Contents Past, Present & Future

TUBE & PIPE INDUSTRY 

30 

Years of Global 

Experience 

Past, Present & Future

The world’s largest and arguably most influential membership association of tube and pipe 

engineers and other industry professionals celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2009. 

It is a non-profit making organisation totally committed to its members and to the promoting of 

education, technical development and exchange, technical excellence and networking 

in the worldwide industry. 

The occasion of this important landmark is an excellent time to reflect on the 

ITA’s history, philosophy and future.

Contents 

Past, Present & Future 

30 years of the International Tube Association 

3. The Beginning 

5. Formative Years 

7. Increasingly International 

9. Into the New Millennium 

11. Exhibition History 

13. Technical Development, the Three E’s: 

Excellence, Exchange and Education 

15. Networking: A Key Role 

17. Marketing & Promotional Support 

19. Vital Support of Members of Boards & 

Committees 

21. The Future 

22. Key ITA Role: Global Support 

APPENDIX: 

25. Key Dates in ITA History 

28. ITA Organisational Chart 

29. ITA Officers & Committees 

33. Members Service on ITA Boards Since 1979 

37. ITA Awards 

39. Technical Conferences & Events 

Past, Present & Future – 30 years of the International Tube Association 1

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The late John C Hogg – founding member, 

Executive Secretary and latterly 

Secretary General of the ITA 

Past, Present & Future – 30 years of the International Tube Association

The Beginning 

The original ITA logo, designed by Phil Clayton 

L-R: John Croser (founding member) together with 

Derek Warner and Jim Ruff at an ITA Conference 

in 1985 

An innovative conference on the subject of ‘Tube 

Production & Processing’ organised by the International 

Wire & Machinery Association (IWMA) in Birmingham, 

UK, in April 1978 was attended by a large gathering of 

tube and pipe engineers from around the world. 

The success of this conference led directly to the 

founding of the ITA, instigated by John Hogg, in the 

spring of 1979. 

The first Executive Management Meeting of the ITA, 

which took place on 31st January 1979 at the Metropole 

Hotel, Birmingham, UK, included a number of tube and 

pipe engineers. 

These founder members were J A Croser, T D Robinson, 

P A Clayton, R H Gabel, M J Freeman, E Nicol, J H J Rogers, 

N Winkler and J C Hogg. At this meeting the aims and 

ethos of the ITA were formulated. 

Although the ITA was ‘born’ out of the IWMA it 

immediately established itself as a totally independent 

association with its own constitution. 

It differed from the IWMA’s corporate membership 

structure by forming as a personal membership 

association, a philosophy that the ITA retains to this day. 

Despite their independence the ITA and IWMA retain 

close links as sister organisations with a shared 

Secretariat and have co-operated on occasions with 

joint booths at wire and tube exhibitions and have coorganised 

technical events. 


When the first Chairman of the Association – John Croser 

of Ellay Enfield Tubes – gave his report at the first Annual 

General Meeting (AGM), held in Belgium in 1980, the ITA 

membership already stood at one hundred and fifteen 

representatives in the tube and pipe industry from 

fifteen different countries. 

The AGM report was printed in four languages, already 

reflecting the true international character of the ITA. By 

the end of 2008 membership had reached nearly eight 

hundred from more than seventy countries. 

Phillip Clayton, who designed the original ITA logo as 

well as helping to design and make the ITA ‘Presidents 

Trophy’ (later re-named the ‘Professor Hugh Sansome 

Trophy’), held the office of Chairman of the Technical 

Sub Committee, which was responsible for the papers 

programme at ITA conferences. 

Later Mr Clayton was also appointed the editor of the 

first publication devoted to the metal tube and pipe 

industries – ‘Tube International’ originally designed and 

produced by one of the Association’s founders John 

Hogg. 

The adopted official journals for the ITA are now ‘Tube 

and Pipe Technology’ originated by John Hogg and ‘Tube 

Products INTERNATIONAL’, originated by his children, 

Caroline Sullens and Paul Hogg. 

These industry-leading magazines perform a very 

important role in the global industry, informing and 

educating everyone with the latest news and technology 

from the marketplace. 

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www.read-tpi.com 

The World of Tube & Pipe Products, Materials & Ancillaries 

January 2009 

Tube & Pipe Technology and Tube Products INTERNATIONAL 

magazines, published by INTRAS Ltd, are the adopted 

official journals of the ITA 


Formative Years 

ITA booth ready for action at Tube Düsseldorf 2006 with 

John Metcalfe on duty 

In November 1979 the ITA organised a technical 

conference in its own right in Birmingham, UK, the very 

first of no less than forty seven such events run by the 

Association up to the end of 2008. 

1980 saw the appointment of the first ITA president, a 

position held so far by seven major industry figures. 

Towards the end of the 1980s John Hogg, owner of Intras 

Ltd and ITA Executive Secretary, in agreement with the 

ITA board, saw the need for a biennial tube exhibition to 

compliment the established wire Düsseldorf event. 

After negotiations with NOWEA, (now known as Messe 

Düsseldorf), the inaugural Tube Düsseldorf exhibition 

took place in spring 1988. 

The ITA became an official sponsor of and industry 

partner to the exhibition in 1994, a partnership that 

still holds good today after ten editions and a dramatic 

growth in exhibition space to forty one thousand square 

metres and more than one thousand exhibitors in 2008. 

Membership grew steadily throughout the first decade 

in the ITA’s history, in particular in the North American 

region, and in 1990 the Board of Directors USA was 

formed, becoming the North American Management 

Board in 1992, with responsibility for the ITA’s activities 

in Canada, Mexico and the USA. 

The region still accounts for the second largest total of 

ITA members. 


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ITA Asia Pacific Management Board (APMB) meeting, chaired by Tsutomo Nakata (centre) during Tube China 2008, Shanghai 


Increasingly 

International 

An early version of the ITA membership 

brochure, printed in seven languages 

From the very beginning the ITA had attracted members 

worldwide and this process was boosted further in 

several ways through the 1990s. 

The establishment of an Indian Management Board 

(IMB) in 1994, chaired by Deepak Jindal, led to a marked 

increase in ITA influence in the sub continent and 

memberships in India remain the highest regional total 

to this very day. 

In 1999 Jintras (India) Ltd became the official 

representative office of the association in India. 

It had become increasingly obvious that the so called 

‘tiger economies’ of the Far East were very important 

developing markets for the industry and in 1997 the 

ITA supported and sponsored the first Tube Singapore 

exhibition, which ran there biennially until 2005 before 

re-locating to Bangkok in 2007 as Tube Southeast Asia. 

The ITA has continued to sponsor the event since 1997 

and to organise supporting technical conferences at 

some editions. 

Another consequence of the dramatic development in 

the Far East was the need to oversee and co-ordinate 

the ITA’s interests in the region and so the Asia Pacific 

Management Board (APMB) was formed in 1998. 

The APMB has been chaired by Tsutomo Nakata since 

its formation and has included board members from 

Japan, Australia, Thailand, Korea, China, Malaysia and 

Indonesia. 


