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</a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=6"> GENERAL NEWS SURGE FOR THE 1</a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=7"> GE NERAL NEWS A rise for Order bookings a</a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=8"> GENERAL NEWS (Photo by Lance Cheung, courtesy </a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=9"> PEOPLE WATCH Silver medallist Ryan Murphy (left) </a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=10"> </a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=11"> INDUSTRY NEWS Don't miss BLECH China BLECH CHINA</a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=12"> INDUSTRY NEWS SUCCESS in Stuttgart THE BLECHEX</a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=13"> FACE TO FACE MATERIAL ISSUES </a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=14"> the group's entire product and service portfolio </a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=15"> FACE TO FACE customer's production lines to cal</a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=16"> FOCUS ON ROLL FORMING THE RIGHT We highlight sele</a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=17"> The master of laser coil fed blanking line </a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=18"> “These new developments in forming and machin</a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=19"> </a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=20"> 20 | sh REGIONAL REPORT MIDDLE EAST </a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=21"> REGIONAL REPORT Qatar, which will spend billio</a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=22"> FACE TO FACE HOT OFF ISMR SAYS: </a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=23"> </a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=24"> FACE TO FACE ServoDirect Technology produce p</a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=25"> </a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=26"> SUBSCRIBE TODAY TO RECEIVE: ISSUES V</a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=27"> INDUSTRY REPORT ANAUTOMOTIVE EYE ON We examine tr</a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=28"> INDUSTRY REPORT </a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=29"> </a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=30"> </a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=31"> FOCUS ON PLASMA There have been a number of sig</a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=32"> FOCUS ON PLASMA Left and Right</a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=33"> </a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=34"> A WELD IN TIME The gradual automation of welding </a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=35"> WELDING AND JOINING customers, as well as ever</a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=36"> 50 Steigerwald Strahltechnik </a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=37"> WELDING AND JOINING </a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=38"> FOCUS ON LASER THE FUTURE IS FIBRE A </a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=39"> </a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=40"> FOCUS ON LASER Extending the range With the new </a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=41"> </a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2faa9b29?page=42"> PRODUCT REVIEWS ISMR REVIEWS THE LATEST INDUS</a> <a title="ISMR January 2014 page 43" 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