Autumn Issue 2010 ［VOL.14 No.53］

FABTECH Show 2010 returns to Atlanta
will be held with great flourishing
from Nov. 2 through Nov. 4
In the midst of economic recovery, a new innovation makes its mark!
〜Japanese-affiliated leading regular giant enterprises will also be exhibited〜

The U.S. largest exhibition FABTECH related to welding/ cutting/industrial gases will be held at Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta Georgia in the U.S. over 3 days from November 2 (Tuesday) through November 4 (Thursday). As far as the exhibition name is concerned, it was FABTECH Inter-national & AWS Welding Show until last year, but from this year, it was renamed FABTECH Show. The contents of the show is as before.

■KOBELCO WELDING OF AMERICA INC.
■Panasonic Factory Solutions Co of America
■OTC DAIHEN Inc.
■Koike Aronson, Inc.
■Motoman Robotics
■Dengensha America Corporation
■KOYO GIKEN INC.
■Murata Machinery USA, INC

ARC/SPOT WELDING ROBOTS
Shipment results found in the first half year of 2010 (January to June) for arc welding robots as well as spot welding robots in Japan
◎Arc welding robots
◎Spot welding robots

The products for Asia tows, achieving a large increase from the previous term
Panasonic brand improves through PR of “Active TAWERS”!
Panasonic Welding Systems Co., Ltd.
Interview Mr. Hideaki Abe,
General Manager of Global Sales and Marketing Group

Aims at further sales expansion with newly product "Welbee Inverter Series" at the core!
OTC DAIHEN Corporation
Welding & Mechatronics Company
Interview Mr.Hisaya Okumura,
General Manager of International Operation

Export and Import actual results by countries in the first half year in 2010 (January to June) for Welding Consumables in Japan
◎Imported results
◎Export results

2 new electrodes
- an all-rounder & one considerably more specialized -
Avesta Welding