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Review: Tube 2018
Messe Düsseldorf GmbH
wire 2018 and Tube 2018: order intake
at wire, cable and tube trade fairs as
good as in years
Investment has gone up worldwide – in infrastructure, the automo- tive sector, the electrical industry, regenerative energy projects and in oil and gas pipelines. And the upstream supplies industries wire, cable and pipes have substantially bene ted from this development at the international No.1 trade fairs wire and Tube in Düsseldorf from 16 to 20 April 2018.
Across Germany steel and metal processing counts among the ten mayor sectors of industry. These sectors are strongly char- acterised by SMEs, by traditional growth and innovation. But even major groups of companies are now re-aligning their opera- tions, following digital optimisa- tion processes and reorganising their distribution channels, both nationally and internationally.
“As trade fair organisers we have once again succeeded in offering the wire, cable and pipe industries a global platform in Düsseldorf as a Basis for Business,” delighted Joachim Schäfer, Managing Direc- tor at Messe Düsseldorf GmbH,
after ve successful days at the trade fair.
Orders for capital goods like machinery, plants and vehicles are very high and the German economy is very much bene ting from the positive global business climate. More than 71,500 trade visitors (compared to 69,500 in 2016) from 134 countries came to Düsseldorf over the ve days to nd out about industry innova- tions and conclude business deals at the world’s No. 1 trade fairs wire, the international wire and cable fair, and Tube, the interna- tional pipe and tube fair.
A total of 2,683 companies from 67 countries presented their tech- nology highlights in 16 exhibi- tion halls on more than 117,000 square metres – some 7,000 square metres of space more than at the previous events in 2016!
Being the internationally leading communication and business plat- forms for their respective sectors participation in these two inter- na-tional top trade fairs is a must for all industry players. The steel and NF metal industries have always been reliable early indi- cators for all other industries – if things go well here, the economy as a whole will bene t.
wire 2018
Wire and cable machines, wire and cable production, trade with these materials as well as bre glass technologies, mesh welding machinery, spring making, fas- tener technologies and the China
Pavilion meet china’s expertise were presented in exhibition halls 9 to 16. A total of 1,442 exhib- itors from 53 countries show- cased their innovations on space exceeding 65,000 square metres.
Most wire exhibitors came from the major producer countries Italy, Germany, Turkey, Great Britain, France, Spain, Austria, the Neth-erlands and Switzer- land. From overseas many exhib- itors from the USA, India, Taiwan, South Korea and China travelled to the exhibition halls on the Rhine.
“wire and Tube in Düsseldorf once more proved this year that they are the most important events in the industry worldwide,” rejoiced Dr.- Ing. Uwe-Peter Weig- mann, member of the board and spokes-personatWAFIOSAG,and went on to say: “It never ceases to impress us how these events bring an expert audience and cus- tomers from all over the world to the Rhine. For WAFIOS we can report that we posted a multitude of interesting, concrete project talks and closed numerous deals. We look forward to being back in 2020.”
Tube 2018
The ranges at Tube 2018 encom- passed pipe and tube materials, manufacturing, nishing, process- ing, pipe and tube accessories, trade and forming technology including pro les, plastic tubes, machinery and plants as well as the China Pavilion meet china’s expertise. Tube was held in Halls
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