Extrusion International 3-2022

12 Extrusion International 3/2022 INDUSTRY NEWS  After a 4-year Covid-induced break the world’s No.1 trade fairs wire, In- ternational Trade Fair Wire and Cable, and Tube, International Tube and Pipe Trade Fair, will again be held jointly at Düsseldorf Fairgrounds from 20 to 24 June 2022. Anticipation is high and the sectors are confdent they will be able to ex - perience fve days packed with tech - nology innovations in Düsseldorf. Since the pandemic is subsiding in summer and entry and exit regula- tions have been relaxed international- ly, it becomes possible for both exhibi- tors and trade visitors from around the world to travel to Düsseldorf for trade fair events. For over 35 years the key players of the wire, cable, tube and pipe indus- tries have come together in Düssel- dorf to showcase the latest machinery, plants, products and services, meet international customers and conclude business deals. At this stage 1,000 companies from 47 countries have already registered for wire 2022. They occupy 53,210 square metres of net exhibition space. The leading international trade fair of the cable sector presents cable manufac- turing and fnishing machines, pro - cess technology tools and auxiliary process technology materials as well as materials, special wires and cables. Furthermore, innovations from the areas of measuring and control tech- nology as well as test engineering and specialist areas will be on show. For the frst time now, fnished products from the traditional segments of fas- tener and spring making technology will also be exhibited. This means such fnished products as technical springs, screws, cable strands, eyelets etc. will also make their way into the ranges of wire 2022. The international trade fair wire will occupy exhibition halls 9 to 14 with the segments of wire, cable, wire products and manufacturing technol- ogy, fastener technology and spring making technology plus fnished products with Hall 13 dedicated ex- clusively to fastener and spring mak- ing technologies and their fnished products. Following on from this hall will be the large and energy-intensive mesh-welding machines plus associ- ated technologies in Hall 15. Once again, 2022 will also see the traditionally strong attendance of exhibitors from Italy, Turkey, Spain, Belgium, France, Austria, the Nether- lands, Switzerland, Great Britain, Swe- den, Poland and Germany. As regards overseas exhibitors, registrations from the USA, Canada, South Korea, Taiwan, India, Japan and China have been received. On over 40,000 square metres of net exhibition space the international tube and pipe trade fair Tube presents the complete bandwidth from tube manufacturing and fnishing to pipe and tube processing and tube trad- ing. Exhibits range from raw materi- als, pipes and tubes and accessories, tube manufacturing machinery and second-hand machinery to process technology tools, auxiliaries and mea- suring and control technology as well as test engineering. Pipelines and the area of OCTG technology as well as profles and machinery complement the ranges. So far 735 exhibitors from 44 countries have registered. At Tube the strongest exhibiting coun- tries will also be Italy, Turkey, Great Britain, the Netherlands, France, Aus- tria, Switzerland, Poland, Spain, the Czech Republic, and Germany. As re- gards overseas, most exhibitors come from the USA, India, South Korea, Tai- wan and China. The No. 1 trade fair for the pipe and tube industrywill occupy the newHall 1 for the frst time as well as the adjacent Halls 3 and 4 with the segments tube manufacturing, accessories and tube trading. Following on from these halls will be bending and forming in Halls 5 and 6, and pipe and tube processing in Halls 6 and 7a. Hall 7a will be occupied by big plant and machinery. Messe Düsseldorf GmbH www.wire.de, www.Tube.de wire 2022 and Tube 2022 in Düsseldorf (Photos:MesseDüsseldorf, ConstanzeTillmann)