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ITA China representative Guoliang Ding (9 th from right, back row) with ITA Chairman Albert Sedlmaier (11 th from 

right, back row) and Chinese members at Tube China 2006 


Into the New 

Millennium 

Nataliya Koryaka, 

ITA representative for 

Russian-speaking region 

David Rippon 

Jeroo Vandrevala, who represents 

the ITA in India 

After 21 years of increasing influence worldwide and 

having established regional boards in India, North 

America and the Asia Pacific area the ITA Executive Board 

acknowledged that these regions needed to have an 

even greater say in the global affairs of the Association. 

Accordingly in 2000 a regional European Management 

Board (EMB) was formed, under the chairmanship of 

David Rippon. 

At the same time the ITA created the International 

Executive Management Board (IEMB) to be the senior 

ruling body for the ITA’s policies and business affairs. 

The IEMB draws representatives from each of the four 

regional management boards to govern the Association, 

headed by the ITA chairman. 

An Administration Sub Committee (ASC) deputises for 

the IEMB between board meetings and oversees the 

formal election of new members. 

Several sub committees exist to assist the ITA in the 

administration of the Association’s technical, educational 

and financial affairs. (The ITA organisational chart is 

shown on page 28) 

The appointment of an Indian representative office in 

1997 was very successful. To facilitate the development 

of the ITA and its influence in other important regions the 

Association established representatives for the Russian 

speaking world in 2005, Ukrtruboprom (the Ukrainian 

Tube Association) and in China, CCRSA (the China Cold 

Roll-forming Steel Association). Both appointments led 

to substantial increases in membership in these regions. 


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Exhibition History 

The British Group area at Tube Düsseldorf 

Visitors at a recent FABTECH exhibition 

In addition to the ITA’s major involvement in the birth of 

the Tube Düsseldorf and Tube Southeast Asia (formerly 

Tube Singapore) exhibitions it has always been quick to 

recognise the potential for the industry to develop in 

other markets. 

As the new millennium progressed it became apparent 

that the so-called BRIC countries, Brazil, Russia, India and 

China, as well as other regions such as the Gulf and Arab 

States and Turkey, offered tremendous opportunities for 

the tube and pipe industry to develop. 

New exhibitions have been born that are sponsored 

by the ITA and at which the Association has invariably 

provided practical support and valuable services for 

members as well as taking the opportunity to promote 

the benefits of membership to an even wider audience. 

The ITA has been very careful in choosing to support the 

definitive exhibitions for these markets of opportunity 

starting from the dates shown in brackets: Tube India 

International (2003); Tube Russia (2003); Tubotech, Brazil 

(2004); Tube China (2004) Tekno/Tube Arabia, Dubai 

(2007) and Boru, Istanbul (2008). 

For many years the ITA, although not a sponsor, has 

also supported and helped to promote the leading 

metal forming industry trade fair in the USA, FABTECH, 

which has a large section devoted to the tube and pipe 

industry. 


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TUBE UKRAINE 

INTERNATIONAL 

CONFERENCE 

The Palace of Culture “Metallurgists” 27K Kosiora Street, Dnepropetrovsk 49000, Ukraine 

“MODERN PRODUCTION TRENDS FOR TUBES & 

PIPES - WELDED, SEAMLESS & NON-FERROUS” 

• Leading expert speakers 

• Tabletop exhibition 

• Social evening 

• Optional tube plant tours 

• Special rates at a selection of hotels 

• Free 1 year’s trial membership of ITA for 

non-member delegates 

• Big discounts on fees for early 

registrations 

• Special fees for students and groups 

• Great networking event 

International Tube Association: 46 Holly Walk, 

Leamington SpaWarwickshire CV32 4HY, UK 

Tel: +44 1926 834681• Fax: +44 1926 314755 

Email: info@itatube.org 

A Technical Conference Jointly Organised by: 

MAIN SPONSOR: CJSC NIKOPOL STAINLESS TUBE MILL 

www.tube-ukraine.com 

Ukrtruboprom 

Association 

tel. +380 56 791 17 01 

fax +380 56 791 17 01 

e-mail: trubpr@ptcor.net 


Technical Development, 

the Three E’s: Excellence, 

Exchange and Education 

Professor Hugh Sansome 

The 1990 Tube India ITA conference with Firdose 

Vandrevala and John Hogg moderating 

Having come into existence as a result of a tube 

conference in 1978 the ITA naturally places great 

emphasis on what it sees as one of its key roles of 

encouraging technical excellence, development, 

exchange and education in the industry. 

This has been accomplished through a worldwide 

programme of forty seven technical conferences, 

symposiums and seminars between 1979 and the end 

of 2008. Almost all of these events have been organised 

solely by the ITA. 

Many of these events have presented ground breaking 

technology or have introduced tried and tested 

developments to new audiences in emerging markets. 

As a result the Association has compiled an impressive 

back catalogue of technical papers, which are available 

to all and are a valuable resource for the industry. 

Apart from individual papers from all of these forty 

seven conferences, CD-ROMs of all papers from most 

of the ITA’s recent conferences can be obtained. 

To encourage further technical excellence the ITA 

instituted its biennial ‘President’s Trophy’ award in 1981. 

This award is presented at every Tube Düsseldorf to the 

author or authors of what is considered by the Awards 

Committee to be the best technical paper presented at 

ITA conferences in the preceding two years. 

In the ITA’s formative years the late Professor Hugh 

Sansome played a vital role in the establishment of 

the Technical Management Committee (originally the 


Technical Sub Committee) and setting the standards by 

which speaker applications for conferences are selected 

and evaluated. In 2004 the ‘President’s Trophy’ was renamed 

to commemorate his immense contribution. 

The continuing popularity and excellence of ITA technical 

events led to the introduction of additional ‘Papers 

Award’ shields in 2008. Past award winners are listed in 

the appendix (page 37) and the roll call features many of 

the world’s leading experts in their fields over the years. 

In 2007 the Indian Board, through the good offices of its 

chairman and vice president Yogesh Bhatia of Gallium 

Industries, introduced basic training seminars in tube 

production to help the Indian industry meet the need 

for more qualified production engineers. 

Looking to the future the ITA is examining the potential 

for organising Internet-based seminars or ‘webinars’ to 

reach an even wider audience in the most cost effective 

way possible. 

The ITA helps to educate and inform members by 

providing them with an annual subscription to either 

of the industry’s leading trade magazines ‘Tube & Pipe 

Technology’ or ‘Tube Products INTERNATIONAL’. 

A more recent innovation has been the introduction of 

a special quarterly bulletin in Chinese for members in 

the PRC that incorporates a technical article from the 

Association’s catalogue. 

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J Asperheim and B Grande of EDF, Norway receiving 

Professor Hugh Sansome Speaker award from Pam 

Sansome with Albert Sedlmaier in attendance at 

Tube Düsseldorf 2004 


Networking: A Key Role 

Networking at ITA conference and supported exhibitions 

One of the most important aspects of formal gatherings 

of tube and pipe engineers at technical events is the 

opportunity for networking and stimulating discussion 

and debate. 

