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Welding Equipment and Supplies: The Global Market
Product Type: Market Research Report Publication Date: Feb 29, 2008
 
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SUMMARY

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The true impact of welding on the metalworking industry can be gauged by the total value of the parts produced by welding; the amount of money saved by the use of welding over other metal fabrication processes like soldering, brazing, etc.; and by the value of products made possible by welding. The welding industry is composed of the users of welding techniques as well as the companies that provide the equipment, materials, processes, and support services for welding.

There are various welding technologies, which allow a great deal of flexibility in the design of components to be welded. Welding and joining technologies pervade commercial and defense manufacturing and are a significant value-added source in the manufacturing process. The role of welding and joining in the repair and life extension of manufactured products is even more critical since these processes are frequently used to repair structures and components that were not originally welded.

SCOPE OF STUDY

This report contains:

  • Descriptions of various welding equipment and consumables including welding torches, hammers and marking equipment, gases for welding, safety and protective equipment such as helmets, and welding robots and accessories
  • The current global market status for welding equipment and consumables, with trends and forecasts for growth over the next 5 years
  • Technological issues including the latest trends and a thorough patent analysis
  • Discussion of specific welding techniques for the shipbuilding, aerospace, oil and gas industries, and automotive and appliance industries
  • Company profiles.

INFORMATION SOURCES

The primary information sources include manufacturers and distributors of welding equipment and consumables around the world, major users of these equipment, research organizations, governmental agencies, and trade associations. The report relates to market projections as projected by experts in the welding industry. The report also includes the developments, trends, and activities in the welding industry as reported in trade magazines. Additional secondary sources like data bases, trade literature, specialized journals, and government statistics have been researched while compiling this report.

ANALYST CREDENTIALS

Rajaram Srinivasa is a mechanical engineer with more than 40 years experience in designing factory layouts and setting up factories. He has setup factories for production of weighing machines and dynamic balancing machines in India and has experience in designing, production, and servicing of the above equipment. He was Senior Vice President in M/S Schenck Avery Limited, an Indo-German joint venture and has set up heavy fabrication shops for fabricating various structures of weighing and dynamic balancing equipment.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents

