide our clients with unsurpassed service, quality and technology. We are delighted with this acquisition as it is a key advancement in support of our vision, complementing our existing specialist services companies but allowing us to accelerate our ambitions in terms of offering complex automation and robotic solutions to our extensive customer base.” He added: “The retained team have some of the best skills in the world in the field of tube bending solutions, tooling design and automation and with the support of the group we will offer immediate benefit to historical and new customers requiring support in this specialist sector.” AdditionManufacturing Technologies www.addisonforming.co.uk & Metal Environment – Safety Infrastructure Exhibition’, emphasising ways to transition to a sustainable low- carbon economy. Gyeongsangbuk-do, which hosts the exhibition, is home to 20 per cent of the 350 steel companies in Korea including the major steel company POSCO and Hyundai Steel. Concurrently, Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency and SMK2020 will host one-to-one business meetings with international buyers. The steel technology symposiums and technology seminars taking place can also be used as an opportunity for participating companies to create new demand and help them to enter the Asian market. It is expected that companies will be able to find solutions to their high-value steel and metal material and eco-friendly issues by attending SMK2020.

operate from the same facility, in Walton Summit, Preston, UK. Belgrave & Powell is involved in specialist machine tool services, tooling manufacture and distribution, operating from facilities in Preston, Halifax and Tamworth in the UK. Businesses in the group include Weld UK, Dean Smith & Grace, GAC Rail, Techni-grind and Maydown International. Addition was a leading global

SPECIALIST engineering services group Belgrave & Powell has acquired the assets, IP and goodwill fromAddition Manufacturing Technologies, based in Preston, UK. The deal, for an undisclosed sum, involves the creation of a new company, Addison Forming Technologies, which will employ most of the Addition workforce. About 20 staff will switch to the new entity. The new company will

supplier of tube bending equipment and tooling to the aerospace, automotive and nuclear industries and, following the acquisition, Addison Forming will continue to offer a comprehensive range of services and products to its extensive customer base and will also now offer new solutions including auto- mation and robotics. Paul Ward, a partner in Belgrave & Powell, will lead the company as

Addition Manufacturing has been acquired

SMK2020 – the 6 th Steel & Metal Korea STEEL & Metal Korea 2020 (SMK2020) is Asia’s only steel and non-ferrous metal industry exhibition, hosted by the Gyeongsangbuk-do region, which produces 22.3 per cent of steel in Korea. It will be held at Daegu Exco on 4 November 2020.

High-performance, advanced metal and high-performance steel tubes and wire cables and eco-industrial infrastructure will be on display at the trade show. Korea was ranked fifth in global steel production in 2018 and steel consumption per capita was 1,130kg, which ranked it number one in the world. SMK2020 will display state-of-the- art metal materials and technologies for manufacturing 4.0 such as future automobiles (electricity, hydrogen), secondary batteries and IoT, focusing on the latest metal materials and technologies such as the top 10 high- value steel materials, high-performance steel pipes/wire cables, and eco-friendly

and safe facilities. It will also be looking at social issues such as environmental impact and industrial safety solutions regarding air pollution, greenhouse gases and waste. SMK2020 will provide an effective business platform for participating companies by holding ‘The 1 st Steel

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Lincoln Electric Holdings announces the retirement of George D Blankenship

“We congratulate him on an exceptional career that oversaw the development of over 60 patents, the digitisation and automation of our solutions, the advent of IoT, additive manufacturing, enhanced commercial and operational excellence, and the development of a strong segment leadership team,” Mr Mapes continued. “We wish him our best in retirement.” “It’s been an honour and privilege to have had the opportunity to lead in this great company and be part of such an amazing industry,” said Mr Blankenship. “I have infinite confidence in our organisation, our products and our people. We are successful because of our team’s dedication to our customers and operating with a strong ethical foundation.”

reinforced its leadership position. “We thank George for his tremendous leadership and contributions, which position Lincoln Electric for future success,” said Mr Mapes.