In its 30 year history the ITA has organised nearly fifty 

technical events alone. At many of these table top 

exhibits provide delegates, speakers and sponsors 

with additional opportunities to interact with industry 

colleagues. 

The list of past conferences in the appendix (page 39) 

demonstrates the scope and geographical distribution 

of the ITA’s formal technical programme, which is set to 

continue into the future with events planned in Beijing, 

Istanbul and Mumbai in 2009 and 2010. 

Other networking opportunities for members that 

have been established over the years include the ITA’s 

members’ lunch held on the Wednesday at every Tube 

Düsseldorf exhibition; social evenings at many of the 

technical events and a special reception for Chinese 

members during the Tube China exhibition. 

Whilst the ITA uses and continues to develop various 

forms of electronic media to assist members in their 

contacts with fellow industry professionals in many 

cultures there is still no substitute for face to face 

meetings and discussions and creating networking 

opportunities will continue to be a key role for the 

Association. 


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The ITA Newsletter (ITAN): hard copy and in its 

new supplementary ‘e-zine’ online format 


Marketing and 

Promotional Support 

The ITA website homepage – www.itatube.org 

Another key role undertaken by the ITA is to assist its 

members in the promotion of their organisations. In 

June 1997 the first edition of the Association’s newsletter 

ITAN appeared. 

This newsletter contains editorials from members that 

are published free of charge. ITAN does not include any 

advertisements, except for ITA events, and is circulated 

in hard copy form to some 10,000 readers throughout 

the world by both mail and extensive distribution at 

exhibitions attended by the ITA. 

More than twenty eight editions of the newsletter have 

been published since 1997. ITAN has developed over 

recent years with a full colour format introduced in 2005 

and an electronic version, or e-zine, in 2008. 

On occasions language supplements in Russian and 

Chinese are produced as well as larger editions prior to 

major industry events. 

All editorials appear on the ITA website www.itatube.org. 

The advent of the e-zine has meant that the potential 

readership of ITAN has increased dramatically, especially 

in regions with unreliable postal services. 

The website plays a very important role in communicating 

globally the ITA’s own activities as well as members’ news. 

Regularly updated, the site posts members’ editorials 

throughout the year. Also on the website are contact 

details and information of all organisations that have 

one or more ITA members, often with hyperlinks to their 

own websites. 


In past years the ITA also published the Tube Industry 

Yearbook, which was recognised as a most valuable 

resource for the tube and pipe sector, providing the 

industry with a unique directory and buyer’s guide. 

The Yearbook was first produced in 1986 in seven 

languages and was updated every year until the final 

edition in 2001. 

With the increasing popularity of the Internet the 

ITA decided that offering ‘real time’ information was 

vitally important and the www.tubefirst.com directory 

website replaced the Yearbook as a primary information 

resource. 

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www.tubefirst.com 

Directory Website for the 

Tube & Pipe Industry 

REGISTER YOUR COMPANY NOW! 

HOW IT WORKS: 

1 

3 

E 

F 

D 

G 

2 

C 

A 

Optional Items: 

A 

B 

C 

D 

E 

F 

G 

Banner advertisement linked to your 

website (part of Package B) 

‘Premium’ Listing with product photo 

(part of Package A & B) 

Corporate logo linked to your website 


Hyperlinks to your website and email 


Corporate news item (Press Release) 

(part of basic registration or Package A & B) 

Text about your company 


Photos of your products 


B 

Top: the last edition of the Tube Industry 

Yearbook was printed in 2001. Since then 

it has been replaced by the Tubefirst.com 

directory website (bottom) 


Vital Support of 

Members of Boards 

& Committees 

John Metcalfe, long time ITA Honorary 

Treasurer and first recipient of the Lifetime 

Achievement Award 

The ITA is run by the members for the members. 

Thanks to the invaluable support of many individual 

members since 1979, who have given their time 

voluntarily, the ITA has been able to achieve its preeminent 

position in the global industry today. 

The ITA is very grateful also to the many tube and pipe 

organisations who have allowed their employees to 

be involved in ITA activities as well as supporting the 

Association in many other ways. 

From 1979 until 2004 John Hogg inspired and drove 

the ITA through its first twenty five years drawing on 

the enthusiasm, commitment and expertise provided 

by the many members who served on the boards and 

committees. 

After his death in 2004 the IEMB decided to commemorate 

John’s unique place in the history of the ITA by creating 

the ‘John C Hogg Lifetime Achievement Award’. 

Honorary life membership and a commemorative trophy 

is presented at the members’ lunch at Tube Düsseldorf to 

a member who, in the opinion of the Officers of the ITA, 

has made an outstanding contribution to the Association 

over many years in a variety of ways including service on 

boards and committees, presenting papers and assisting 

at conferences and acting as an ambassador generally 

for the ITA. 

In 2006 the very first recipient of the award was John 

Metcalfe, long time ITA Honorary Treasurer. 


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2-3 November 2009, Istanbul, Turkey 

“Technology for Quality, Productivity and Pro�t” 

a technical conference co-organised by: 

WOW Hotels & Convention Center 

Ìstanbul Dünya Ticaret Merkezi Yeşilköy, Ìstanbul, Turkey 


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them with unrivalled benefi ts and services. 

INTERNATIONAL TUBE ASSOCIATION 46 Holly Walk, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 4HY, UK 

Tel: +44 1926 834681 • Fax: +44 1926 314755 • Email: info@itatube.org • Website: www.itatube.org 


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Experience 

The current version of the ITA membership brochure, 

promoting the many benefits of joining the association to 

prospective new members around the world 

As the International Tube Association entered its 

30th year the tube and pipe industry faced enormous 

challenges brought about by the global economic crisis 

and recessions in many countries. Hitherto buoyant 

markets like China and Russia experienced severe 

downturns and an inevitable period of rationalisation 

and consolidation was bound to follow. 

In such circumstances the ITA has an even more 

important role to play in supporting its members and the 

worldwide industry. This encompasses practical and costsaving 

support at trade fairs; providing opportunities for 

presenting technology to potential customers and for 

networking at technical events; offering free promotional 

and communication avenues via the ITAN newsletter 

and ITA website; keeping members updated on industry 

news by providing a free subscription to a choice of 

leading trade magazines; giving member-only reduced 

fees at technical events and facilitating large discounts 

for entries in the Tubefirst.com directory website. 

The task of compiling this history of the International 

Tube Association to mark its 30th anniversary has been 

both nostalgic and fascinating and those nine founder 

members in 1979 who had the vision of creating a 

global industry association should be very proud of their 

legacy. 

Being a member of the world’s largest personal 

membership association for tube and pipe engineers 

and other industry professionals is just as relevant today 

as it was in 1979, perhaps even more so in the very 

challenging years ahead. 


