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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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EINGANG NORDENTRANCE NORTH
EINGANG SÜD II/HALLE 17ENTRANCE SOUTH II/HALL 17
EINGANG SÜD IENTRANCE SOUTH I
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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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PRODUCT PREVIEW
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