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Welcome to wire and Tube 2018

Yet again the two number one trade fairs in their industries

will host their guests in 16 exhibition halls, mapping the

entire spectrum. We’ll be welcoming over 70,000 trade visi-

tors on those five days, and we’re expecting to see the entire

professional world coming to Düsseldorf again. In this year

the hall layout is changing.

Wire will be covered in Halls 9 to 14 and also in a part of

Hall 16. The fair will focus on wire and cable machines, wire

and cable production and trade and glass fiber technologies.

Hall 13 will put the emphasis on mesh welding machines

and spring making technology. Hall 15 will feature connec-

tion and fastening technologies, and the adjacent Hall 16

will have a section entitled “Meet China’s Expertise”. This

has proved its worth in the past and has again been reques-

ted by our Chinese exhibitors who want to present their

innovative products in a compact and manageable area,

within one hall.

Tube, which will focus on tube manufacturing, profiles

and the tube trade, will feature in Halls 3, 4, 7 and 16. Tube

metal forming will be presented in Hall 5, and tube proces-

sing machines in Halls 6 and 7a. Plants and machinery will be

showcased in Hall 7a, whereas Halls 16 and 17 will be about

tube accessories. Profiles will be presented in Halls 3 to 7a and

Halls 16 and 17. China’s Tube exhibitors will also occupy Hall

16. Although the two Chinese groups will share the same hall,

they will occupy different sections within it.

But there will also be enough space for further specifica-

tions and applied technologies, and of course Industrie 4.0

will continue to determine the course of the two leading

trade fairs in 2018.

The most strongly represented exhibitors at wire and

Tube are from Italy, the UK, France, Turkey, the Netherlands,

Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Austria, Poland and

Germany. Many of the overseas exhibitors come from the

United States, India, Taiwan, South Korea and China. Most

trade fair visitors will be coming from major production and

consumer countries, such as Italy, Belgium, the UK, France,

the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Russia, Turkey

and Germany. But we’re also expecting an increasing number

of expert visitors from overseas, i. e. the United States, Brazil,

India and China.

Despite various global crises in recent years, the entire

industry is currently experiencing a global boom. It’s an

economic climate that encourages investment, not just in

Europe. The demand for plants, machinery and products

from the cable, wire and tube industries is also growing in

other countries, and so we now have wire and Tube satellite

trade fairs in Russia, India, China, Thailand and Brazil. Wire and

Tube are going global – and in fact at a time of global trans-

formations. After all, no industry could function without wire,

cables or tubes.

Wire and Tube have grown steadily in Düsseldorf since

the mid-1980s. Every two years Düsseldorf becomes the

meeting place for key players of these

industries.

The success of these events

has shown that we were right

not to limit our focus to our

domestic and European mar-

kets, but to pursue a world-

wide focus and to develop

more and more new mar-

kets. This is what gives our

brands so much strength:

wire and Tube – join the

best.

Best wishes,

EDITORIAL

Friedrich-Georg KehrerGlobal Portfolio Director Metals and

Flow Technologies at Messe Düsseldorf GmbH

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GENERAL INFORMATION

wire & Tube 2018 to achieve record resultsShortly before the start of the metal trade fair summit in

Düsseldorf, the exhibition centre has received better boo-

kings than ever before in the successful history of wire and

Tube Düsseldorf, a history of over 30 years.

Never before have so many square meters been reserved

by exhibitors. Taken together, wire and Tube already have

a net floor space occupancy of 120,000 m2, which is about

10,000 m2 more than the final figure for the two trade fairs in

2016 – a result that was already outstanding.

The number of exhibitors who have so far registered for

wire 2018 is currently 1,180, representing 50 countries. Over

65,000 m2 are occupied in Halls 9 to 18. The occupancy level

for Tube in Halls 3 to 7.0, 7a and 16 to 18 is over 52,000 m2, with

965 exhibitors from 53 countries.

As before, the two Düsseldorf events have impressively

demonstrated their number one positions as the world’s

leading trade fairs in their industries. Innovative technologies,

new machinery and equipment as well as products and servi-

ces from the wire, cable and tube industries will be presented

on five days.

wire 2018 will be held in Halls 9 to 16 and partly also in the

temporary Hall 18. It will feature machines for the manufac-

turing and finishing of wire, tools and auxiliary materials for

process engineering as well as materials, special wires and

cables. The trade fair will also cover innovations in measure-

ment and control engineering, test engineering and a range

of specialist areas.