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A Key ITA Role: supporting members with special, 

THE IWMA AND ITA ORCHID EXHIBITOR PACKAGE FOR 

WIRE/TUBE SOUTHEAST ASIA, BANGKOK 

13-15 OCTOBER 2009 

Contact: IWMA or ITA now - Fax: +44 1926 314755 

Email: info@iwma.org or info@itatube.org 

Websites: www.iwma.org www.itatube.org 

THE INTERNATIONAL TUBE ASSOCIATION’S CAVIAR PACKAGE 

For Tube Russia, Moscow, 12-15 May 2009 

Includes: Fitted and Carpeted Booth Space in Prime Location 

3 Chairs 

Square Table 

Waste Basket 

3 Spotlights 

1 x 220V/1000W Power Socket. 

12m2 Package US$5,300 

ITA PROVIDES ‘OASIS’ FOR • Fully Carpeted Booth 

EXHIBITORS AT TEKNO / 

• Fascia Board with Name in Black 

• Square Table with 3 Leather Chairs 

TUBE ARABIA, 

• 1 Power Socket 5 Amp/220V Plus 3 Spotlights 

DUBAI, 13-16 JANUARY 2007• 

1 Information Desk 

• 1 Wastepaper Basket 

CHINESE TAKE-AWAY MENU 

Fascia with up to 20 Latin letters (Logos/Cyrillic extra cost) 

WIRE/TUBE CHINA, 25-28 SEPTEMBER 2006 Daily Booth Cleaning 

-------------PLUS---------- 

-Visa Invitations for 2 persons 

The International Wire & Machinery Association (IWMA) and International Tube -Airport Meet and Greet Service (Transfer to hotel and return) 

Association (ITA) help exhibitors to show at wire/Tube China, SNIEC, Pudong, -Interpreter Russian/English 

• Thai/English Interpreter 

Shanghai, PRC, in prime locations in the wire and tube halls 

The 8 

• Daily Booth Cleaning 

• Overnight Security for Items left on IWMA/ITA Booths 

The IWMA/ITA Set Menu 

• Free Hospitality and Beverages on IWMA/ITA Booths Includes: 12m2 (130 sq ft) Fitted and Carpeted Stand - US$4,750** 

• Internet Service on IWMA/ITA Booth 

3 Leather Chairs 

Information Counter 100x50x75cm 

• IWMA/ITA Booths with Additional Interpreter Service 

Square Table 

• Help/Local Advice/Practical Experience from IWMA/ITA Waste Basket 

Office 

3 Spotlights 

-Free Hospitality on ITA booth 

-Office and Internet Services on ITA booth 

-Continuous assistance during build-up via ITA office. 

-No management fee for ITA members’ companies 

12m2 �5,000 18m2 �7,150 24m2 �9,300 

SAW 

(Extra booth fittings for 18/24m2) 

(Management Fee £125 Non-Members Only, Plus VAT, include 

year’s trial membership of the ITA!) 

Optional Extras 

• Preferential Hotel Rates at Conveniently Situated Sheraton 

1 x 220v Power Socket. 

Fascia with company name (max 24 English/12 Chinese letters) 

Daily Stand Cleaning 

Early reservation of hotel rooms and flights to Moscow is recommended. 

Contact: Messe Reisen Falk, Germany. Fax: +49 2102 41762. 

E-mail a.clemens@messe-reisen.de (English spoken) • 

Grand Sukhumvit Hotel, Bangkok (Subject to Availability) 

• 

Please contact ITA now - Fax: +44 1926 31475 

• Meet & Greet Service at Airport (Recommended) 

PLUS THESE SIDE DISHES 

Email:info@itatube.org Website: www.itatube.org • 

• Larger booths: 18m2 US$7,780; 24m2 US$10,275; 32m2 

• 

� Visa Invitation Letters for 2 persons 

US$13,600; 36m2 US$15,250 

Variations from above prices: 

• 

� Meet & Greet Service Pudong or Hongqi Airports (3 persons max) 

• Additional Fittings/Furniture 

1. If no interpreter required deduct �360 from above prices 

� Interpreter English/Mandarin 

• 

2. If visa invitations not required (some hotels provide free of charge) deduct � 

� Overnight Security for items left on IWMA or ITA Stands 

from above prices for two or �90 for one 

• 

Management Charge £125/£175 Members/Non-Members plus � Free VAT Hospitality, beverages etc at IWMA or ITA Stand 

• 

� Fax and Internet Communication Services at IWMA or ITA Stand 

� Information Stand with additional interpreter service 

� Continuous assistance with preparation and advice prior to and during build-up 

period via IWMA or ITA office. 

• 

• 

• 

• 

(THIS OFFER IS SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF SPACE AT THE TIME OF BOOKING) 

• 

A La Carte Menu 

• Special room rates at Purple Mountain Hotel (subject to availability) 

• 

• Additional fittings available on-site from technical order form 

• Additional interpreters 

• Larger booths available (Example 18m2 US$6,940; 24m2 US$9,130) 

• 

• 

**UKTI TAP GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR QUALIFYING UK EXHIBITORS 

• 

(Management Charge £150/£200 Members/Non-Members plus VAT) 

Mana 

(Note 

th International Trade Fair for Industrial Machinery, Metalworking and Machine 

Tools takes place at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre in the UAE from 13-16 

January 2007. 

It now incorporates Tube Arabia 2007 for exhibitors of tube and pipe manufacturing 

machines, accessories and allied processes. 

The ITA, as well as being the international supporter will be exhibiting at the fair and 

is able to offer special value exhibitor packages. 

ITA OASIS PACKAGE FOR TEKNO/TUBE ARABIA 2007 

• De Luxe Octanorm Shell Scheme Stand, Fully Carpeted 

• Fascia Board with Name 

• Storage Room with Door 

• Information Counter 

• Table with Two Chairs 

• Power Socket (13 Amp/220V) plus 4 Spot lights 

• Potted Plant 

• Interpreter Arabic/English 

• Daily Stand Cleaning 

• Overnight Security for Items Left on ITA Booth 

• Free Hospitality and Beverages on ITA Booth 

• Fax, Internet Services on ITA Booth 

• ITA Information Booth with Additional Interpreter Service 

• Consultancy Service During Build-Up Period Via ITA Office 

Inclusive costs of the above package are US$5,690 for a 12m2 Booth; US$7,950 for 

18m2 and US$10,290 for 24m2. 

A budget booth is available on request: please ask for details. However, we strongly 

recommend the De Luxe version as both better value for money and for presenting a 

much better image. 

In addition to the above the ITA has negotiated a special hotel rate at the Novotel 

WTC Dubai Hotel, situated right next to the exhibition site. These rooms are on a first 

come first served basis and are subject to availability. (The hotel has an airport 

transfer service, or taxis are freely available from Dubai Airport) 

(Management Charge £125/£175 Members/Non-Members Plus VAT.) 

Contact us now indicating the size of booth on the application form 1A (2 pages), 

which should be faxed back to us, and also if you want a special hotel deal. 