  • Welding Equipment and Supplies: The Global Market
  • Chapter 1 - SUMMARY
    • SUMMARY TABLE: SALES AND FORECASTS OF VARIOUS TYPES OF WELDING EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • SUMMARY FIGURE: SALES AND FORECASTS OF VARIOUS TYPES OF WELDING EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Chapter 2 - OVERVIEW
    • DEFINITION OF THE INDUSTRY
    • CONCEPTS IN THE INDUSTRY
    • IMPORTANCE OF THE INDUSTRY
    • LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA)
      • LIFE CYCLE COST
    • TECHNOLOGY LIFE CYCLE (TLC)
    • HISTORY, DESCRIPTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDUSTRY
    • DESCRIPTION OF THE MAJOR PRODUCTS, TECHNOLOGIES, AND APPLICATIONS
  • TABLE 1 LIST OF VARIOUS WELDING PROCESSES
    • FORESEEABLE FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
      • FORESEEABLE FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS (CONTINUED)
    • WELDING INDUSTRY AND ITS FUTURE
    • GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
  • Chapter 3 - MARKET BY PRODUCT/ MATERIALS/ TECHNOLOGY TYPE
    • TABLE 2 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR VARIOUS WELDING PROCESSES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 1 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR VARIOUS WELDING PROCESSES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • GLOBAL MARKET FOR WELDING PROCESSES
  • NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR WELDING PROCESSES
    • TABLE 3NORTH AMERICA-SALES AND FORECAST FOR VARIOUS WELDING PROCESSES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 2NORTH AMERICA-SALES AND FORECAST FOR VARIOUS WELDING PROCESSES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • EUROPEAN MARKET FOR WELDING PROCESSES
    • TABLE 4 EUROPE-SALES AND FORECAST FOR VARIOUS WELDING PROCESSES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 3 EUROPE-SALES AND FORECAST FOR VARIOUS WELDING PROCESSES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • ASIA PACIFIC MARKET FOR WELDING PROCESSES
    • TABLE 5 ASIA PACIFIC-SALES AND FORECAST FOR VARIOUS WELDING PROCESSES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 4 ASIA PACIFIC-SALES AND FORECAST FOR VARIOUS WELDING PROCESSES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • REST OF WORLD MARKET FOR WELDING PROCESSES
    • TABLE 6 REST OF WORLD-SALES AND FORECAST FOR VARIOUS WELDING PROCESSES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS
    • FIGURE 5 REST OF WORLD-SALES AND FORECAST FOR VARIOUS WELDING PROCESSES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • ARC WELDING TECHNOLOGY
        • REGIONAL MARKET FOR ARC WELDING PROCESS
    • TABLE 7 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF ARC WELDING MARKET, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 6 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF ARC WELDING MARKET, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • MARKET FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF ARC WELDING PROCESSES
    • TABLE 8 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR VARIOUS ARC WELDING PROCESSES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 7 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR VARIOUS ARC WELDING PROCESSES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • GAS METAL ARC WELDING (MIG WELDING)
    • TABLE 9 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR MIG WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 8 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR MIG WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • TABLE 10 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF SALES AND FORECAST OF MIG WELDING EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 9 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF SALES AND FORECAST OF MIG WELDING EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING (TIG WELDING)
    • TABLE 11 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR TIG WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 10 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR TIG WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • TABLE 12 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF SALES AND FORECAST OF TIG WELDING EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 11 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF SALES AND FORECAST OF TIG WELDING EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • PLASMA ARC WELDING
    • TABLE 13 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR PLASMA ARC WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 12 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLE FOR PLASMA ARC WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • TABLE 14REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF SALES AND FORECAST OF PLASMA ARC WELDING EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 13 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF SALES AND FORECAST OF PLASMA ARC WELDING EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING (SMAW)
    • TABLE 15 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR SMAW, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 14 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR SMAW, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • TABLE 16 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR STICK ELECTRODES FOR SMAW, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 15 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR STICK ELECTRODES FOR SMAW, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • REGIONAL MARKET FOR SMAW EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES
    • TABLE 17 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF SALES AND FORECAST OF SMAW EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 16 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF SALES AND FORECAST OF SMAW EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • FLUX CORED ARC WELDING (FCAW)
    • TABLE 18 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR FCAW, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 17 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR FCAW, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • TABLE 19 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF SALES AND FORECAST OF FCAW EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 18 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF SALES AND FORECAST OF FCAW EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • ORBITAL ARC WELDING
    • TABLE 20 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR ORBITAL ARC WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 19 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR ORBITAL ARC WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • TABLE 21 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR ORBITAL ARC WELDING, THROUGH 2013($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 20 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR ORBITAL ARC WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • SUBMERGED ARC WELDING
    • TABLE 22 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR SUBMERGED ARC WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 21 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR SUBMERGED ARC WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • TABLE 23 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR SUBMERGED ARC WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 22 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR SUBMERGED ARC WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
  • CARBON ARC WELDING (CAW)
