In just under six months that time will have come around again. wire 2012 and Tube 2012, the two No. 1 trade fairs for the wire, cable and pipe and tube industries, will be presenting technology hightlights from their respective sectors in the exhibition halls on the Rhine in spring 2012. From 26 to 30 March 2012 the two leading international events wire, International Wire and Cable Trade Fair, and Tube, International Tube and Pipe Trade Fair, will be held concurrently in Düsseldorf for the 13th time now already.
At this early stage (correct as of mid October 2011) 1,005 enterprises from 45 countries have already registered for wire. 2012 will again see the traditionally strong participation of exhibitors from Italy, Belgium, France, Austria, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and Germany. Also positive to note is the high number of registrations received from Sweden. The majority of overseas companies come from the USA, China, India and Taiwan. All of these 1,005 companies together currently occupy approximately 55,000 m² of exhibition space.
wire 2012 will present wire production and finishing machinery, tools and process engineering auxiliary materials as well as materials and special wires. Also on display will be innovations from the areas of cable, measuring and control technology and testing technology. Special segments such as logistics, conveyor systems and packaging round off the ranges.
Tube boasts similarly positive interim results. With 805 exhibitors from 44 countries, here most European enterprises come from Italy, France, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Switzerland, Spain, Turkey, Germany and the United Kingdom. Also positive is the number of registrations received from the Czech Republic. At present, the exhibitors of Tube occupy 45,500 square metres of net exhibition space.
Tube presents the complete spectrum ranging from pipe and tube production to processing. Ranges include raw materials, pipes and accessories, pipe and tube manufacturing machinery and second-hand machinery, tools and auxiliary materials for process engineering and measuring and control technology. Pipelines and OCTG technology, profiles and profile technology, testing technology and special areas such as warehousing automation and control systems complement the extensive ranges on show.
Messe Düsseldorf GmbH