2018 will have an even greater focus than previously

on the potential of glass fibre technology. Glass fibre is

more efficient, faster and often more reliable than conven-

tional materials. In this way Messe Düsseldorf is respon-

ding to the increasing use of glass fibre technologies in the

energy sector as well in the construction and communication

industries.

The segments of wire and cable machines, wire and cable

production, the retail trade and glass fibre technologies will

be presented in Halls 9 to 14 and 16, while connection and

fastener technologies can be viewed in Hall 15. Mash welding

machines and spring making can be found in Hall 13.

Tube 2018 will present itself in Halls 3 to 7.0, 7a, 16 and 17

and also partly in the temporary Hall 18. The range of show-

cased products will cover machinery and equipment for tube

production, treatment and processing as well as raw mate-

rials, tubes and accessories, pre-owned machinery, process

technology tools, auxiliary resources and measuring, control

and test equipment.

Furthermore, the line-up will include pipelines, OCTG

technology, profiles and plastic tubes.

Halls 16 and 17 will feature tube accessories, while the

tube trade and tube manufacturing can be found in Halls 3,

4, 7 and 16, and tube forming technology in Hall 5. Machinery

and equipment as well as tube processing machines will be

presented in Halls 6 and 7a. Profiles and plastic tubes will be

shown in Halls 3 to 7.0, 7a, 16 and 17.

Ongoing demand from China has made it possible to set

up a Chinese Pavilion again. Chinese companies from the

wire, cable and tube industries will be jointly represented in

Hall 16 under the slogan “Meet China’s Expertise”.

Up-to-date details of the two trade fairs can be found on their

respective websites: www.wire-tradefair.com and www.tube-tradefair.com.

Main product groupswire 2018

■ Wire manufacturing and finishing machinery ■ Process technology tools ■ Auxiliary process technology materials ■ Materials, special wires and cables ■ Glass Fiber ■ Measuring and control technology ■ Test engineering ■ Specialist areas

Tube 2018 ■ Raw materials, tubes and accessories ■ Tube manufacturing machinery ■ Rebuilt and reconditioned machinery ■ Process technology tools and auxiliaries ■ Measuring and control technology ■ Test engineering ■ Specialist areas ■ Trading, stockists of tubes ■ Pipeline and OCTG technology ■ Profiles and machinery ■ Plastic Tubes

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EventsTube 2018 International Tube and Pipe Trade Fair

wire 2018 International Wire and Cable Trade Fair

OrganizerMesse Düsseldorf GmbH

Germany

Tel.: +49 (0)211/4560-01

Info-Tel: +49 (0)211/4560-900

Fax: +49 (0)211/4560-668

Internet: http://www.messe-duesseldorf.de

Industry partnersITA International Tube Association, Germany

IWCEA International Wire and Cable Exhibitors Association,

Germany

IWCEA France & Pays Francophones

AWCMA Austrian Wire & Cable Machinery Manufacturers

Association

IWMA International Wire & Machinery Association, UK

VDKM Association of Wire & Cable Machinery

Manufacturers, Germany

ACIMAF Italian Wire Machinery Manufacturers Association,

Italy

WCISA Wire & Cable Industry Suppliers Association, USA

WAI The Wire Association International, USA

Show venue 2018Halls 9 to 16, 18 (wire 2018)

Halls 3 to 7.0, 16, 17, 18 (Tube 2018)

Opening hours16–19 April 2018: 9 am to 6 pm

20 April 2018: 9 am to 4.30 pm

PricesDaily ticket: € 58,00

Daily ticket online € 40,00

Season ticket: € 98,00

Season ticket online € 80,00

Reduced daily ticket € 18,00

CataloguePrice: € 32,00

Internetwww.wire-tradefair.com

www.tube-tradefair.com

BASIC DATA

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH

Postfach 10 10 06 _ 40001 Düsseldorf _ Germany

Tel. +49 (0)2 11/45 60-01 _ Fax +49 (0)2 11/45 60-6 68

www.messe-duesseldorf.de

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Halls Hallen 9–14, 16Wire and Cable Machinery, Wire and Cable Production and Trade, Fibre Optic Machinery / Draht- und Kabelmaschinen, Draht- und Kabelproduktion und -handel , Glasfasertechnologie

