Extrusion International USA 1-2020

41 Extrusion International 1/2020 How have the industries developed? Which innovations will the exhibitors present to make a statement? Kehrer: The exhibitors of wire – the most important international trade fair for wire and cable – as well as Tube – the international No. 1 trade fair for the tube industry – present their technology highlights to an in- ternational trade audience. The lead- ing trade fairs are therefore must-go events for the whole industry. wire and Tube regard themselves as pacesetters – also and especially in these times of heightened uncertain- ty caused by trade tensions between the USA, China and Europe and the UK due to Brexit. According to the “Deutsche Wirt- schaftsvereinigung Stahlrohre”, the energy industry, the automotive sec- tor and mechanical engineering re- main the key users as before. The challenges are also accordingly high for the wire and cable industry: economic unpredictability in thewake of increasing protectionist tendencies put a burden on the industry, accord- ing to Germany’s “Eisendraht- und Stahldraht-Vereinigung” (German Iron and Steel Wire Association). However: more cables, more lines and more wires are the positive con- sequence of the constant and rapid changes affecting mobility. The de- mands made on the industry in terms of innovations and flexibility are ris- ing, new drive technologies, autono- mous driving or e-mobility determine the thinking and decisions taken in as well as raw materials, tubes and accessories. Tube also addresses the trade with pipes and tubes made of FE-metals, NF-metals, plastics, glass fibre, glass, ceramics, concrete and fibre cement. On top of this, process technology tools and auxiliaries will be on show. What countries do the exhibitors and visitors of wire and Tube hail from? Kehrer: Our exhibitors primarily come from Italy, Great Britain, France, Tur- key, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Austria, Poland and Germany. Companies travelling to Düsseldorf from overseas come from the USA, India, Taiwan, South Korea and China. To the tune of 70,000 trade visitors are again expected over the five days of the trade fairs. Most guests will come from the strong production and buyer countries such as Italy, Belgium, Great Britain, France, the Netherlands Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Russia, Turkey and Germany. From overseas we expect many visitors to come from the USA, Brazil, India and China. How are themes at wire, cable and tubes developing on an international scale? Kehrer: Very much in line with exhibi- tors and visitors – and always with an eye on regional needs and interests: This is the hallmark of our global net- work of trade fairs and satellites for the wire, cable, tube and pipe industries. Our international trade fairs include wire China/Tube China in Shanghai, wire India/Tube India and METEC In- dia in Mumbai, wire Russia/Tube Rus- sia, Metallurgy Russia, Litmash Rus- sia in Moscow, wire Southeast Asia/ Tube Southeast Asia in Bangkok, wire South America/TUBOTECH in Sao Pau- lo as well as the Tube & Pipe Produc- ers and Suppliers Pavilion at FABTECH in Chicago. Messe Düsseldorf GmbH Messeplatz, 40474 Düsseldorf, Germany www.wire.de, www.tube.de boardrooms. Demand is also driven by more and more artificial intel- ligence in vehicles and users’ rising multi-media requirements. What does wire 2020 have to offer? Kehrer: wire 2020 covers a compre- hensive spectrum of themes ranging from machinery and equipment for wire manufacturing, wire processing and finishing, spring and fastener technologies and their finished prod- ucts, auxiliary materials and process technology tools through to glass fibre. Glass fibre is a highly topical theme of growing significance be- cause ultra-high-speed fibre optic links are expanding worldwide. Furthermore, the latest develop- ments in test engineering and spe- cialist areas will be on display. Exhibi- tors provide information on trends in measuring and control technology. Additionally, materials, special wires and cables will be in focus. What does Tube 2020 offer? Kehrer: The leading international trade fair will cover the complete spectrum of the industry – from tube manufacturing and finishing to tube processing and tube trade. The ranges at Tube cater to all crucial aspects of the tube industry – profiles and machinery, test engineering and specialist areas, pipe manufacturing machinery as well as second-handma- chines. Just as indispensable to the sector are measuring and control technology Withmore than 118.000 square metres net and 2,686 exhibitors, wire 2018 and Tube 2018 are bigger than ever before (Photos: Messe Düsseldorf, Constanze Tillmann) wire Tube: 30. 03. - 03. 04. 2020