(Potential UK exhibitors should note that a UKTI Government grant might be 

available subject to qualifying criteria) 

ITA Phone: +44 1926 834681 Fax: +44 1926 314755 Email:info@itatube.org 


cost-price exhibitor packages around the world 

DANCE INTO THE BRAZILIAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN 

MARKETS AT TUBOTECH 2007 WITH THE ITA’S 

SAMBA PACKAGE! SÄO PAULO, BRAZIL 

02-04 OCTOBER 2007 

The JASMINE package is offered to members at cost with only a low management 

charge of £150 plus £26.25 VAT contribution to our own costs. 

Non-members £200 plus £35.00 VAT (Includes 1 year’s free membership of ITA!) 

Please Contact ITA now - Fax: +44 1926 314755 

Email: phillip@intras.co.uk Website: www.itatube.org 

TUBE 2004, DÜSSELDORF 

(See diagram) Price per m� = £99 + VAT 

The specification for Special Scheme A includes: 

• Octanorm Maxima light-alu, light grey walls to a height of 2.5m, dependent on stand type. 

• Fascia (light grey) to open sides of stand fitting 50cm from the top of wall height, dependent 

on stand type. Company name and stand no., 20 letters per open side. 

• Open ceiling, Maxima light, each metre inside. 5 spotlights Par 30/120W 

• Blue carpeting, with red contrasting strip of 50cm (at each open side). 

• Maxima tower, 100x100x100cm, red, with Trade Partners logo. 

• Hall and stand number card, at each open side. 

• 2 Display panels with fabric cover, 100 x 150cm – per 15m� stand area. 

• 1 Lockable counter – 100 x 50 x 100cm – (per 15m� stand area). 

• 1 Display plinth – 100 x 100 x 60cm – (per 15m� stand area). Or 

1 Display plinth – 50 x 50 x 50cm – (per 15m� stand area). 

• 4 Shelves, flat or inclined – 100 x 30cm – (per 15m� stand area). 

• 1 Electrical supply socket 220V 3.3kw – per 15m� stand area. 

Or 7kw for space exceeding 36m�, (not 24 hour sockets) 

• Electrical earthing, necessary for metal stands. 

• Electrical consumption for 3.3kw supply and lighting. 

• Connection to mains supply. 

• Pre-show and daily stand cleaning. 

• Disposal of stand construction material. 

12m2 Package �3,950 

• Octanorm White Shell Scheme Booth, Fully Carpeted 

• Fascia Board With Name In Black (up to 10 letters) 

• Square Table With 3 Chairs 

• 1 Power Socket Plus 4 Spotlights 

• 1 Wastepaper Basket 

• Portuguese/English Interpreter 

(See diagram) 

• Daily Booth Cleaning 

Price per m� = £69-70 + VAT 

• Overnight Security For Items Left On ITA Booth 

The specification for Basic Scheme B includes: 

• Free Hospitality and Beverages on ITA Booth 

• Back and sidewalls, white finish, to a height of 2.5m, dependent on stand type. 

• Internet Service on ITA Booth 

• 50cm fascia (red) to open sides of the stand, dependent on stand type. 

• ITA Booth With Additional Interpreter Service 

• Ceiling grid system (open), where necessary, for construction 

ADDEE KA! THE IWMA AND ITA PACKAGE WELCOMES 

• Help/Local Advice/Practical Experience From ITA Office JASMINE EXHIBITOR PACKAGE 

• 4 spot lamps (150w) per 15m� stand area (at any chosen locations). 

YOU TO WIRE/TUBE SOUTHEAST ASIA, BANGKOK 

TUBE CHINA, SNIEC, PUDONG, SHANGHAI, 23-26 SEPTEMBER 2008 

• Meet/Greet Transfer From Airport to Hotel (Essential 

• Blue carpeting, with red contrasting strip at each open side. 

s 2 

16-18 OCTOBER 2007 

Service!) 

Jasmine tea is a premium drink designed to instill calm and well-being •in 20 the Letters on each facia for company name per open side, plus Trade Partners U.K. logo. 

(Sawaddee ka means “welcome” in Thai language) 


individual. That is what the ITA sets out to do with its Jasmine package • – Hall to take and stand number card at each open side. 

• Hotel Accommodation At Preferential Rates 

as much worry and stress as possible out of exhibiting at Tube China •2008 2 Display panels with fabric cover – 100 x 150cm. 

12m2 Package US$4,450 

• Extra Fitted Space 

• 1 Lockable counter – 100 x 50 x 100cm – (per 15m� stand area). 

Fully Carpeted Booth 

First cup includes: 

• 1 Display plinth – 100 x 100 x 60cm – (per 15m� stand area), OR 

• Additional Fittings/Furniture 

Fascia Board with Name in Black 

12m2 (130 sq ft) Fitted and Carpeted Stand in prime location - US$4,700 

• 18m2 package �5,700; 24m2 package �7,500 

3 Leather Chairs Lockable Counter 

1 Display plinth – 50 x 50 x 50cm – (per 15m� stand area). 

Square Table with 3 Leather Chairs 

Square Table Waste Basket 

• 4 shelves, flat or inclined, 100 x 30cm per 15m� stand area. 

1 Power Socket 5 Amp/220V Plus 3 Spotlights 

3 Spotlights 1 x 220v Power Socket. • 1 Electrical supply socket – 220v 3.3kw Or 7kw for space exceeding 36m�. (Not 24 hour) 

Management Charge £125/£175 Members/Non-Members plus VAT 

1 Information Desk 

Fascia with company name (max 20 English/12 Chinese letters) • Electrical earthing, necessary for metal stands. 

Daily Stand Cleaning Prime location in ITA block 

1 Wastepaper Basket 

• Electrical consumption for 3.3kw supply and lighting. 

180 

- Visa Invitation Letters for 2 persons 

Thai/English Interpreter 

• Connection to mains supply. 

- Meet & Greet Service Pudong Airport (3 persons max) to hotels in 

Daily Booth Cleaning 

SNIEC area of Pudong 

• Pre-show and daily stand cleaning. 

- Interpreter or Hostess, English/Mandarin 

• Disposal of stand construction material. 

Overnight Security for Items left on IWMA/ITA Joint Booth 

August 2003 

- Overnight Security for items left on ITA Stand 

Free Hospitality and Beverages on IWMA/ITA Booth 

- Free Hospitality, beverages etc at ITA Stand 

Internet Service on IWMA/ITA Booth 

- Fax and Internet Communication Services at ITA Stand 

IWMA/ITA Booth with Additional Interpreter Service 

- Information Stand with additional interpreter service 

Help/Local Advice/Practical Experience from ITA Office 

- Continuous assistance with preparation and advice prior to and 

during build-up period via ITA office. 