Hall Halle 13 Mesh Welding Machinery Gitterschweißmaschinen

Hall Halle 13Spring Making Federfertigungstechnik

Hall Halle 15Fastener Technology / Verbindungs- und Befestigungstechnologien

Hall Halle 16meet china’s expertise

Halls Hallen 3–4, 7, 16, 18Tube Trading and Manufacturing, Profiles Rohrhandel, Rohrherstellung, Profile

Halls Hallen 5, 18 Bending and Forming Technology, Profiles Umformtechnik, Profile

Halls Hallen 6, 7a, 18Pipe and Tube Processing Machinery, ProfilesRohrbearbeitungsmaschinen, Profile

Halls Hallen 7a, 18Plant and Machinery, Profiles Maschinen und Anlagen, Profile

Hall Halle 16meet china’s expertise

Halls Hallen 16–18Tube Accessories, Profiles Rohrzubehör, Profile

Particularly in focus:

Spring making and

fastener technologies

in Halls 13 and 15.

Besonders im Fokus:

Federfertigungs- sowie

Verbindungs- und

Befestigungstechnologien

in Halle 13 und 15.

A universe for you:

Tube 2018 also in

Halls 16, 17 and 18.

Ein Universum für Sie:

Die Tube 2018 auch

in den Hallen 16, 17 und 18.

Particularly in focus:

Spring making and

fastener technologies

in Halls 13 and 15.

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Seco/Warwick shows heat processing applications

Seco/Warwick will showcase its latest innovations and tech-

nologies for heat processing of metal at wire & Tube. One

innovation presented will be the VertiQuench solution heat

treatment furnaces & integrated SHT + ageing systems. Its

modern and intuitive PLC allows full visualization of each stage

of the process, whereas the modular design is easy to operate

and expand when increased production capacity is needed.

Extremely tight temperature uniformity resulting from proprie-

tary and proven airflow innovations, compact design, low utili-

ties consumption – yet very fast and full load immersion, and

compliance with AMS2770, make VertiQuench a solution of

choice for demanding aerospace applications.

Apart from VertiQuench, Seco/Warwick will showcase

annealing furnaces for aluminium alloy tubes & wires in soft

tempers that guarantee low energy consumption and trouble

free handling of load processed in the form of straight sec-

tions or coils. For certain applications, some tubes and wires

are used in soft tempers suitable for bending, forming and

other downstream operations. Seco/Warwick can provide

solutions for annealing of extruded and drawn tubes as well

as aluminium alloy wires in coils.

The company will present pipes and tubes annealing heat

treatment equipment: mesh belt and roller hearth furnaces

for carbon steel tubes annealing, stainless steel pipes and

tubes annealing and bright annealing, and custom designed

batch and special conveyor furnaces for pipes and tubes

annealing and bright annealing.

To demonstrate a new dimension of heat treatment pro-

cesses, Seco/Warwick will present one of its latest develop-

ments – Seco/Lens, which leverages augmented reality tech-

nology to enhance operating the furnace, to speed up and

improve diagnostic, research and development processes,

increase the reliability of production and take control of the

processes, even while being away from the devices.

Seco/Warwick S.A.www.secowarwick.com

Hall 7a/ Booth F15

BvL offers system for cleaning specific castings

Production and machining of all types of castings create

comprehensive cleaning demands for the workpieces. The

cleaning systems from BvL Oberflächentechnik offer various

options for achieving the desired cleaning results. The portfolio

of the company includes turntable systems for different workpi-

ece dimensions (under the name “Ocean”), rotary indexing sys-

tems for space-saving implementation of a variety of processes

(Twister) as well as large parts systems (Pacific) and deburring

processes with high pressure (Geyser). Foundries most often

use the Yukon system type because these continuous systems

are especially suitable for series production of components.

