Winter Issue 2015［VOL.19 No.70］
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【What Does 2015 Hold for
the Japanﾕs Welding Industry?】WELDING CONSUMABLES

The Japanese Domestic Welding Consumables Total Demand Volume In 2015 (Calendar Year) Will Be Forecast To Become 297,670 Tons Up By 1.2% Compared To The Year Expected Ratio.

Exactly Grasps The Needs By The Demand Industries, Manufacturers And Dealers Become Integral Whole For The Problem Solutions, And Then, Ensure That The Reliable Relationships With The Customers Should Be Further Solidified!

　In last yearﾕs welding industry, the economy underwent a transition of the tones of recovery due to an increase of exports by the economic measures and a progress of depreciation of yen by means of ﾒAbenomicsﾓ, the demand volume underwent a transition in the situation exceeding the previous year in the sectors of steel frame construction, shipbuilding, industrial machines, automobiles, etc.

(Announced by the sponsor).

【WELDING MACHINES】
・2015 Forecast
　 [Production Unit Number]・　Approximately 117,000 　Units
　 (12.5% Up Compared To The Year 　Expected 　Ratio)
　[Production Amounts]
　Approximately 39.5 Billion Yen (5.3% Up)

　Shipbuilding/Steel Frame Construction 　sectors, etc. Are Steady In The 　Production Activities!
　Capital Investment of Automotive-related 　Machines Have A Problem

　◎Standard auto
　　Arc welding machine

　◎Resistance welding machine

　◎2015 welding machine
　　Production forecast
　　A Visit to the customers
　　of DAIHEN Welding
　　Machines/Robots

・ARC WELDING ROBOT
　The Arc Welding Robot Shipment In 2015 　Is Forecast To Be 22,800 Units (9.6% Up 　Compared To The Year Expected Ratio) 　and amounting to 54.3 Billion Yen (9.2% 　Up)

・Kobe Steel, Ltd.
　Welding Business Unit

　With Provision of Products and Welding 　System Meeting Usersﾕ Needs with 　Ultimate Technical Service, Aiming to be 　the Most Reliable Welding Solution 　Company In the World!

・The opening ceremony of the
　companyﾕs 5th local corporation 　DENGENSHA (Thailand) was held!

【Factory Report】
A Visit to the customers
of DAIHEN Welding
Machines/Robots
Indonesia

・Proactively utilizes more than 20 MIG 　welding robots putting the most 　priority on stabilization of the 　welding quality
　PT. SANKEI DHARMA INDONESIA

・Measures to be taken against mass 　production responses and high quality 　welding of the exhaust system parts, 　etc. by introducing RUDI-made simple 　robot cell
　PT. SHOWA KATOU INDONESIA

・Funabori increase brand recognition and 　promotion
　at FABTECH
　Funabori Co., Ltd.

【FABTECH International & AWS Welding 　Show in 2014 were held】
　Exhibition / Group Number
　is Counted in 1,540
　Approximately 28,000 persons in actual 　number of participants get together!

【Interviews atFABTECH 2014】

・LINCOLN ELECTRIC
　Jeffrey Schults Automation Technologist / Automation Division (left)
　David S. Mazak National Accounts 　Manager (right)

・ESAB
　Sue Bartholomew
　Director Global MARCOM & Marketing 　Operations

・Fronius
　Wolfgang Niedrist Managing Director / CEO

・MESSER
　Scott C. Kessler Vice President Sales, 　NAFTA

・KUKA
　Stuart C. Shepherd Vice President Sales - Americas

・World Schedule of Welding & Cutting 　Exhibitions,
　Feb. 2015 - Jan. 2016