Messe Düsseldorf, the organisers of Wire & Tube 2020 - one of the significant trade fairs in the wire and cable industry, recently held a media and industry panel discussion at Delhi and Mumbai.

This panel discussion at the event comprised panellists like Friedrich Georg Kehrer, Global Portfolio Director -Metals and Flow Technologies, Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, Ashok Gupta, Managing Director, APL Apollo Tubes Ltd, Thomas Schlitt, Managing Director, Messe Düsseldorf India, Dr Jürgen Morhard, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany. Panellists interacted and updated the industry on the latest developments at Wire & Tube 2020, market trends and Industry insights.

Wire 2020 and Tube 2020: During this event, the interested companies were asked to register themselves for the wire 2020 and Tube 2020. The event will be held from March 30 to April 3, 2020 for the key players in the wire, cable and tube industries. In 2020 the trade fair will bring together around 2,600 exhibitors on total net space of 115,000 sq. mts. in 16 exhibition halls.

The new multi-purpose, hall one, will be the special benefit, which holds up to 10,000 people with its 12, 027 sq. mts. It will offer Tube exhibitors with new presentation options. More space also means potential for more growth. Exhibitors can now book even bigger, versatile and digitally equipped exhibition stands to present themselves and their product portfolio optimally. Finished products will be featured for the first time in the ranges of wire 2020. Fasteners and springs will be on display in halls 16 and 17.

Next year, Wire 2020 will take place in halls 9 to 17. On show will be machinery and equipment for wire manufacturing and wire processing, process engineering tools and auxiliaries, materials, fibre optic technologies, special wires and cable as well as innovations from the area of measuring, control and automation technology.

In addition to wire and cable machinery manufacturers, wire and cable products and dealers in halls 9 to 12 and 14 to 17. Mesh welding machines will be exhibited in Hall 15. Due to the demanding challenges, the heavy machinery requires especially thick cables in the supply ducts to be installed and connected to supply the power needed for operation.

In hall 17 Chinese exhibitors will again be showcasing their wire and cable solutions under a dedicated pavilion ‘meet China´s expertise’.

Halls 16 and 17 features a premiere of the complete value chain for fasteners and springs for the first time. Alongside raw materials, machinery and equipment the finished products – fasteners, connectors and industrial springs – will be on the display. The Wire Düsseldorf will be the new information and order platform for manufacturers, distributors and buyers of screws, fasteners, construction and fitting components, all types of springs and bent wire parts from 2020.

While in the Tube 2020, the entire process chain of the tube industry will be showcased in a focused and consistent manner in halls 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.0 and 7a. The extensive ranges include machinery and equipment for tube manufacturing, tube treatment and processing as well as raw materials, tubes and accessories, second-hand machinery, process engineering tools, auxiliaries plus measuring, control, automation and inspection technology. These ranges are complemented by tube and pipeline trading, OCTG- technology as well as profiles, machines and plastic tubes.

Tube manufacturers and distributors are located in halls 1, 3 and 4 and therefore have ample space to exhibit their machines, equipment and products extensively. Following on from these halls are the tube processors in halls 5, 6 and 7a. In hall 7pooled tube competence from China can be found with the slogan meet China´s expertise. The trade fair is expected to bring around 70,000 visitors from 130 countries in 2020.

In the space applications and technology for over 30 years, Wire and Tube Düsseldorf have developed into the leading trade fairs in their industries. There are now also eleven international satellites revolving around the themes of wire, cable and tubes. In their regions they are market leaders, the driving forces for local industries enjoying high growth potential. Satellites in Russia, Brazil, China, Thailand, India, and the USA form part of the portfolio of the metals & flow technologies trade fairs made by Messe Düsseldorf.