LINCOLN Electric Holdings Inc has announced that George D Blankenship, executive vice-president and overall president of the Americas welding segment, has retired.  Christopher L Mapes, chairman, president and chief executive officer, will oversee the Americas welding organisation until an internal successor to Blankenship is named. Mr Blankenship joined Lincoln Electric in 1985 as an engineering trainee and held various engineering and product development management positions until 2009, when he was promoted to senior vice-president and president North America. In 2016, he was named executive vice-president and president of Americas welding. During his thirty-five-year tenure, his technical, strategic and operational contributions have advanced the company’s competitive position and

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Chance to experience Sikora ‘on tour’ MEASURING and control technology company Sikora has introduced a live inspection and analysis of plastic pellets with the Purity Concept V.

images of all contamination, detailed statistics about size and frequency of the detected contamination, as well as sorting by size categories. A clear allocation of the contamination and follow-up inspection are possible at any time. “The system is more accurate, more reproducible and more reliable than the human eye and thus contributes significantly to quality control and process optimisation,” added Mr Groß. He added: “Real pellet inspections are the best proof that a system works and give information about advantages, which are received by the use of such equipment. We want our customers to experience the precision, speed and simple operation of the system.” Sikora “On tour” will continue until the end of this year for customers in the whole of Germany and in neighbouring countries like Austria and Switzerland.

experience the performance of the Purity Concept V live on their own premises. Especially in the current situation, it is received very well by our customers when I arrive with the Sikora mobile and present the system”, explained Mr Groß. He added: “Naturally, I am always in compliance with the important hygiene and distancing regulations.” The Purity Concept V is an automated light table and is used for optical sample testing, quality control and analysis of plastic pellets. The material sample is placed on a sample tray and moved through the inspection area. Within seconds, the material is inspected automatically by a colour camera and a projector marks the contaminated material directly on the sample tray. The Purity Concept V reliably detects all optical contamination, such as black specks, colour deviations or blendings from a size of 50µm on the surface of transparent, translucent and coloured material. With the software “PURITYLab- PROfessional”, the operator receives

Hilger Groß, business development and area sales manager for plastics, is visiting customers at different locations in Germany and neighbouring countries with the ‘Sikora mobile’ and is inviting them to test plastic pellets with the Purity Concept V – uncomplicated and free of charge. “The focus of our roadshow is to make the inspection and analysis system tangible”, said Mr Groß. “Customers can

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Pomini Tenova completes installation of its 18 th roll grinder at pipe manufacturer

This delivery confirms the rising dynamism of the South-Eastern Asian country in the steel sector since the beginning of this century. “The Vietnamese market is increasingly looking for high technology in order to satisfy the market demand of quality products, and the local presence of Tenova in the country was paramount to acquire such projects and understand customers’ requirements. “Besides the five machines that are already in HoaPhat, Pomini Tenova has also successfully commissioned one roll grinder in Pomina, two in Hoa Sen, four others in Posco Vietnam and six at China Steel Sumikin in the past years”, said Tran Anh Chuong and Stefano Marelli, Tenova global sales, South East Asia.

ROLL grinder producer Pomini Tenova has completed the installation of three roll grinders for Hoa Phat Group, one of the largest manufacturers of construction steels, coated steels and steel pipes in Vietnam. With this commission, the number of machines supplied and successfully installed in Vietnam by Pomini Tenova for different customers, reaches the significant milestone of 18. “The choice of our technology for Hoa Phat’s new productive site confirms the good quality of the relationship that we have been able to establish with the Hoa Phat Group over the years, making Pomini a reliable partner. “We are particularly satisfied with this project as, in its latest phase, we encountered several challenges due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 emergency. Nevertheless, we com- pleted it successfully,” said Ermanno

Croci, Pomini Tenova area sales manager. These three machines, delivered for Hoa Phat’s new hot rolling mill located in Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam – add to the two innovative foundation-free roll grinders for the cold rolling mill in Lac Dao, Hung Yen Province, of the same Vietnamese company.

