The internationally renowned Tube India International 2008, Metallurgy India 2008 and the 3rd edition of the welding show Schweissen & Schneiden India 2008 was inaugurated today by the Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Mines, Dr T Subbarami Reddy. The show is organised by Messe Düsseldorf India Pvt. Ltd., the Indian subsidiary of Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, world leaders in exhibitions across the globe, for the first time in India. The shows will be held concurrently from February 13-15, 2008 at Hall No.7, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The capital will be host to this mega-event and with leading decision makers from the industry being headquartered out of Delhi, this city was an obvious choice. Spread over 9000 sq metres of area, the show will have over 200 exhibitors from across the globe.

The 3-day event will showcase state-of-the-art-technology from the top tube & pipe, metallurgy and welding, cutting and joining companies, suppliers, distributors, raw material suppliers etc. The show will provide a unique platform both Indian and international exhibitors todisplay and also have interactions with the key decision makers from the industry.

Quote from Mr. Udo Schuertzmann, Managing Director, Messe Düsseldorf India Pvt. Ltd, said, “The growing need to improve infrastructure in the country today is an immense opportunity providing ample scope for improvement in this area. To highlight the growing needs, changes, growth and the constant innovations in the Tube and Pipes, metallurgy and welding industries worldwide, these shows bring together the best companies from both India and abroad. This exclusive platform is not only likely to attract overseas investment in this sector but will also establish India as a major manufacturing base.”

“The current market figures show us that the international tube and metallurgy industry could use the Indian steel, welding and metal industry to collaborate and source its requirements for meeting existing and new needs of the consumer industries, worldwide. With the dawn of liberalization, there has been a remarkable growth in industries such as oil and gas, automobile industry and the overall infrastructure industry,” he added.

The Tube and Metallurgy show will have more than 110 exhibitors from the top tube and pipes and metallurgy Indian and overseas companies present. The prominent exhibitors include Caparo Tubes, Electrostal Heavy Engineering Works – EZTM, Engineering Export Promotion Council, Flash Forge, Gallium Industries, Jindal Stainless Steelway Steelitalia Ltd., Kirtanlal Steel, KLT Automotive, Linsinger Maschinenbau GmbH, Multimetals Limited, Nippon Steel Trading Co. Ltd., Nuclear Fuel Complex - Tubes Division, Outokumpu India, SMS Demag AG, SMS Meer GmbH, TATA Steel - Tubes Division, Vulcan Engineers, Zelezarny Veseli. Participation from overseas will be from 18 countries (Czech Republic, Italy, P. R. China, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, USA and others) and country pavilions will be showcased by Austria, China and Germany.

Schweissen & Schneiden India 2008 will have more than 100 exhibitors from the top welding, cutting and joining companies present at this show. The prominent exhibitors are Abicor Binzel, ADOR, D & H Sécheron, Diffusion Engineering, Enar Weld Braze, Fine Arc, igm Roboticsystems, Metallizing Equipment, Memco, Modi Arc, Mogora Cosmic, Primo Automation, Raajratna Electrodes, TOX ® Pressotechnik (India), Veepees India, Venus Wire.

The Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society (CMES) is bringing a large contingent for the Chinese pavilion. The American Welding Society (AWS) is going to be present for the first time and so is the Italian Institute of Welding.

The show is being supported by DVS (German Welding Society) and VDMA (Metallurgical Plants & Rolling Mills). The International Tube Association (ITA), the Indian Welding Society (IWS), and the Asian Industry & Information Services (Minerals & Metal Review), a Binani Media Enterprise are working in conjunction with Messe Düsseldorf India for this mega – event.

The show will have conferences on Pipe Dream India 2008, Mission Metallurgy India 2008 and IWS2K8 and talks from industry veterans, both national and international and will provide a platform at an international level to address issues related to the tube pipes, welding and metallurgy highlighting the various environmental issues related to the industry.

The prominent industries expected to visit include Oil, Gas, Irrigation and Chemical Industry Engineers, Electrical Industry, Automotive Component Manufacturers, cycle, Shipbuilding, Construction Industry, Aircraft and Transport Component Manufacturers, R & D Establishment, Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers, technology suppliers and seekers, Investors & Promoters, etc.

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About Messe Düsseldorf India Pvt. Ltd.

Messe Düsseldorf India Pvt. Ltd, the Indian subsidiary of Messe Düsseldorf GmbH is one of the biggest and most successful trade fair organizers in the world. Some of the leading shows worldwide include Tube Düsseldorf, GIFA/METEC, INTERPACK, DRUPA and so on.