More than 2,600 international exhibitors presented their innovations to 69,500 trade visitors from 130 countries at the recent concurrent staging of Wire 2016 and Tube 2016.

Pipes are the arteries of the industrialized countries. They provide companies and private households with water and ensure disposal of their wastewater. If sewage pipes are missing or defective, it has a disruptive effect on the economic cycle.

Because of its properties, duplex stainless steels are chosen for a variety of industrial applications (e.g., heat exchangers, boilers, etc.).

SMS group received an order from Romania’s TMK-ARTROM for a heat-treatment line for tubes.

Steel tubes are still a success story. Except for a downturn in 2009, global production figures have been pointing in one direction only – up.

The automotive industry may not be the largest sales market for tube manufacturers, but it is indeed an important one.