    • TABLE 24 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR CARBON ARC WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 23 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR CARBON ARC WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • TABLE 25 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR CARBON ARC WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 24 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR CARBON ARC WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • STUD ARC WELDING
    • TABLE 26 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR STUD ARC WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 25 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR STUD ARC WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ARC WELDING PROCESSES
    • TABLE 27 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR MISCELLANEOUS ARC WELDING PROCESSES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 26 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR MISCELLANEOUS ARC WELDING PROCESSES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
  • FUSION WELDING
    • TABLE 28 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR VARIOUS FUSION WELDING PROCESSES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 27 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR VARIOUS FUSION WELDING PROCESSES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • TABLE 29 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR FUSION WELDING PROCESSES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 28 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR FUSION WELDING PROCESSES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
  • LASER WELDING
    • MARKET FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF LASER WELDING
    • TABLE 30 GLOBAL MARKET FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF LASERS AND CONSUMABLES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 29 GLOBAL MARKET FOR VARIOUS TYPES OFLASERS AND CONSUMABLES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • MARKET FOR EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR LASER WELDING
    • TABLE 31 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR LASER WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 30 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR LASER WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • TABLE 32 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR LASER WELDING PROCESSES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 31 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR LASER WELDING PROCESSES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • OXY-FUEL GAS WELDING
        • TYPES OF OXY-FUEL GAS WELDING
    • TABLE 33 GLOBAL MARKET FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR OXY-FUEL WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 32 GLOBAL MARKET FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR OXY-FUEL WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • MARKET FOR OXY-FUEL WELDING
    • TABLE 34 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR OXY-FUEL WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 33 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR OXY-FUEL WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • TABLE 35 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR OXY-FUEL WELDING PROCESSES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 34 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR OXY-FUEL WELDING PROCESSES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • ELECTRON BEAM WELDING
    • TABLE 36 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR ELECTRON BEAM WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 35 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR ELECTRON BEAM WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • TABLE 37 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR ELECTRON BEAM WELDING PROCESSES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 36 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR ELECTRON BEAM WELDING PROCESSES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • ELECTRO SLAG WELDING
    • TABLE 38 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR ELECTRO SLAG WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 37 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR ELECTRO SLAG WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • TABLE 39 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR ELECTRO SLAG WELDING PROCESSES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 38 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR ELECTRO SLAG WELDING PROCESSES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • PLASTIC WELDING
    • TABLE 40 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR PLASTIC WELDING PROCESSES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • THERMIT WELDING
    • TABLE 41 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR THERMIT WELDING PROCESSES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • INERTIA WELDING
    • TABLE 42 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR INERTIA WELDING PROCESSES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • RESISTANCE WELDING
    • TABLE 43 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECASTFOR VARIOUS RESISTANCE WELDING PROCESSES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 39 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR VARIOUS RESISTANCE WELDING PROCESSES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • GLOBAL MARKET FOR RESISTANCE WELDING
    • TABLE 44 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR RESISTANCE WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 40 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR RESISTANCE WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • REGIONAL MARKET FOR RESISTANCE WELDING EQUIPMENT
    • TABLE 45 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR RESISTANCE WELDING PROCESSES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 41 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR RESISTANCE WELDING PROCESSES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
  • SOLID STATE WELDING
    • TABLE 46 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR VARIOUS SOLID STATE WELDING PROCESSES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 42 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECASTFOR VARIOUS SOLID STATE WELDING PROCESSES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • MARKET FOR SOLID STATE WELDING PROCESSES
    • TABLE 47 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR SOLID STATE WELDING PROCESSES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 43 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR SOLID STATE WELDING PROCESSES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • FRICTION WELDING
    • TABLE 48 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR VARIOUS FRICTION WELDING PROCESSES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 44 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR VARIOUS FRICTION WELDING PROCESSES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • TABLE 49 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR FRICTION WELDING PROCESSES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 45 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR FRICTION WELDING PROCESSES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • OTHER TYPES OF WELDING PROCESSES
    • TABLE 50 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR VARIOUS OTHER TYPES OF WELDING PROCESSES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 46 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR VARIOUS OTHER TYPES OF WELDING PROCESSES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • TABLE 51 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLE FOR VARIOUS OTHER TYPES OF WELDING PROCESSES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 47 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES FOR VARIOUS OTHER TYPES OF WELDING PROCESSES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • MARKET FOR WELDING CONSUMABLES
