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<br /> This publication is brought to you by:<br /> for all your publishing needs...<br /> WINCHESTER COURT<br /> 1 FORUM PLACE<br /> HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE<br /> ENGLAND AL10 0RN<br /> +44 (0) 1707 273999<br /> contact us HERE<br /> click here to visit TRMG website<br /> sheetmetalplus.com<br /> An Eye on<br /> Bending<br /> + Presses in Focus<br /> +Global Automotive Markets<br /> + Blech Russia Preview<br /> FIND US<br /> ONLINE<br /> VOLUME 15 – NO.1<br /> FEBRUARY 2013<br /> P R I N T | O N L I N E | S O C I A L<br /> T H E G L O B A L S H E E T M E TA L F O R M I N G A N D FA B R I C AT I O N J O U R N A L<br /> @ismrmagazine<br /> <br /> DIARY OF EVENTS<br /> Fastener Fair Stuttgart<br /> 2013<br /> 26-28 February 2013<br /> Stuttgart, Germany<br /> Mack Brooks Exhibitions BLECH China 2013<br /> www.fastenerfair.com 14-16 May 2013<br /> Suzhou, China<a title="ISMR February 2013 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a00db6ee?page=1"> This publication is brought to 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