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8Dr. Gunther Voswinckel, VOSCO GmbH: Pipe & Tube Market – current factors in uencing outlook
26GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS, NEWCAST 2019 – Casting and steel –
The future is digital
44SMS group GmbH – The future is additive
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Table of contents
Editorial
Greetings from Dr. Gunther Voswinckel 3 Table of contents 4
Market information
World Steel Tube Production – Forecast 6 Dr. G. Voswinckel, VOSCO GmbH – World Pipe & Tube Market 8 africon GmbH – The East African Steel Industry 16
Technical Papers
FASPAR Spa. – An innovative system for cut-to-length lines 24 GIFA, METEC, ... – Casting and steel – The future is digital 26 Huntingdon Fusion Techniques – Welding reactive metals 30 GIFA, METEC, ... – Additive manufacturing 36 SIKORA AG – Meaning of “measuring rate”, “averaging” and “accuracy” 42 SMS group GmbH – The future is additive 44 SMS group GmbH – Benchmark plant for premium tube and bar grades 48 Valve World Expo – Solid as a rock 50
Valve World Expo – Helping to heal 54 Valve World Expo – Geothermal energy recommends itself warmly 57 Xiris Automation Inc – Xiris SeamMonitorTM System 62
Member News
Bültmann – Drawing machine technology on the rise 64 Heiko Machine Tools – Added Reika to its Line Card 65 Huntingdon – Eliminate Thoria by Switching to MultiStrike® 65 Huntingdon – Inert Shielding Gas Monitor for Stainless Steel Welding 66 Huntingdon – Steel Plugs for Heavy-Duty Pipe Blocking and Stopping 67 Kinkelder BV – Introducing the new generation HSS Advanced saw blades 69 MAC – Echomac® FD-6A, TACTIC UT Immersion System for Critical Applications 70 MAC – Exhibit at Tube India 2018 72 Mair Research – Supplied an Integrated Cold Draw Bench and Finishing Line 73 Olimpia 80 – Two new tube mills installed 74 Roll-Kraft – Annual tube, pipe and roll forming seminar 74 Roll-Kraft – Offers instruction in its new tube mill setup video series 76 Protem SAS – Portable OD clamping facing machine 77
ITAtube Journal No3/October 2018