For cleaning automotive parts in the production of a Ger-

man foundry, a basket washing system NiagaraMO with an

automated roller conveyor was linked to a manual customer

interface. Corresponding workpiece carriers were manufac-

tured, each for two sets of three identical components. The

filled workpiece carriers are supplied to the roller conveyor

with a feed carriage and loaded. After automated feeding into

the cleaning chamber, a special nozzle system carries out all-

around spray cleaning. The subsequent flooding of the entire

chamber removes swarf from the inside of the components.

Another spray cleaning step removes any remaining swarf and

suspended particles from the component surface. The last par-

ticles are removed from the components using a separate tank

and the required residual contamination value is achieved with

a correspondingly configured fine filtration.

An impulse blowing device uses compressed air to reduce

the liquid present on the components, preparing them for

efficient drying. The integrated vacuum drying then ensures

the required absolute dryness. The roller conveyor finally

transports the workpiece carriers away. For manual transport

of the parts to the subsequent tightness test with the feed

carriage, the system was programmed to provide a buffer

space for three workpiece carriers in each case. This allows

the BvL system to perfectly integrate into the overall custo-

mer process.

BvL Oberflächentechnik GmbH www.bvl-group.de

Hall 6 / Booth D08

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Tube and pipe welders from EFD Induction

Weldac is one of EFD Induction’s high-output, solid-state

tube and pipe welders. It covers a wide range of power

sizes, from 50 kW up to 2,200 kW, and a frequency range of

60–500 kHz. It is a complete system consisting of a diode recti-

fier, inverter modules, output section, busbar and operator

control system. Modular design makes it compact, saving valu-

able floor space and simplifying in-line integration and retrofit-

ting. We can offer up to 1,100 kW in a one-cabinet solution.

The welder is easy to operate, with a minimum of manual

settings. Minimal operator intervention results in fewer operator

errors and, consequently, increased throughput and efficiency.

Coil changes take only seconds, with the frequency adjus-

ting automatically to each tube dimension. Continuous elect-

ronic load matching secures full power output across a wide

range of tube sizes, ensuring maximum welding speed for

each size. No operator action is needed other that changing

the coil size.

Weldac’s efficiency is one of the best in the market. Coo-

ling water consumption is low, with no need for expensive

de-ionized water. It eliminates the need for costly reactive

power compensation capacitors by using diode rectifiers that

result in a high, constant power factor (0.95) at all power levels.

While the well proven IGBT transistor still is the main

power transistor with high-current capability, EFD Induction

will also offer SiC transistors as an alternative where they are

of benefit to our customers.

Weldac is supported by a global network of EFD Induction

factories, workshops and offices. One can also benefit from

the ongoing programme of operator training courses and

component upgrades.

EFD Inductionwww.efd-induction.com

Hall 6 / Booth C13

LOI offers different furnace technologies at wire & Tube

Depending on the quality, process step and metallurgical

requirements for the end product, there are different

heat treatment processes and a whole series of alternative

plant concepts for the various types of rod, wire and tube.

The Tenova furnace companies Tenova LOI Thermprocess

and Tenova Italimpianti offer the whole world of furnace

technology and will present their heat treatment solutions at

wire & Tube 2018.

Stainless steel wire coils and tubes must be heated rapidly

from ambient temperature to a sufficiently high temperature

to ensure that the carbon is dissolved. At the same time, they

must be heated sufficiently slowly to minimize grain pro-

pagation. The coils must then be rapidly cooled to ambient

temperature to maintain the carbon in solution at the same

time as preventing inter-granular corrosion. For the solution

annealing of stainless steel tubes and wires, Tenova LOI

Thermprocess offers open-fired rotary table/hearth furnaces

with heat treatment temperatures up to 1,200 °C and water or

polymer quenching technology.

Following shaping processes, non-alloyed and low-allo-

yed carbon steel grades often require heat treatment at

temperatures from 450 to 1,050 °C, such as stress relieving,

recrystallizing, normalizing, soft annealing or spheroidizing

in indirectly-fired continuous roller hearth furnaces. These

furnaces are preferred for large capacities and continuous

production. They feature slow, homogeneous heating, an

adequate soaking area and cooling sections adapted to

the specific materials treated. A variety of controlled atmos-

pheres are used for heat treatment. The latest furnace

plants feature carbon potential control and are suitable for

CQI-9 quality in line with the high demands of the automo-

bile industry.

