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REvIEw autOMECHaNIka 2012<br />
16<br />
‘What they said’ at Automechanika<br />
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This is just a ‘Snap Shot’ review of the<br />
show, capturing just a few of the many<br />
faces in the industry. All in all it was a<br />
positive event for most and the attendance<br />
figures generally were at normal levels. The<br />
usual questions were raised concerning<br />
the long duration of the event, but this is<br />
something that is unlikely to change in the<br />
short term, unless that is the organisers<br />
do something about it. The expensive cost<br />
of hotels in Frankfurt was another regular<br />
grumble which showed up in exhibitor<br />
feedback comments. We are sorry we did<br />
not include pics or comments from the following<br />
companies which were exhibiting,<br />
Elaflex, Scheidt & Bachmann, labkotec,<br />
Flex-ing, Durapipe, Kärcher, Horn, KPS,<br />
Bennet & Sauser, SGB, Torex, Mepsan,<br />
Fafnir, Hectronic, Fibrelite and Brugg<br />
to name a few, but it seems that in all of<br />
those cases we were either missing either a<br />
pic or a comment and in some cases both.<br />
(Left to right) Petr Bus from TSE Netherlands, Batuhan Kiroğlu from<br />
Mepsan Turkey and the much travelled Bob Allen from the UK, meet<br />
up for the final of the ‘who’s got the smartest tie’ competition. Well<br />
done Bob!<br />
Regional Sales Director Europe, Peter Van Der Gaag (right) and<br />
his colleague Andrea Ticci, finding a moment on the busy Franklin<br />
stand to re create their impression of Arnold Schwarzenegger and<br />
Danny Devito in the famous Hollywood movie, ‘Twins’.<br />
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The regular Elaflex party on Wednesday<br />
evening in the centre of Frankfurt was a<br />
huge success this year and many peoples<br />
thanks must go to Stefan, Anton and the<br />
whole Elaflex team, for making sure this<br />
regular occasion was so well organised and<br />
enjoyed by everyone. Next stop las Vegas<br />
for PEi / NACS at the beginning of october,<br />
followed by Autocomplex in Moscow on<br />
the 24th – 27th and then erpec in Nice<br />
from 16th – 18th April 2013.<br />
A very satisfied looking Bob Conlin, Director of UK company Fairbanks,<br />
who was very pleased to talk about the three year wetstock management<br />
they have recently secured with Shell.<br />
Director of International operations for US company Tanknology, Ignacio<br />
Allende, said there was a great deal of interest in their Petroscope robotic<br />
camera. If you missed it in Frankfurt, come and see it in Las Vegas.<br />
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