Extrusion International 1-2017

18 Extrusion International 1/2017 INDUSTRY NEWS Brazil’s economy puts its hopes in 2017 wire South America and TUBOTECH will be in São Paulo for the third time in 2017 The international trade fairs wire South America and TU- BOTECH will take place against the background of expecta- tions for an economic recovery in the coming year. As before, they will be held jointly at the São Paulo Expo Exhibition & Convention Center in Brazil from 3 to 5 October 2017. Fol- lowing the pattern of the previous event, the trade fair duo is again likely to attract around 500 exhibitors from 24 countries on an exhibition space of over 32,000 square metres (gross) and more than 11,000 trade visitors. After its successful première in 2013, this will be confirmation of a successful trade fair policy for wire South America, the in- ternational wire and cable trade fair. The event will feature machines for the manufacturing and finishing of wire, tools and auxiliary materials in process engineering as well as ma- terials, special wires and cables. The trade fair will also cover innovations inmeasurement and control engineering, test en- gineering and a range of specialist areas. TUBOTECH, the international trade fair for pipes, valves, pumps, fittings and components, will be held for the ninth time in 2017. Since its première in 2001, it has developed into the leading trade fair on the South American continent. The products on offer are pipes and accessories, plants and ma- chinery for the manufacturing, processing and finishing of pipes, raw materials, used machinery, the pipe trade, process engineering tools and accessories, as well as measurement, control and test equipment. Taken together, the two trade fairs form a superb technology pair, primarily attracting visitors from the oil and gas indus- tries, automotive engineering, construction, metal design and mining. Operating in partnership with the Brazilian company Cipa Fiera Milano Publicações e Eventos Ltda., the trade fair or- ganisers are continually working on the success of wire South America and TUBOTECH. In their implementation of wire South America they have again obtained support from IWMA (the International Wire & Machinery Association), IWCEA (the International Wire & Cable Exhibitors’ Association), WCISA (the Wire and Cable Industry Suppliers Association) and ACI- MAF (the ItalianWire Machinery Manufacturers’ Association). TUBOTECH is supported by ITA (the International Tube Asso- ciation) and the Brazilian industry association ABITAM (Asso- ciação Brasileira da Indústria de Tubos e Accesórios de Metal). www.wire-south-america.com , www.tubotech-online.com www.messe-duesseldorf.de Maag Hosts Open House At Its First India Service Center Maag, the manufacturer of gear pumps, pelletizing sys- tems, filtration systems and pulverizers for use in the plastics, chemical, pharmaceutical and food industries, was pleased to host an Open House on Nov. 24 at its new rotor-sharp- ening workshop and service center in the city of Vadodara (Gujarat), India, which is located 400 kilometers north of Mumbai. By being Maag’s first workshop and service center in India, the facility helps Maag reinforce its reputation as a company that is committed to meeting the needs of its customer base around the globe. Also, this new presence in the rapidly ex- panding Asian plastics market means that Maag now has manufacturing or service/sales facilities in six Asian countries, with India joining China, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand, while Brazil, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, France and the United States are non-Asian countries that are home to Maag manufacturing or service operations. The Open House was hosted by Ueli Thuerig, CEO of Maag, and Thomas Willemsen, Maag’s Vice President of Business Development, After Sales and Service Centres. Also in atten- dance were Dana Anand, General Manager of Dover India, and 70 visitors from various companies in India. “Our customers have been excited about the new facil- ity and the investment we have made to come to India,” said Thuerig. “They have been keen to learn more about the equipment and technologies offered by Maag and