Ausgabe zur TUBE+WIRE 2018

Ausg.Nr._08/2018 5 wire & Tube 2018 T he global economy is flourishing, and with it also leading trade fairs in the wire, cable and tube in- dustries – wire and Tube Düssel- dorf. From 16 to 20 April 2018 the two industry heavyweights will open their gates at the Düssel- dorf Exhibition Centre while also celebrating an anniversary. For 30 years the two trade fairs have been impacting developments in their industries, both nation- ally and internationally. Both are held jointly every two years at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre, and their product areas – wire, cables and tubes – have now led to worldwide satellites in Russia, Brazil, China, South- east Asia, the United States and India, as well as a joint venture in Iran. Moreover, the two leading Düs- seldorf trade fairs have an- nounced record figures – just in time for their 30th anniver- sary. Occupying a total exhibition space of 118,000 sqm, around 2,600 companies will be pre- senting everything that these industries have to offer in terms of technology and service. Featuring 1,419 exhibitors from 51 countries and a space of over 65,000 sqm (net), wire has grown by around 6,000 sqm (nearly 10%) and has almost 100 more exhibitors than in 2016. The logis- tics and engineering departments are being challenged in Hall 13, in particular by the big mesh weld- ing machines, as they require the installation and connection of thick cables in the service ducts. This is because the machines need focused voltage, rather than a voltage build-up. Tube, too, has grown rapidly and is now 2,000 sqm (3.8%) bigger than before. In total, 1,216 exhibi- tors from 57 countries will be pre- sent, filling a net space of 53,000 sqm. International diversity of ex- hibitors is continuing to grow, so that Tube 2018 will have six more exhibitors’ countries than the last event in 2016 (which had 51 coun- tries). These results confirm impres- sively that wire and Tube both have number one positions as the world’s leading trade fairs. wire 2018 will be held in Halls 9 to 16. On display there will be plants and machinery for the production and processing of wire, tools and auxiliary materials for process en- gineering, materials, fibre-optic technologies and special wires and cables. There will also be in- novations in measurement, con- trol and test engineering. Tube 2018 will take place in Halls 3 to 7.0, and also in Halls 16, 17 and 18. The range of showcased products will cover machinery and equipment for tube produc- tion, treatment and processing as well as raw materials, tubes and accessories. There will also be pre-owned machinery, pro- cess technology tools, auxiliary resources and measuring, control and test equipment. Furthermore, the line-up will include pipelines, OCTG technology, profiles and plastic tubes. This year, once again, 70,000 visitors are expected from around 130 countries. The latest informa- tion on the two trade fairs can be found on the relevant websites, at www.wire.de and www.Tube.de.  Text & Image: Messe Düsseldorf GmbH Stockumer Kirchstraße 61 D-40474 Düsseldorf 16.–20.04.2018 »This year, once again, 70,000 visitors are expected from around 130 countries.« Trade fairs are breaking all records: wire 2018 and Tube 2018 Bigger and more international than ever