(THIS OFFER IS SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF SPACE AT THE TIME OF BOOKING) 


Preferential Hotel Rates at Conveniently Situated Sheraton 

Extra stress-reducing cups available: 

- Special room rates at 5* Purple Mountain Hotel (subject to availability) 

Grand Sukhumvit Hotel, Bangkok (Subject to Availability) 

- Additional fittings available on-site from technical order form 

Meet & Greet Service at Airport (Recommended) 

- Additional interpreters 

Larger booths: 16m2 US$5,850; 18m2 US$6,550; 24m2 

- Larger size booths: 18m2 $6,900; 24m2 $9,000; 36m2 $13,500 (extra 

US$8,650 

stand items to 12m2 specification provided for larger booths) 

- Meet & Greet Service to Shanghai city centre hotels 

Additional Fittings/Furniture 

gement Charge £125/£175 Members/Non-Members plus VAT 

: space-only option is not available through IWMA/ITA) 


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ITA President Manabu Kiuchi (left) and Chairman Albert Sedlmaier (right) with Guoliang Ding at Tube Düsseldorf 


APPENDIX 

Key Dates in ITA History 

The first Tube Düsseldorf staged in 1988 

together with supporting ITA conference 

1979 

• Founding of the ITA and election of first Executive 

Board 

• First ever technical conference organised by the ITA 

itself in Birmingham UK 

1986 

• Intras Ltd (ITA management company) signed 

contract with NOWEA to create first Tube Düsseldorf 

exhibition 

• First edition of Tube Industry Yearbook & Directory 

published 

1988 

• First Tube Düsseldorf exhibition 

1990 

• Establishment of Board of Directors USA of the ITA 

(Re-named North American Management Board in 

1992) 

1992 

• ITA signed agreement with Messe Düsseldorf to be 

industry partner and sponsor of Tube Düsseldorf 

1994 and subsequent exhibitions 

1994 

• Creation of ITA Indian Management Board 

1996 

• ITA signed agreement with Messe Düsseldorf for 

Tube Singapore exhibition 


1997 

• First Tube Singapore exhibition, sponsored by ITA 

• ITA published first ITAN newsletter 

1998 

• Creation of ITA Asia Pacific Management Board 

(APMB) 

1999 

• Jintras (India) Ltd appointed ITA representative office 

in India 

2000 

• ITA International Executive Management Board 

(IEMB) formed to replace original Executive Board 

• Creation of ITA European Management Board (EMB) 

2001 

• ITA independent website launched: www.itatube.org 

• www.Tubefirst.com directory website replaces Tube 

Industry Yearbook 

2003 

• First Tube India exhibition in Hyderabad, sponsored 

by ITA 

• First Tube Russia exhibition in Moscow, sponsored 

by ITA 

2004 

• First Tube China exhibition in Shanghai, sponsored 

by ITA 

• ITA sponsored Tubotech exhibition, Sao Paulo, Brazil 

• Death of ITA Founder & Secretary General John Hogg 

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Opening ceremony of wire & Tube Singapore 

Official launch of inaugural Tube China at wire & Tube 

Düsseldorf 2004 with representatives from the ITA, 

Messe Düsseldorf, Messe Düsseldorf China and local 

Chinese co-organisers MCCPIT 


Albert Sedlmaier and Phillip Knight meet with Sheik 

Hasher bin Juma Al Maktoum at the first Tube Arabia 

exhibition, Dubai 2007 

The successful Tube Russia exhibition 

staged annually in Moscow 

2005 

• ITAN newsletter upgraded to full colour 

• Ukrtruboprom appointed ITA representative office 

for Russian speaking countries 

2006 

• Inaugural John C Hogg Lifetime Achievement Award 

made to John Metcalfe 

• CCRSA appointed ITA representative office for China 

2007 

• First Tekno/Tube Arabia exhibition in Dubai, 

sponsored by ITA 

• Website re-designed 

• Inaugural Tube Southeast Asia exhibition in 

Bangkok, relocated from Singapore, sponsored by 

ITA 

2008 

• Pipe Dream India 08 technical conference in New 

Delhi (ITA’s 47th technical event since 1979) 

• ITA sponsored Boru exhibition in Turkey 

• New ITA logo introduced 

• Electronic version (e-zine) of ITAN introduced 

• Additional ‘Papers Award’ shields introduced 

2009 

• 30th anniversary year of ITA 


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ASIA PACIFIC 

MANAGEMENT 

BOARD 

VICE PRESIDENT 

JAPAN 

OFFICERS & COMMITTEES 

ITA Officers and Committees 

INDIAN 

MANAGEMENT 

BOARD 


INDIA 

SECRETARIAT 

PRESIDENT 

CHAIRMAN 

VICE CHAIRMAN 

HON. TREASURER 

INTERNATIONAL 

EXECUTIVE 

MANAGEMENT 

BOARD 

(ADMINISTRATION SUB-COMMITTEE) 

