The global economy is flourishing, and with it also leading trade fairs in the wire, cable and tube industries – wire and Tube Düsseldorf. From 16 to 20 April 2018 the two industry leading events opened the gates at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre.

Starting at 9:00am the visitors were lined up to make and entry into the events ready to visit the thousands of exhibitors from over 50 countries.   

For 30 years the two trade fairs have been impacting developments in their industries, both nationally and internationally. Both are held jointly every two years at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre, and their product areas – wire, cables and tubes – have now led to worldwide satellites in Russia, Brazil, China, Southeast Asia, the United States and India, as well as a joint venture in Iran.

Wire and Tube 2018 are occupying a total exhibition space of about 118,000 sqm, 2,679 companies will be presenting everything that these industries have to offer in terms of technology and service.

wire 2018 will be held in Halls 9 to 16. On display there will be plants and machinery for the production and processing of wire, tools and auxiliary materials for process engineering, materials, fibre-optic technologies and special wires and cables. There will also be innovations in measurement, control and test engineering.

Tube 2018 will take place in Halls 3 to 7.0, and also in Halls 16, 17 and 18. The range of showcased products will cover machinery and equipment for tube production, treatment and processing as well as raw materials, tubes and accessories. There will also be 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. 
 

This year, once again, 70,000 visitors are expected from around 130 countries. The latest information on the two trade fairs can be found on the relevant websites, at www.wire.de and www.Tube.de.?