2019年冬季号［VOL.23 No.86］／今号8ページ

What Does 2019 Hold for the Japan’s Welding Industry!

　TIn the 2019 world economy, the economic growth such as emerging countries and developing countries is still going to continue along with the advanced countries/regions of USA and Euro zone having continued to grow gradually, but the economic growth rate in China has the prospect of decelerating consecutively.
The 2019 economic growth rate forecast in each region in the world also shows the respective real economic growth rate (IMF forecast) of 2.5% in the U.S., 1.9% in Euro zone, 6.2% in China, 7.5% in India, 5.3% in ASEAN, 5.1% in emerging countries and developing countries, 2.4% in Brazil, 1.4% in South Africa averaging at 3.7% in the whole world. In addition, in the world steel demand volume in 2019, the demand volume in China is expected to become 780 million tons levelling-off compared to the 2018 prospect, but it has the prospect of 1.681 billion tons up by 1.4% compared to the 2018 prospect (Forecast of World Steel Association).

(Announced by the sponsor).

・WELDING CONSUMABLES
　Total Domestic Demand for Welding Consumables in 2019 (Calendar Year) Predicted to Be 265,800 Tons By a Minuscule Increase of Estimated Ratio Over Previous Year

・ARC WELDING ROBOT
　Total Shipment Forecast to Domestic/Overseas of Arc Welding Robots in Japan in 2019
Will Be 27,300 Units (12.2% Up of Estimated Ratio Over Previous Year)
Amounting to 69.5 Billion Scale (By 10% Up)

・Kobe Steel,Ltd.
Welding Business Unit
　KOBELCO aims to be the most reliable welding solutions company in the world!
Together with our partners all over the world, KOBELCO accelerates its own Solution Activities to develop and propose welding materials, robot welding system and process to satisfy customers’ needs and requirements.

・Visit to local customer 173 Units of MAG Welding Robots Realize Improvement for Production Capacity And Quality Securement
　PT. SETIA GUNA SEJATI CO.,LTD

・The Awarding Ceremony for “IWATANI-API/IWS Welding Contest in Indonesia 2018” Was Held 500 Welding Technicians And Students of Japanese-affiliated Enterprises/Local Enterprises in the Vicinity of Jakarta Participated

・“EuroBLECH/International Sheet Metal
Working Technology Exhibition 2018”
Expansion of Solution for “IoT/Industry 4.0” And Four Innovative Laser Processing Technologies Get Attention!

・EuroBLECH/International Sheet Metal Working Technology Exhibition 2018”Interview
　KOYO GIKEN Inc.

World Schedule of Welding & Cutting Exhibitions,
January. 2019 - December. 2019