FINANCIAL 

SUB 

COMMITTEE 


EUROPE 

TECHNICAL 

MANAGEMENT 

COMMITTEE 

PAPERS 

AWARD 

COMMITTEE 

ITA organisational chart showing its officers and committees 


USA 

NORTH AMERICAN 

MANAGEMENT 

BOARD 

TECHNICAL 

COMMITTEE 

EUROPEAN 

MANAGEMENT 

BOARD 


ITA Officers and 

Committees 

Manabu Kiuchi 

Gunther Voswinckel 

Rik Dominik 

Yogesh Bhatia 

Presidents 

Dipl Ing A Effert, Schumag Aachen, Germany 1980 

Mr J-P Calmes, Consultant, Switzerland 1983 

Mr J A Croser, Ellay Enfield Tubes, UK 1984 

Mr J W Ruff, US Steel Pittsburgh, USA 1988 

Dr M Civallero, Dalmine SpA, Italy 1991 

Mr E D Dominik, Timken, USA 1999 

Prof M Kiuchi, Kilametec, Japan 2002– 

Regional Vice Presidents 

USA 

Mr D Grimm, E C Walter & Assoc, 1987 

Mr K Harrington, National Copper Products Inc, 1994 

Mr E D Dominik, Timken, 1998 

Dr R Fryan, Timken, 2001 

Mr N D Abbey III, Abbey Etna, 2003– 

Japan 

Prof M Kiuchi, Kilametec, 1989 

Mr T Nakata, Nakata Mfg, 2000– 

India 

Mr E A Rao, CST Ltd, 1987 

Mr F A Vandrevala, Tata Iron & Steel, 1989 

Mr S C Gupta, Rajinder Steel, 1994 

Mr P Krishnakumar, Tube Investments of India, 2002 

Mr Y K Bhatia, Gallium Industries, 2006– 

Europe 

Dr G Voswinckel, Otto Junker, Germany, 2002– 


ITA Chairman 

Mr J A Croser, Ellay Enfield Tubes, UK, 1979 

Mr D R Warner, IMI Yorkshire Copper Tube, UK, 1985 

Mr E J Edgar, Business Net, UK, 1991 

Mr A N Brown, Bronx Engineering, UK, 1996 

Prof M Kiuchi, University of Tokyo, Japan, 2000 

Mr A Sedlmaier, data M, Germany, 2002– 

ITA Vice Chairman 

Mr F C R Garrett, IMI Yorkshire Imperial Ltd, UK, 1980 

Mr M J Freeman, Wyko Equipments Ltd, UK, 1989 

Dr G Voswinckel, Mannesmann Demag, Germany, 1996 

Mr D G Harris, Seamless Tubes, UK, 1998 

Mr D Rippon, Fine Tubes Ltd, UK, 1999 

Mr A Sedlmaier, data M Software, Germany, 2000 

Mr T Banach, G E Inspection Technologies, USA, 2002– 

Honorary Treasurer 

Mr T D Robinson, Johnson Metal Company, UK, 1979 

Mr D E Cutts, Energy Tubes Ltd, UK, 1982 

Mr J Metcalfe, Tube Technology Ltd, UK, 1988– 

Chairman North American Management Board 

Mr N D Abbey III, Abbey Etna, 1991 

Mr D A Bell, Thermatool Corporation, 1993 

Mr T Banach, GE Inspection Technologies, 2000– 

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Derek Warner 

Terry Robinson 

Albert Sedlmaier 


John Edgar 

Tsutomo Nakata 

Arthur Brown 

Chairman Indian Management Board 

Mr D P Jindal, Jindal Pipes Ltd, 1994 

Mr R Sinha, Telecon Construction Equip Co Ltd, 2000 

Mr P Krishnakumar, Tube Investments of India, 2002 

Mr S M Hussain, Tata Iron & Steel Co Ltd, 2004 

Mr Y K Bhatia, Gallium Industries, 2006– 

Chairman Asia Pacific Management Board 

Mr T Nakata, Nakata Manufacturing, Japan, 1998– 

Chairman European Management Board 

Mr D Rippon, Fine Tubes, UK, 2000 

Dr G Voswinckel, Otto Junker, Germany, 2002– 

Chairman Technical Management Committee 

Mr P A Clayton, Magnum Publications Ltd, UK, 1979 

Prof D H Sansome, University of Aston, UK, 1987 

Mr D Rippon, Fine Tubes, UK, 1999 

Mr S Loynes, Tube Solutions Ltd, UK, 2006– 

Founder & Secretary General 

Mr J C Hogg, Intras Ltd, UK 1998 – 2004 

Executive Secretary 

Mr J C Hogg, 1979 

Mr M Gorton, 1998 

Mr P G Knight, 2001– 


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Friedrich Kehrer, project director of Tube Düsseldorf, marks 

the ITA’s 25th anniversary and long-standing partnership with 

Messe Düsseldorf at the Association’s members lunch in 2004 


Members Service on ITA 

Boards Since 1979 

Mike Bennett, ITA Executive Management 

Board member 

Terry Banach, Chairman, North 

American Management Board 

N D Abbey III 

S M Agarwala 

J P Aggarwal 

A Anupam 

K Argawal 

A Athalye 

R Atkinson 

E Autrique 

M B Baheti 

E Baleck 

T Banach 

A Banerjee 

S Bansal 

W J Barnes 

D A Bell 

M Bennett 

N Bhandari 

A Bhasin 

Y K Bhatia 

W Bieber 

A D Bohra 

H J Braun 

A N Brown 

N Bruls 

D Bugden 

M Bull 

C Burcham 

P Byroslawsky 

J-P Calmes 

A Chaudhuri 

J Chen 

T K Cheung 

P Chifo 

M Civallero 

P A Clayton 

R Cope 

A Costello 

J A Croser 

D E Cutts 

R Czerski 

F Delmas 

P V Dhole 

G Ding 

E D Dominik 

J Drbout 

J Dunn 

M Dunn 

A Dutta 

S K Dutta 

E J Edgar 

A Effert 

R Farrell 

P S Fellows 

G Fitzgerald 

B Foster 

M J Freeman 


R Fryan 

D Fugang 

M C Garg 

H Garnaik 

F C R Garrett 

J Garza-Montemayor 

R Gherkin 

K K Goel 

M Gorton 

R Goulding 

W B Graham 

T C Greaves 

D Grimm 

G Guo Wu 

C P Gupta 

S C Gupta 

V Gupta 

K Harrington 

D G Harris 

J C Hogg 

P Horton 

A Hughen 

S M Hussain 

C Jackson 

A Jain 

I P Jain 

S C Jain 

S K Jain 

D P Jindal 

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V J Joshi 

A Kabu 

R Kamar 

V Kamra 

J C Kapoor 

V Kavishwar 

F Kehrer 

T Kelly 

M Kimchi 

G Kirkwood 

M Kiuchi 

P G Knight 

J Koch 

R M Kranz 

P Krishnakumar 

M Krishnan 

R Kumar 

R Lee 

D Liddle 

J Liu 

S Loynes 

D Martin 

N Matsuki 

E McAnulty 

J Metcalfe 

K Mitani 

T Nakata 

M Nallen 

A Nanda 

Yatinder Suri, Indian Management Board 

member 

Johannes Koch, International Executive 

Management Board member, 1997-2003 


Mike Pollard, North American Management 

Board member 

Jim Ruff, ITA President 1988-1990 

R Natarajan 

E Nicol 

J Olson 

M Owen 

A Pandit 

J Pardoe 

J Parkes 

M Parry 

M Pollard 

R Porthan 

J R Powell 

R Prasad 

S Prasad 

C Quickenden 

K V Ramaratnam 

R Randlett 

M Rantanen 

E A Rao 

K Rao 

D Rippon 

D Robertson 

T D Robinson 

M Rogall 

P Roy 

J W Ruff 

D H Sansome 

R K Saraf 

T Schreiber 

A Sedlmaier 

D Sekhri 

J D Seo 

J Shivers 

R Sinha 

R J Smida 

G Smith 

N Srikanth 

L Steinmeyer 

E Stewart 

G Stewart 

Y P S Suri 

T Tarsitano 

T S Tay 

C Turmratanasuwan 

B A Urech 

L Vaidyanath 

F A Vandrevala 

J Vandrevala 

M Varma 

P Vasudevan 

G Voswinckel 

D R Warner 

L Whitver 

N Winkler 

C H Won 

D FJ Wong 


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The ITA Membership certificate, awarded to 

each new member of the association 


ITA Awards 

John Powell, most recent ‘Lifetime 

Achievement Award’ winner 

Prof. Hugh Sansome Trophy 

(Author(s) of best technical paper presented at ITA Conferences) 

1981 Dr G Pfieffer, Mannesmannrohren-werke AG, 

Germany 

1982 M Owen, Wyko Equipments, UK 

1983 N Bahtia, Chase Nuclear, Canada 

1984 Prof M Kiuchi , University of Tokyo, Japan 

1985 J C Brown, Macdem Pty, South Africa 

1986 Y Tanno, Hitachi Cable Co, Japan 

1987 K Miyata, Sumitomo Light Metal Industries, 

Japan 

1988 Prof M Kiuchi , University of Tokyo, Japan 

1989 S Iijima, Sumitomo Light Industries, Japan 

1990 M Kanai, Sumitomo Light Industries, Japan 

1991 Prof D H Sansome, Technoform Sonics Ltd, UK 

1993 Prof M Kiuchi, University of Tokyo, Japan 

1995 T Watanabe, Sumitomo Light Industries, Japan 

1997 A Sedlmaier , data M, Germany 

2002 J Escheberria, CEIT, Spain 

2003 J Asperheim/B Grande, EFD Induction, Norway 

2006 A Sedlmaier, data M, Germany 

2008 K Sasaki, Sumitomo Light Metals, Japan 

Papers Award Shields 

2008 M Nallen, Thermatool Corp, USA 

2008 P Sohler, Kinkelder BV, Netherlands 

John C Hogg Lifetime Achievement Award 

2006 J Metcalfe, Tube Technology Ltd, UK 

(inaugural award) 

