Industry looks optimistically to the future: wire 2010 and Tube 2010 still on successful course

Just three more months until the leading trade fairs wire – international trade fair for wire and cable, and Tube – international tube trade fair, present the latest trends and technologies for the industrial fields of wire manufacture and processing, and tube manufacture and finishing, for the twelfth time already. Manufacturers, vendors and suppliers from around the world will showcase their product ranges in Halls 9 to 12, 15 to 17 and 1 to 7.0 at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre.

For five days the exhibition halls on the Rhine will be the meeting place for top international decision-makers who find a complete overview of available know-how in the wire, cable and tube industries. More than 70,000 visitors from around the globe are expected, all of them looking to establish new international contacts, conduct business and get inspiring impulses and that they can take back to their companies for 2010 and beyond.

Tube
With 1,037 exhibitors from 47 countries on a net area of 43,089 square metres, Tube is sold out in terms of space. It covers the entire area in Halls 1 to 7.0. This means that almost 2,000 square metres more have been sold than the total for Tube 2008, which was at the time – in 2008 – already a record at 41,400 square metres.

Current processes and applications, from pipe and tube manufacture to pipe and tube processing to pipe and tube finishing, are shown at Tube. The offerings include raw materials, pipes and tubes and accessories to machines for pipe and tube production and second-hand machines to tools for process engineering and auxiliary products, as well as measurement and control technology. Test engineering and specialty areas such as warehouse automation and control and monitoring systems round off the comprehensive offerings.

One large exhibition area is dedicated to pipe and tube trading. Pipelines and the OCTG technology field are presenting themselves for the second time already after a successful premier in 2008.

Conversely, the special show around sections and section engineering will be celebrating its premier. Machines and equipment for the manufacture of sections, as well as their end products, will be presented in various materials and forms.

wire
The wire exhibitors will be presenting themselves on 51,434 net square metres in halls 9 to 12 and 15 to 17. A total of 53,600 square metres were occupied in 2008 – this represents a decrease of almost 2,200 square metres due to several exhibitors' stand size reduction. Nonetheless, the exhibitor registration numbers have already exceeded the final result from 2008 (1,130) – currently, in mid-January, there are already 1,135 companies that will be travelling to Düsseldorf for wire.

The participation of an aluminium manufacturer from Mexico is very exciting. Moreover, companies from Egypt, Estonia, Columbia and the United Arab Emirates are coming to Düsseldorf for the first time to present themselves and their products and services at the no. 1 industry event. Exhibiting companies will be travelling to Düsseldorf from a total of 49 countries.

wire shows machines and equipment for the manufacture and finishing of wire, tools and accessories for process engineering, as well as materials and special wires. New products and technologies for cable, measurement and control technology and test engineering will also be presented. Specialty areas such as logistics, conveying systems and packaging round out the offerings.

Up-to-date information on both trade fairs can be found on their Internet portals at www.wire.de and www.tube.de.

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