Extrusion International USA 1-2020

40 Extrusion International 1/2020 WIRE TUBE 2020 – INTERVIEW „Two Premieres and New Campaigns“ In late March 2020 the world’s No. 1 trade fairs for wire, cable and tube, wire and Tube, will once again open their doors in Düsseldorf. What’s new about the two trade fairs? Friedrich-Georg Kehrer: There are a number of new features at our indus- try highlights wire and Tube but also at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre proper. We will be able to follow on from the good registration results obtained at the previous 2018 events with some 2,600 exhibitors from 65 countries. Again 16 exhibition halls will be oc- cupied extending over a net total of over 120,000 square metres. We will have not one but two pre- mieres and new campaigns in 2020: Exhibition halls 16 and 17will see a pre- miere: for the first time, the complete value chain for fasteners and springs will be presented here. In addition to production machinery and equipment, finished products in the formof fasten- ers, connectors and technical springs will now also be show. This means that from 2020 wire will be the new information and order platform for the producers, marketers and buyers of screws, fasteners, con- struction elements and fitting parts, all types of springs and bent wire parts. For the first time, we will be running a large-scale eco-Metals Campaign for the entire duration of wire and Tube 2020. Exhibitors who are particularly committed to the areas of energy-sav- ing production, material and resource efficiency, climate-compatible use of renewable energies or optimised en- ergy controlling can join in the Cam- paign. Their stands will be specifically la- belled by a corresponding sticker, they will be highlighted by accom- panying press liaison and marketing measures and can become part of the daily ecoMetals trails. ecoMetals trails are guided tours stopping by these exhibition stands. Participating exhib- itors are given the opportunity to per- sonally provide detailed information about their company’s innovations at their stand for a fee. Interested trade visitors can register online for participation in an ecoMet- als trail in the run-up to the event. Spontaneous participants on site are also welcome, of course. The meeting point is the ecoMetals information counter at entrance “Nord”. The new generation of entrepreneurs will decisively impact the future of these industries. Which is why young companies are given the opportunity to present themselves here with in- novative products, services and opti- misations. They will prove their skills at a pavilion organised by the Fed- eral Ministry of Economy and Energy. Their stand fees will be co-funded by the Ministry. Interview with Friedrich-Georg Kehrer, Global Portfolio Director for Metals and Flow Technologies June 2021 will see the holding of a trade fair specialising in sawing and alternative separating technologies entitled Saw EXPO in Friedrichshafen. The location in Southern Germany seems ideal since it is home to many manufacturing companies with a key focus on sawing and alternative sepa- ration technologies. We plan to firmly establish Saw EXPO in Friedrichshafen long term holding it every other year to al- ternate with Tube. At this location it can grow – and what’s more, its themes perfectly complement our international Metals and Flow Tech- nologies portfolio. At Tube 2020 in Düsseldorf the ex- hibitors of saws and alternative sepa- ration technologies will already be highlighted by accompanying press liaison and advertising measures and a special stand design. Premiere for Tube exhibitors from the tube production, tube accessories and tube trade segments in the new exhi- bition Hall 1. 158 metres long, 77 me- tres wide and offering more than 12,000 square metres of floorspace it corresponds to roughly the size of Halls 8a and 8b. In technical terms the new Hall 1 lives up to the high standards of the whole exhibition centre. It can be accessed via seven gates, suspensions from the hall ceiling are possible as is the supply of stands with power, water and com- pressed air from the hall floor. For visitors the hall is connected with Congress Center Düsseldorf (CCD Süd) via a footbridge on the 1st floor. In addition to its access to Halls 3 and 4 there is a direct walkway from the South entrance to the rest of the exhi- bition centre.