Editor's Page
November 3, 1998
Dear TubeNet visitor,
No more Blech for tube industry - Some notices on Euro-Blech '98.
Please understand that all these notices are solely my own
and doesn't respect to any other party.
For some years the organizers of Euro-Blech have been inviting tube
industry to participate on this show that is - unquestionably - the most
important Sheet Metal concentrated show in Europe - probably in the
world.
Also this year I could notice that a number companies related to our
industry attended to the show. Together with some of my colleques
we discussed with several other tube & pipe related companies and it was not
surprising to notice that the tube industry doesn't like the idea that
Tube-Dusseldorf and Euro-Blech takes place in the very same year. In fact,
there is only some 6 months that separates these two shows. Everyone
who I was discussing agrees this problem. Of course it is understandable
that the organizer is trying to attract as many companies as possible,
but is that necessary good for tube industry?
There is no doubts that Tube-Dusseldor if the most important event
for our industry. When discussing about this matter on the show, it
seems that everybody agrees this matter, but nobody knows what to
do about it. I'm just thinking myself, the organizers really can
control the minds when they expose the invitations for the shows.
They really can create a kind of feeling that you will be loosing
someting valuable if you will not attend to one show. My personal
thinkin is that the only way to handle this is that the industry
get's together somehow and makes a common decision for which show
to be joined and which not.
The same problem seems to be in USA as well where Fabtech is now
again. It was only last year when it took place in Chicago. Many of
us also attends to IMTS. I'm just wondering where this all go if
tube industry doesn't find a way to control it.
that Would it be easy if tube industry just decides not to
attend Blech at all? Just like that and if everybody rejects the show
there is no need to worry what the customers would think.
everybody
feels angry because so many is afraid not to go to Blech. Just because they think about customers
who may be thinking that The problem seems to be thatto be hoping that Euro-Blech I had an opprtunity to
compThis sheet metal show as also participated
by a number of tube industry exhibitiors.
the industry seems to be hoping that this show would be THE show
in Europe that is for our industry.
What comes to Tubenet, I am happy to announce that Tubenet has now an
official Domain. http://www.tubenet.org
The physical location is Toledo, Ohio in the USA.
For the time being this url will forward you to old
site that locates in Finland. Later the server in
Finland will be a mirror site and you can use
the one that is fastest for you.
That's all this time. The matter that I am still recalling is
technical articles and papers. Here is plenty of commercial
stuff already but that's not just the point that
this site is for. If you have Tube and pipe related technical
paper, please send it to me by email. All seriously made papers will
be published on Tubenet. Pictures can be included too.
Best regards
Juha Haapala
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