2010年冬季号 ［VOL.14 No.50］

What Does 2010 Hold for the
Japan's Welding Industry?

WELDING CONSUMABLES
Domestic Welding Consumables Total Demand In 2010 (Calendar Year) Is Forecasted 257,600 Tons Up 2.1 % Year Over Year

In the last year welding industry, the U.S. originated financial crisis rippled in an instant throughout each country of the world, and the crisis affected directly on the Japanese actual economy, and the welding industry has experienced very severe one year than ever before by the demand of each industry such as steel-frame construction, automobiles, construction equipment, industrial machines, etc. sharply decreasing.

WELDING MACHINES
Predicts Significantly Down For Both Setting Production Unit Number To 53,800 Units And Production Amounts To 25.19 Billion Yen In 2009!

■Sets Up Sales Company in Shanghai China
　In This March
　Kobe Steel, Ltd. Welding Company

■Aims At “KOBELCO Measuring Up To All Clients’
　Needs In Terms Of Welding”
　Hope For 1 Year When Results Of Creating Sales
　Expansion Bases Centering On BRICs Can Realize!
　Kobe Steel, Ltd. Welding Company

■Best in class Avesta 2507/P100-3D
　Avesta Welding

■Report on welding and cutting,
　“What's happening at the job site!?”
　Improves International Competitiveness By
　Non-copper Coated Welding Wire!
　Runs In Parallel With Cultivation Of Engineers
　And Robotization!
　Ohgishi Seisakusho

■Reliability Improvements For Ultrasmall
　Parts Packaging Such As 0402 Chips!
　Evaluates Wettability for BGA Balls And
　Solder Paste!
　RHESCA

What's going on now in the world
welding industry! [Vol.2]
<This series continuing from the last issue
　　　　　　　　　 (Vol.1=Autumn Issue 2009)>
Interview in the '09 Essen Welding Fair with the global predominant top management and executive officers

◎European Welding Association
◎HOBART BROTHERS
◎Thermadyne Industries Ltd
◎AIR LIQUIDE WELDING
◎TRUMPF Laser-und Systemtechnik GmbH
◎KEMPPI
◎Norsk Sveiseteknikk
◎SELCO GROUP
◎Hypertherm Europe B.V.
◎SERVO-ROBOT GROUP
◎HYUNDAI WELDING
◎Alexander Binzel Schweisstechnik GmbH

FABTECH International &
　　　　 AWS Welding Show Was Held!
Exhibited Enterprises Reached 1,083 Companies/
Approx. 25,000 People Of Visitors Gather

■Exhibits Arc Welding Robot System
　“Qirox 410E” For Thick Plate Welding
　In Response To Accelerating Welding Automation!
　CLOOS Robotic Welding, Inc