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Barnshaws continues tube and metal bending service for essential sectors

BARNSHAWS Section Benders, a leading metal bending company, is continuing to support essential projects during the COVID-19 outbreak. The business is focusing on key construction and fabrication work, including the support of new hospitals. Greg North, commercial director at Barnshaws, explained: “Working to the latest guidelines set out by the UK Government, we have amended our practices to ensure that we can still provide essential metal bending services to support key sectors during the COVID-19 outbreak. “This includes precision curved structural steel to help construction of a number of important facilities, such as hospitals. “We will continue to adhere to the latest government advice to ensure the continued safety of our employees as the situation develops, providing service updates to our customers when required.” Barnshaws Section Benders has built a reputation providing precision curved metal fabrications to the construction, marine, energy, offshore and transport sectors. The business operates multiple facilities in the UK and in Poland, delivering fabrications for projects across Europe. It is also accredited to CE Mark Execution Class 4 (EXC4)

Barnshaws has continued to supply essential sectors

for steel fabrications and operates a dedicated aluminium bending department. 

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Combilift wins second prestigious design award Combilift was among the winners of the 2020 Red Dot Design Award for its recently launched Combi-CBE4 model – the world’s first compact counterbalance design electric powered multi-directional forklift with its patented traction on all wheels. The ‘Red Dot’ distinction is now established internationally as a seal of quality for good design, and as one of the world’s largest product competitions, these awards attract submissions from over 50 countries every year. “We are very proud that one of our products has once again been recognised as a worthy winner by the jury,” said Combilift CEO and Co-founder Martin McVicar. “Both these accolades are testimony to the high calibre of our product designers and R&D department, and to the benefits achieved in collaboration with our clients during the design process of a new model.” This is the second Red Dot Award that Combilift has received – it was a winner in 2014 with the Combi-WR4 multidirectional pedestrian operated reach stacker. The Combi-CBE, with 4t lift capacity, features the company’s internationally patented independent electric traction, which provides all front and rear drive wheels with 100 per cent traction control, therefore negating the need for differential lock on slippery surfaces. By inputting the wheel-base parameters, the traction commands are calculated by the control system. As the truck drives, the speed and rotational direction of the wheels are controlled independently, and tight turns can be negotiated with no tyre wear. This also offers precise acceleration and deceleration control for the operator, significantly reducing long load momentum twisting when travelling sideways. The Red Dot jury commented as follows: “This compact, multidirectional forklift truck is characterised by its extraordinary maneuverability and high traction as well as emission-free operation.”

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Collaboration and investment in digitisation to help with COVID-19 fallout A COLLABORATION centered on innovation and sustainability has gained momentum through the Lighthouse Plant Acciaio_4.0. ORI Martin, a European integrated steel groups for high-quality steel, and Tenova, a Techint Group company specialised in innovative solutions for the metals and mining industries, have invested in digital technologies, to help face the crisis hitting the Italian and European manufacturing sector. Both have their headquarters in Lombardy, Italy, which is one of the areas most affected by the COVID-19 health emergency worldwide. “Despite the difficult moment – both from a health and an economic point of view – ORI Martin has not stopped investing, especially in strategic models like Digital Transformation and Circular Economy, fundamental pillars for green steel production and at the basis of the Lighthouse Plant Acciaio_4.0”, said Uggero de Miranda, ORI Martin president. “We are aware that this is not just a simple investment: it is almost a revolution. We are asking our employees great efforts in terms of time, energy and also creativity. There is enthusiasm, but it cannot be denied that, as in all endeavours, there are critical issues and doubts. We are proud and happy to have Tenova at our side in this – I would say historic – transition for the ORI Martin Group.” Acciaio_4.0, one of the four Lighthouse Plant projects selected by the Italian Smart Factory Cluster (Cluster Fabbrica Intelligente), entails an overall investment of €12mn to €8mn of which are partly (22 per cent) funded by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development and the Lombardy Region within the Fund for Sustainable Growth. The goal is to transform ORI Martin’s steel plant in Brescia into a smart factory with the support of Tenova, the project’s technological partner, thanks to the application of the enabling technologies of Industry 4.0. Roberto Pancaldi, Tenova CEO, added: “Over the past months, our main priority – together with safeguarding our employees’ health and safety – has been to guarantee business continuity to our customers, trying to react promptly.” “This experience is showing us that the path undertaken is the right one to face the challenges ahead: the implementation of a platform for advanced digital services based on big data analysis and machine learning technologies. Integrating the entire value chain is the key to manage steel plant operations in the most efficient way. This crisis will widen the gap between those who invested in innovation and those who did not.”