2008 J Powell, Powell Engineering, Australia 


38 

Delegates at ITA’s technical conference Tubos Bilbao in 2001 

Table top exhibits, here pictured at the 2007 Ukraine conference, are 

always an attractive feature of ITA technical events 


Technical Conferences 

& Events 

April 1978 

‘Tube Production & Processing’, Birmingham, UK 

November 1979 

‘Machines & Tools for Tube Production’, Birmingham, UK 

April 1980 

‘Preparation for Tube Production’, Brussels, Belgium 

April 1981 

‘Tube Production and Processing’, Aachen, Germany 

February 1982 

‘Heat and Surface Treatment of Tubes’, Paris, France 

October 1982 

‘Tube Asia 82’, Singapore 

October 1983 

‘Tubes and Energy’, Aachen, Germany 

October 1984 

‘Tube and Pipe 84’, Atlanta, USA 

March 1985 

‘Tube India ‘85’, New Delhi, India 

June 1986 

‘Tomorrow’s Tube’, Birmingham, UK 

February 1987 

‘Tube India 87’, Mumbai, India 


September 1987 

‘Tube Tech ‘87’, Philadelphia, USA 

April 1988 

‘Tube for the 90s’, Düsseldorf, Germany 

October 1989 

‘Tube 89 – Singapore’, Singapore 

April 1990 

‘Environmental Aspects in Tube Technology’, Düsseldorf, 

Germany 

November 1990 

‘Tube India ‘90’, New Delhi, India 

June 1991 

‘High Return from Modern Technology’, Chicago, USA 

December 1991 

‘Auto Tube ‘91’, Detroit, USA 

October 1992 

‘Better Tube Technology’, Monterrey, Mexico 

November 1992 

‘Modern Technology for Production and Processing’, 

Mumbai, India 

May 1993 

‘AutoTube ‘93’, Detroit, USA 

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May 1993 

‘Tube Economics & Technology’, Stresa, Italy 

June 1993 

‘Tube America ‘93’, Cleveland, USA 

November 1993 

‘Tube and Pipe Hong Kong’, Hong Kong 

November 1994 

‘What’s New in Tube Making?’, New Delhi, India 

March 1995 

‘Developments in Tube & Pipe Manufacture’, 

Philadelphia, USA 

April 1995 

‘Survival and Future of the Tube and Pipe Industry in 

Europe’, Meriden, UK 

November 1995 

‘Tube China ‘95’, Beijing, PRC 

June 1996 

‘Welded Tube & Pipe – the Way Ahead’, Toronto, Canada 

November 1996 

‘Tube Production for a Modern Economy’, Goa, India 

May 1997 

‘The Future in Europe for Tube and Pipe Manufacturing 

Operations’, Bergamo, Italy 


October 1997 

‘Forming & Finishing Processes for Tubular Products’, 

Singapore 

January 1998 

‘Autotube India ‘98’, New Delhi, India 

June 1998 

‘Tube & Pipe Dynamics – A Look Ahead’, Toronto, Canada 

November 1998 

‘Upgrading Tube Technology for a Competitive Market’, 

Mumbai, India 

October 1999 

‘Tube Making for Asia’s Recovery’, Singapore 

October 2001 

‘Management of Quality in the Tube Industry’, 

Bilbao, Spain 

February 2003 

‘Where Quality can be Achieved’, Hyderabad, India 


‘New Tube Materials and Technology’, Bangkok, Thailand 

October 2003 

‘Added Value Technology – Solutions for Profitable Tube 

Production’, Veracruz, Mexico 

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ITA INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL CONFERENCE 

‘New Technologies for Tube & Pipe Production 

– Welded & Seamless’ 

24 – 25 October 2005 

Prague Congress Centre 

Tr.5. kvetna 65, 140 21, Prague 4, Czech Republic 

• Expert international speakers 

• Tabletop exhibits 

• Gala Banquet 

• Optional tour of Skoda car plant and museum 

• Special rates at a selection of hotels 

• Concurrent ‘wire 05 Prague’ conference 

• Spouse tour options 

• Free 1 year’s trial membership of ITA for non-member 

delegates 

International Tube Association, 

46 Holly Walk, Leamington Spa Warwickshire CV32 4HY, UK 

Tel: +44 1926 334137, Fax: +44 1926 314755, Email: info@itatube.org 

www.tube-prague.com 

SUPPORTED BY: 

NAGOYA TUBE 

International Joint Symposium 

“Advanced Materials and Processes for 

Innovative Tube Making and Forming” 

18 – 20 June 2007 

Noyori Memorial Hall, Nagoya University Campus, 

Nagoya, Japan 

• Renowned International Speakers 

• Tabletop Exhibits 

• Optional Plant Tour(s) 

The Asia Pacific Management Board of the International Tube Association (ITA) in conjunction with Japan 

Society for Technology of Plasticity - Roll Forming Research Committee (JSTP) are delighted to invite you 

to take part in this international event. 

www.nagoya-tube.com 

JSTP 

February 2005 

‘Welding Technologies for Manufacturing and Processing’, 

Hyderabad, India 

October 2005 

‘New Technologies for Tube & Pipe Production’, Prague, 

Czech Republic 

June 2007 

‘Advanced Materials and Processing for Innovative Tube 

and Pipe Making and Forming’, Nagoya, Japan* 


‘Seamless & Welded Technology for Global Markets’, 

Houston, Texas, USA* 


‘Modern Production Trends for Tubes & Pipes’, 

Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine* 

October 2007 

‘Latest Developments in Non-Ferrous Technology’, 

Bangkok, Thailand* 

February 2008 

‘Innovations & Technical Realities for Tube & Pipe 

Production’, New Delhi, India 

(* Co-organised events) 

Individual technical papers are available from 1979-2008 and 

CD-ROMs of conference proceedings for most events from 2003 

onwards. 


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: 

The ITA is very grateful to the people and organisations listed below who provided material, undertook 

research or checked facts for this commemorative brochure. 

Marjorie Forbes (formerly Marjorie Hogg) 

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH 

Intras Ltd Editorial Team 

Jintras (India) Ltd 

CCRSA 

David Rippon 

John Edgar 

Terry Robinson 

Toshie Naka 

Caroline Sullens 

Debi Coleman 

Ukrtruboprom Association 

Paul Hogg 


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