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“We were all looking forward to wire, we have missed the personal contact in recent years and have learned to appreciate the value of direct customer talks at trade fair events such as wire and Tube,” says Dr.-Ing. Uwe-Peter Weigmann, Spokesman of the Board at WAFIOS AG, in an initial state- ment. “We have deliberately chosen our trade fair motto ‘Future Forming Technol- ogy’ and thematically found the sweet spot for productivity leaps, ground-breaking new technologies and automation solutions that will enable even more sustainable business in the future. For WAFIOS, innovations have always been in the forefront and we have once again clearly underlined this with our trade fair programme. Customer response was excellent and our stands, both at wire and Tube, were very well attended on all days of the trade fair,” said Dr. Weigmann, giving a positive summary of the event.
On over 40,000 square metres of net exhi- bition space with 765 exhibitors from 44 countries the international tube and pipe trade fair Tube showcased the complete bandwidth from tube manufacturing and finishing to pipe and tube accessories, tube trading, forming technology and machin- ery and plant facilities. Process technology tools, auxiliaries and measuring and control technology as well as test engineering also rounded off the ranges here.
The importance of individual, highly special- ised requirements for tubes in industries
as diverse as oil and gas, heavy and waste water, food and chemicals was demon- strated by Salzgitter AG, which placed its product Mannesmann at the heart of its presence at Tube 2022.
“Mannesmann is synonymous worldwide with steel tubes of the highest quality,”
said Frank Seinsche, Head of Corporate Design & Events Group Communications at Salzgitter AG and responsible for trade fair appearances. “In addition to presenting our products, Tube 2022 is a perfect communi- cation platform for us to liaise with custom- ers and partners,” the trade fair expert was pleased to say. “Moreover, with Mannes- mann H2 Ready we are already presenting solutions for the hydrogen transport and storage sector,” added Seinsche.
With strong contingents at wire and Tube were exhibitors from Italy, Turkey, Spain,
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Belgium, France, Austria, the Nether- lands, Switzerland, Great Britain, Sweden, Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany. From overseas, companies from the USA, Canada, South Korea, Taiwan, India and Japan travelled to Düsseldorf.
All these industry players received excellent ratings from the international trade visitors who travelled to Düsseldorf from more than 140 countries. At around 70%, the pro- portion of international trade fair visitors was once again very high.
Around 75% of trade fair visitors were executives with decision-making powers. Overall, the willingness of the industries
to invest, especially in challenging times, was high. There was also an increase in first-time visitors, a clear sign that wire and Tube fully reflect the international market with their offerings and thus meet the expectations of the industries. 70% of the visitors surveyed said they would come to Düsseldorf again in 2024.
wire visitors were primarily wire and cable manufacturers and came from the iron, steel and non-ferrous metal industry or from the vehicle and upstream supplier industry. They were interested in wire and wire products, machinery and equipment for the production and processing of rods, wire and strip as well as test engineering, sensor technology and quality assurance for the wire and cable industry.
In addition to tubes, tube products and accessories for the tube trade, visitors from the tube industry were interested in machinery and equipment for the produc- tion and processing of metallic tubes, in tools and auxiliaries for the production and processing of metal tubes and in testing technology, sensor technology and quality assurance for the tube industry.
2024 will see wire and Tube held concur- rently again from 15 to 19 April at Düssel- dorf Exhibition Centre.
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Press contact wire and Tube 2022:
Petra Hartmann Bresgen MA
Ulrike Osahon
Tel.: +49 (0)211/4560-541/-992
Fax: +49 (0)211/4560-87 541
E-Mail: HartmannP@messe-duesseldorf.de
OsahonU@messe-duesseldorf.de