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Transformational year for the Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group following acquisition

THE Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group has announced that 2019 was a transformational year. Financial results improved compared to 2018, despite lower economic activity in the industry segment and one-off acquisition costs. The acquisition of Benteler Distribution, which was closed at the end of November 2019, will also double the company’s total sales volume. Van Leeuwen’s turnover increased 25 per cent to €787mn. The operating result improved almost 26 per cent to €17mn (2018: €13.5mn). The net result increased to €10.1mn (2018: €9.7mn). Excluding the contribution of the acquisition of Benteler Distribution, Van Leeuwen’s turnover increased 19 per cent to €750mn. The operating result improved to € 18.3mn and the net result increased to €11.5mn. Peter Rietberg, chairman of the management board, said: “For Van Leeuwen, 2019 was an exceptional year in which we celebrated our 95 th anniversary and acquired Benteler Distribution. The integration of Benteler Distribution is in full swing. As a family business with a long history and a solid financial basis, Van Leeuwen has confidence in its future. Even in less favourable times, we can rely on

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energy, construction and shipbuilding industries. The acquisition closed on receipt of all necessary approvals from relevant regulatory authorities on 29 November 2019. This strategic acquisition provides Van Leeuwen access to additional key markets in Europe. Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group www.vanleeuwen.com

the resilience and strong structure of our worldwide company and first and foremost on the creativity, dedication and the fighting spirit of our management and employees.” On 31 July 2019, the Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group entered into an agreement to acquire Benteler Distribution, an international distri- bution company operating in the mechanical engineering, automotive,

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MACH 2021 trade show aims to lead the way to engineering recovery in the UK

of the week will be the Manufacturing Technologies Association’s Annual Dinner, which the Association, that owns and runs MACH, will be holding onsite at the Vox in Birmingham. The organisers have partnered on the events before, but in the current climate the collaboration takes on added significance as the need to kickstart the manufacturing sector becomes of crucial importance to the wellbeing of the UK economy as a whole. The NEC will host MACH between 25-28 January as well as Subcon, which will return after nearly a decade as well as Drives & Controls.

manufacturing processes, power by the hour and new cost efficiency solutions that will dramatically improve production processes and help shape the industry over the next decade. “MACH has always been the place to see real innovation come to life. Manufacturers and engineers come out in force to support the UK’s national show and see first-hand how technology is developing. As such, MACH will be the perfect way to kick start 2021 and we are delighted that other complimentary shows will be taking place alongside MACH for what should be a celebration of UK manufacturing at its very best.” By pooling their resources, expertise and experience, the organisations said they would be better able to support UK manufacturing and engineering businesses to bounce back as the economy starts to rebuild and adapt to this ‘new normal’. The highpoint

AN important landmark for UK manufacturers – the UK’s national engineering and manufacturing exhibition – will be taking place in January 2021. MACH, which is run by the Manufacturing Technologies Association, will take place at the NEC Birmingham and, following the disruption of 2020, the industry is focused on getting supply chains moving and investment flowing. James Selka, CEO of the MTA, said: “Our intention is to ensure MACH is not just a showcase for the manufacturing technologies sector, but a celebration of the manufacturing industry at its best. MACH is a content-led event and brings together the latest advanced engineering and manufacturing technologies – in operation and all under one roof.” “Highlights for the show will include a significant focus on the digital factory, with more automation and connected

