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Review: ITA Students Day at Tube 2018
ITA e.V.
Focused on the Future –
Tube 2018 Students’ Day with the ITA
It’s the world’s biggest and most important trade fair for the tube and tube processing industry. Tube 2018 took place at the Düs- seldorf exhibition grounds in April 2018, and the organisers reported an increase in both exhibitor and visitor numbers compared to 2016.
Given the event’s signi cance for the industry as a whole, the Inter- national Tube Association decided to speci cally address the entre- preneurs, experts and innovators of tomorrow and to get them on the same stage with the employ- ers and enablers of today.
This year for the rst time, the ITA issued an invitation to machining and forming technology students and faculty members from around the country. The students were invited to attend the exhibition on April 20, 2018, for a day which included a guided tour of the halls and a chance to meet some of the participants at their booths.
Exhibitors were likewise encour- aged to grasp the opportunity to participate in the tour and give the students an opportunity to talk to a representative from the company.
For our very rst Students’ Day – our pilot project, so to speak – we were delighted to welcome 10 research students from various faculties, and to be able to take them to meet experienced profes- sionals from the following compa- nies:
Aperam Stainless Services & Solutions Germany GmbH
Foerster Holding GmbH
Gräbener Maschinentechnik GmbH & Co. KG
IMS Messsysteme GmbH
Mannesmann Stainless Tubes GmbH
Olimpia 80 srl SEUTHE GmbH
data M Sheet Metal Solutions GmbH
SMS group GmbH
Erciyas Pipe
This is a win-win initiative. The students pro t from the experi- ence and knowledge of well-es- tablished names; the hosts have the opportunity to collaborate on research that could point the way to the next breakthrough in the sector.
Ideas nd resources.
Infrastructure meets initiative.
This is truly networking with the future, and this is why we aim to make it a permanent xture at the Düsseldorf Tube fair. Watch this space.
International Tube Association e.V.
Tel.: +49 211 947-5650 Fax: +49 211 947-3938
info@itatube.org www.itatube.org
ITAtube Journal No2/July 2018
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