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A strange Thursday, that of Tube 2018: although tradition and history speak of a fairly important fourth day for exhibitors and visitors, the one that has just passed was not particularly crowded. Above all in Hall 6, there was not so much crowd, but the exhibitors of the cut and the laser had their business in following the contacts, not numerous, but of quality, that have however succeeded in the stands, above all in the late morning and in the early afternoon.

The situation was different in Hall 5, where the lanes were actually a bit busier: some exhibitors speak of a very good Thursday, even from a numerical point of view, unlike Tuesday which was less crowded. In short, perception is always individual and depends decisively on how the companies have chosen to prepare the fair.

For Friday no one expects big numbers, as always. Keep in touch, we will update you on time.

(Photo: Messe Dusseldorf/ctillmann)

A beautiful day in Düsseldorf, not only from a climate point of view, with a rather unusual summer temperature, but also from the point of view of the Tube 2018. In this edition of the fair there is no one missing: the number of stands has undoubtedly grown, as the figures produced by Messe Düsseldorf say, but what is striking, for example in Hall 5, dedicated to curvature, is the increase in size. If rightly Crippa has chosen to celebrate the 70th anniversary with a larger and more renewed space, even YLM, SMI, Amob, Numalliance, Simec, Millemiglia, Lillbacka Finn Power presented themselves with wider spaces, while Dynobend, Siegmund , Tracto-Technik have focused on the image, choosing completely new stands.

In Hall 6, the one reserved for cutting, the companies that deal with lasers, in other editions absent or inserted in less visible contexts, make their appearance, reflecting the increasing importance that laser applications play in the cutting sector: even Trumpf , for example, has chosen to bring to the show exclusively 2D laser cutting machines, one of the TruLaser 5000 series, with solid state lasers, and a TruLaser 7040 with CO2 laser.

All exhibitors met with satisfaction for the results of the first three days of the fair, telling not only about postive contacts aimed at buying, but also of an atmosphere and an interest that really reminds the very positive period of the early 2000s.

Keep in touch, there is still a lot to discover on this Tube 2018.

(photo: Messe Düsseldorf / ctillmann)

The second day of Tube: expectations of the fair remain high. Tuesday is always a day full of visits: the easy prediction after the good feelings of Monday has been widely confirmed. Among the stands there is an air of contentment, in general entrepreneurs are satisfied, not only, or not so, the number of contacts, but above all quality: interested visitors, available to finalize the transactions have made the first two days very interesting fair. We are not yet at the levels of 2006-2008, but the Tube is confirmed as a real driving force of interaction and opportunities for the entire sector. The record of 1246 exhibitors represents the confirmation of the ever-increasing attraction of Tube on insiders.

If the atmosphere at the show is hot, the one outside the fair is not less: the 23 degrees Celsius on Tuesday represented a warm welcome for exhibitors and visitors, coming from the partial examination of our stand in the pavilion 5, truly from the four corners of the world. Many visitors came from India and the Far East, as well as those from the two Americas.

Also in Hall 5, Crippa’s stand was the center of attention: for the 70th birthday, the Italian company decided to amaze all of Duesseldorf with a new stand that was decidedly superior to the usual one. A choice of great importance for a great value recurrence.

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