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Visitors from more than 100 countries expected to attend Tube Düsseldorf 2020

to wire come from the wire and cable industries, the iron, steel and NF- metal industries, from automotive and construction, the chemical industry, trade and the services sector. At wire 2020 they will be looking for innovations, trends, new business partners and suppliers, or simply seeking to deepen existing contacts.   At Tube visitors are interested in the latest fields of tubes, plant andmachinery for pipe and tube processing (as well as for finishing and manufacturing pipes and tubes), raw materials, profiles and pipe and tube trading. Likewise, pipelines, OCTG technology and sawing as well as saw blade grinding machines are a priority among visitors.

came from Germany while two thirds were international visitors. This means that wire and Tube are among the most internationally attended trade fairs run by Messe Düsseldorf. Around 80 per cent of international visitors in December are expected to hail from Europe. Although strong producer and visitor countries such as Italy, France and Spain are seriously impacted by the consequences of the Corona crisis, these are the European countries – alongside the Netherlands, Spain, Poland, Russia, Great Britain and Turkey – where most European trade visitors will come from to visit the two trade fairs. If the EU and national stimulus packages take effect in the European countries, then an economic recovery and increase in investment can be expected by the end of the year. Visitors

FROM the 7 to 11 December 2020, the two number one international trade fairs for the wire, cable and tube and pipe industries – wire and Tube – will open their doors at Düsseldorf Fairgrounds.   The two international trade fairs for these industries will now be held in compliance with strict new hygiene and social distancing rules at a carefully prepared Düsseldorf Fairground. 2018 saw 71,500 trade visitors (69,000 in 2016) from 134 countries visit the exhibition halls on the Rhine river over five days to learn about innovations in their sectors and conclude business deals at the world’s leading industry trade fairs. For December the organisers expect stable numbers of visitors from Europe despite the tight situation in the global economy. So far, one third of visitors at both trade fairs

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Comau suppor ts tube SMEs by launching global solutions-based network

innovativeComau+Community,designed for established systems integrators and those new to the world of robotics. Indeed, Comau+ offers an incubator- like infrastructure whereby partners can obtain demo or loaned robots, programming assistance, professional training, co-marketing activities and access to Comau’s online community. With the objective of spearheading an interactive robotics community that allows integrators and customers to grow their businesses together, Comau will leverage its globally-recognised know- how in robotics, integrated automation, 3D validation and simulation and distance learning competencies to help ensure the best fit for each project. Comau Marketplace is now online at: comau.com/marketplace

COMAU has launched a global web- based networking platform designed to support tube industry SME by creating a win-win ecosystem between ‘verified’ systems integrators and companies exploring automation opportunities. To help industries of all sizes reap the benefits of automation in an intelligent and cost-effective manner, the Comau Marketplace platform features real- world case studies, targeted solutions and industry-specific guidance on how automation can help increase productivity and lower overall costs. It also helps established and emerging systems integrators propose solutions and interact with potential customers. “The importance of the Marketplace platform emphasises Comau’s on- going commitment to automation beyond traditional markets,” explained Duilio Amico, marketing and network

development director for Comau Robotics and Automation Products. “Through the years, our solutions helped automate many production lines from shoe manufacturing and glass handling to the entire food and beverage production process, including fresh foods. With Comau Marketplace, companies who are new to automation have the opportunity to approach with a network of partners specialised in meeting their specific application needs.” The Comau Marketplace applications showcase is part of the company’s

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Xiris upgrades website to suppor t enlarged weld video library XIRIS has announced it has rebuilt its website with an enlarged weld video library that now contains almost 500 videos of actual weld processes taken with Xiris cameras and that have not been enhanced. The collection of videos includes samples taken from MIG, TIG, laser, electron beam, plasma and stick welding applications on various substrate materials in both monochrome and colour. The new website also features a more intuitive process to help visitors decide which Xiris camera system best fits their needs, including blog posts and other pieces of information that describe how Xiris products have been used across various industries. Other highlights include a direct link to the customer support centre, an enhanced blog resource page and a detailed listing of its global partners.

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