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Review
Tube 2022
Worldwide energy transition determines investment climate for leading trade fairs for wire, cable, tubes and pipes in Düsseldorf
20-24 June 2022 Düsseldorf
wire and Tube 2022 – sustainability a much-debated topic in the exhibition halls
Economically challenging times and geo- political crises on the one hand, and the longing for personal encounters and expert conversations, on the other – against the backdrop of this global climate the world’s leading trade fairs for the wire, cable and tube and pipe industries, wire and Tube, have closed their doors after five successful trade fair days in Düsseldorf.
1,822 exhibitors from over 50 countries came to Düsseldorf from 20 to 24 June 2022 to present technology highlights from their industries on 93,000 square metres of exhibition space.
“Düsseldorf is and will remain the place to be for these weighty industries. Especially in times of sustainable change it is more important than ever to be represented here in Düsseldorf and in direct exchange with the players in these industries,” stressed Bernd Jablonowski, Executive Director at Messe Düs- seldorf, and went on to say: “Düsseldorf has paid off again – was the feedback from the well-attended exhibition halls. Most compa- nies plan to return again in 2024.”
“In-depth conversations about the current challenges associated with the global energy transition, new requirements made on machines and equipment – and all of this considering sustainability aspects – the need for discussion among exhibitors and visitors in the exhibition halls was enor- mous,” confirmed Daniel Ryfisch, Project Director of wire/Tube and Flow Technolo- gies commenting on the successful re-start of the trade fairs.
Alongside many machines and plant facilities in action there were impressive trade fair launches to be seen in the exhibition halls: the wire exhibitors in the Fastener and Spring
Making Technology segments also presented finished products such as fastener com- ponents and industrial springs – an abso- lute novelty. Technical conferences, expert meetings and guided ecoMetals Tours of
the exhibition halls enhanced the exhibitors’ ranges of the two trade fairs in 2022.
This was the first time for the players in the wire, cable, pipe and tube industries to join Messe Düsseldorf’s ecoMetals Campaign.
A transformation of these energy-intensive industries towards more sustainability has already been actively supported by Messe Düsseldorf for years now. Because the ecoMetal-trails demonstrated live that the exhibitors at wire and Tube are not only inno- vative but are also increasingly producing in an energy-efficient and resource-saving way.
Opportunities for, and avenues towards a green transformation were discussed at the wire and Tube Expert Meeting in Hall 3 over two days. Here such key industry players as Salzgitter AG, thyssenkrupp Steel, thys- senkrupp Material Services Processing, ArcelorMittal, Heine + Beisswenger Gruppe, Klöckner + Co SE, Swiss Steel Group, SMS Group GmbH, Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahlrohre e.V., Voß Edelstahlhandel GmbH + Co. KG and Stahlmarkt Consult shared their roadmaps for Green Transformation. They reported of exciting transformation processes in their companies.
wire 2022 presented 1,057 exhibitors
from 51 countries on some 53,000 square metres of net exhibition space showcasing wire making and wire processing machines, wire, cable, wire products and manufac- turing technology, fasteners and spring making technology including finished products and grid-welding machinery. In addition to this, innovations from the meas- uring, control technology and test engineer- ing were on display.
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