Autumn Issue 2016［VOL.20 No.77］
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2016 FABTECH Show Will Be Held With Great Flourishing
From Nov16 Through Nov 18 In Las Vegas, U.S.A.!
The Number Of The Exhibiting Enterprises/Groups And Participants Are Scheduled To Be 1,300 And Approximately 28,000 Persons In Actual Number Respectively.
-Amid the economic recovery keynote, many Japanese enterprises will exhibit-

　 ﾒ2016 FABTECH International & AWS Welding Showﾓ, the U.S. greatest scale exhibition regarding welding and cutting will be held at Las Vegas Convention Center of Las Vegas, Nevada, where is the U.S. most eminent sightseeing spot from the coming November 16 (Wed) to November 18 (Fri) for three days.
The show has been held making rounds at the U.S. major urban cities once a year, and in last year, the show was held in Chicago, Illinois, recording approximately 1,700 companies in the exhibited enterprise/group number and striking 43,800 persons (Actual number) for four days in the visitor number.
Since FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show has been held in November 2004 under the joint auspices of AWS (The American Welding Society), SME (the Society of Manufacturing Engineers), FMA (the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association International), PMA (The Precision Metalforming Association) and CCAI (The Chemical Coaters Association International), this year just becomes the 12th show.
The show was held in Las Vegas in November 2012 four years ago, and the exhibiting enterprise/group number to the show accounts approximately 1,000 companies, and the number of visitors also exceeded approximately 20,000 persons in actual number for three days.

(Announced by the sponsor).

◎KOBELCO WELDING OF AMERICA INC.
◎OTC DAIHEN Inc.
◎Panasonic Factory Solutions Company of America
◎Yaskawa America Inc.,Motoman Robotics Division
◎KOIKE ARONSON Inc.
◎DENGENSHA AMERICA Corporation
◎Mazak Optonics Corp.
◎Matsumoto U.S. Technologies, Inc.

・ARC/SPOT WELDING ROBOTS
　Shipment Track Record In The First Half 　Of 2016
　 (January ﾐ June) For Arc Welding 　Robot/
　Spot Welding Robot Was Found
　●Arc welding robot
　9,029 Units (By 18% Down On A Year-　Over-Year Basis)
　Amounting To 24 Billion 681 Million Yen 　(By 11.5% Down)
　●Spot welding robot
　11,664 Units (By 20% Up On A Year-Over-　Year Basis)
　Amounting To 37 Billion 444 Million Yen 　(By 13.4% Up)

　◎Arc welding robots
　◎Spot welding robots

・Puts Our Energy Into The Response To 　Quality Uniformity/High-Quality In The 　Global Production System!
　DAISHIN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
　Interview
　Mr. Shin-ichi 　Okamura,President

・Inquiry Of DC Inverter Type
　ﾒRobot-mounted Type Seam Welding 　MachineﾓIncreases!
　NASTOA WELDING TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

・Worldwide demand for welding 　consumables
［2015（calendar year）, Unit：tons, 　Estimated by our paper］

The 2016 Beijing Essen
Welding & Cutting Fair
The Exhibited Manufacturers
Venue Interviews［No2］

・Robot-related And Aluminum Tanker Cases 　Are Robust!
　2-digit Percent Growth Continues In The 　Chinese Business!
　Kemppi Oy/ Kemppi Welding Technology (Beijing) Co.,Ltd

・Nuclear Power Generation And Oil-　related Demand Undergoes A Favorable 　Transition!
　Polysoude Shanghai

・Makes PRs For High-end Automation 　Solutions Including The Welding System 　For Shipbuilding!
　ABB Inc.

・Makes PRs For New Type CNC And “PowerMax XP”!
　Hypertherm China

・Continues A High Growth On The 　Background Of Brisk Automation Needs In 　The Chinese Market!
　SERVO-ROBOT INC.

・ﾒSigma NESTﾓ To Demonstrate The True 　Worth Under An Economic Slump
　SigmaTEK Systems,LLC

・Makes PRs For The proprietary 　Automation System Combining The 　Company-made Welding Machine With The 　Robot!
　TIME

・Makes PRs For Approx.
　10 Types Of Automation Applications 　Different Every Industry Fields!
　Aotai