The Short Time Cycle (STC) Furnace works semi-con-

tinuously. This special furnace type is offered by Tenova

Italimpianti within a highly standardized model range, with

capacities from 4 to 56 t per batch. With 200 heat treatment

recipes, this furnace type can be used very flexibly.

Semi-finished products made from special steels are heat-

treated by a variety of processes to improve their cold wor-

king properties. Key factors are the accuracy of the heating

process, soaking at a suitable temperature and the quen-

ching speed. For this scenario Tenova Italimpianti offers a

solution with a set of box-type furnaces for heat treatment

of wire and rod coils installed close to a stainless steel tank

which is used for quenching.

The objectives of heat-treating rolled wire are to obtain

low strength for subsequent cold working and a defined crys-

talline structure with spheroidal cementite. The annealing of

drawn wire allows a re-crystallized microstructure with speci-

fic hardness, tensile strength and working properties.

LOI Thermprocess GmbHwww.tenova.com

Hall 10 / Booth A59

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SMS is turning the spotlight on digitalization

SMS group sees digitalization and Industrie 4.0 as key chal-

lenges that are set to profoundly change the tube and

wire industry in the years to come. The company is turning

the spotlight on these topics at the wire & Tube trade fair,

where SMS group will be looking at how digitalization is

changing the whole value-added chain and enabling greater

efficiency, higher quality, and more flexibility from a number

of different angles.

The first impetus arising from digitalization and Indus-

trie 4.0 concerns the design and manufacture of machines

and components for the production of tube and wire itself.

It will be demonstrated by using the example of a mill stand

for a cold pilger mill, which is made with the aid of additive

manufacturing processes. The component geometry of a

mill stand, which up to now has been made by machining

techniques, was optimized in terms of the stresses generated

so that the number of strokes and thus the productivity were

enhanced significantly. Further examples of SMS group’s acti-

vities in the additive manufacturing growth market, which

are to be shown at the fair, are the competence centre for 3D

printing, which is being built in Mönchengladbach, as well as

3D printed components. They show an enhanced functiona-

lity, they weigh less and have shorter delivery periods.

The second topic shows the possibilities that digitalization

offers for the production process. The aim of the “smart mill”

is to use data and the corresponding parameters as a basis

for business and process control related decisions. A realistic

map of the process with precise measurements is required for

the collection of reliable process data. This type of measuring

system for tube, pipe, bar, and section mills is to be displayed

in cooperation with TBK Automatisierung und Messtechnik

GmbH, an SMS group company. The system measures up to

5,000 contours per second with laser light section

sensors during the rolling process. Local atypical

anomalies on the surface can be detected on the

basis of the 3D models, generated by high reso-

lution cross-sectional measurements. The direct

transfer of the measurement readings to the mill

stand control system allows roll setting adjust-

ments to be made during the rolling process and

thus saves time and money by directly monito-

ring the production process.

Digitalization is also creating new opportuni-

ties for plant service. “Smart Maintenance Solu-

tions” are aimed at enhancing the availability of

the plant and the quality of the end products

on a long-term basis by combining software

solutions. The creation of a digital plant structure

will offer maintenance teams centralized access

to all the relevant parameters in future. The infor-

mation required will be provided, for example,

by the eDoc electronic parts catalog, the IMMS

(Integrated Maintenance Management System),

or the Genius CM system (Condition Monitoring).

The link to “smart” training courses will also be

presented at the fair using augmented reality.

Digital products and platforms round off the

range of presentations at wire & Tube 2018. They

form the basis for intelligent, digital services, and implement

the secure, digital exchange of information between SMS

group and its customers. One example is the platform for

piercer plugs for seamless tube rolling mills, through which

you can process orders and check the status of each order

24 hours a day. Furthermore, a comment function ensures

easy communication, as notes referencing the relevant cus-

tomer order and SMS group employee can be entered. The

option of order-based communication means the whole pro-

cess is more transparent, change requests are easier to follow,

and orders can be split if different delivery times for partial

deliveries are required.

SMS groupwww.sms-group.com

Hall 7a / Booth B03/B04