      • MARKET FOR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
    • TABLE 52 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 48 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • SHIELDING AND OTHER WELDING GASES
    • TABLE 53 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST OF VARIOUS WELDING GASES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 49 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST OF VARIOUS WELDING GASES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR VARIOUS GASES
    • TABLE 54 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR SHIELDING GASES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 50 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST FOR SHIELDING GASES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • GLOBAL MARKET FOR WELDING ROBOTS
    • TABLE 55 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST OF WELDING ROBOTS AND ALLIED EQUIPMENT, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 51 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST OF WELDING ROBOTS AND ALLIED EQUIPMENT, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • REGIONAL MARKET FOR WELDING ROBOTS
    • TABLE 56 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF WELDING ROBOTS AND ALLIED EQUIPMENT, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • TABLE 56 (CONTINUED)
    • FIGURE 52 REGIONAL SALES AND FORECAST OF WELDING ROBOTS AND ALLIED EQUIPMENT, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Chapter 4 - APPLICATIONS OF WELDING
    • ARC WELDING APPLICATIONS
    • TABLE 57 APPLICATIONS OF ARC WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 53 APPLICATIONS OF ARC WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • ARC WELDING IN AUTOMOBILE APPLICATIONS
    • TABLE 58 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF ARC WELDING IN AUTOMOBILE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
  • FIGURE 54 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OFARC WELDING IN AUTOMOBILE APPLICATIONS, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • ARC WELDING IN HEAVY INDUSTRY AND AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS
    • TABLE 59 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF ARC WELDING INHEAVY INDUSTRY AND AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 55 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF ARC WELDING IN HEAVY INDUSTRY AND AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • ARC WELDING IN LIGHT INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
    • TABLE 60 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF ARC WELDING IN LIGHT INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 56 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF ARC WELDING IN LIGHT INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • ARC WELDING IN ELECTRONIC AND MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
    • TABLE 61 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF ARC WELDING IN ELECTRONIC AND MEDICAL APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 57 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF ARC WELDING IN ELECTRONIC AND MEDICAL APPLICATIONS, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • ARC WELDING IN OTHER INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
    • TABLE 62 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF ARC WELDING IN OTHER INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 58 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF ARC WELDING IN OTHER INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • APPLICATIONS OF MIG WELDING
    • TABLE 63 APPLICATIONS OF MIG WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 59 APPLICATIONS OF MIG WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • TABLE 64 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF MIG WELDING IN AUTOMOBILE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 60 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF MIG WELDING IN AUTOMOBILE APPLICATIONS, 2016-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • TABLE 65 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF MIG WELDING IN LIGHT INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 61 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF MIG WELDING IN LIGHT INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • APPLICATIONS OF TIG WELDING/GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING (GTAW)
    • APPLICATIONS OF GTAW-NG
    • TABLE 66 APPLICATIONS OF TIG AND GTAW-NG WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 62 APPLICATIONS OF TIG AND GTAW-NG WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • REGIONAL BREAKDOWN OF TIG WELDING IN AUTOMOBILE APPLICATIONS
    • TABLE 67 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF TIG AND GTAW-NG WELDING IN AUTOMOBILE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 63 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF TIG AND GTAW-NG WELDING IN AUTOMOBILE APPLICATIONS, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • APPLICATIONS OF PLASMA ARC WELDING
    • TABLE 68 APPLICATIONS OF PLASMA ARC WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 64 APPLICATIONS OF PLASMA ARC WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • TABLE 69 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF PLASMA ARC WELDING APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 65 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF PLASMA ARC WELDING APPLICATIONS, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • APPLICATIONS OF SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING
    • TABLE 70 APPLICATIONS OF SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 66 APPLICATIONS OF SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • APPLICATIONS OF FLUXED CORE ARC WELDING
    • TABLE 71 APPLICATIONS OF FLUXED CORE ARC WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 67 APPLICATIONS OF FLUXED CORE ARC WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • APPLICATIONS OF ORBITAL WELDING
    • TABLE 72 APPLICATIONS OF ORBITAL WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 68 APPLICATIONS OF ORBITAL WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • APPLICATIONS OF SUBMERGED ARC WELDING (SAW)
    • TABLE 73 APPLICATIONS OF SUBMERGED ARC WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 69 APPLICATIONS OF SUBMERGED ARC WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • APPLICATIONS OF CARBON ARC WELDING
    • TABLE 74 APPLICATIONS OF CARBON ARC WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 70 APPLICATIONS OF CARBON ARC WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • APPLICATIONS OF ARC STUD WELDING
      • APPLICATIONS OF CAPACITIVE DISCHARGE (CD) STUD WELDING
      • RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT
      • SIGNS
      • ELECTRICAL AND METAL ENCLOSURES
      • ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING
      • CONVEYORS:
      • COOKWARE
      • INSULATION
    • TABLE 75 APPLICATIONS OF ARC STUD WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 71 APPLICATIONS OF ARC STUD WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • APPLICATIONS OF MISCELLANEOUS ARC WELDING PROCESSES
    • TABLE 76 APPLICATIONS OF MISCELLANEOUS ARC WELDING PROCESSES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 72 APPLICATIONS OF MISCELLANEOUS ARC WELDING PROCESSES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • APPLICATIONS OF FUSION WELDING
    • TABLE 77 APPLICATIONS OF FUSION WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 73 APPLICATIONS OF FUSION WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • APPLICATIONS OF VARIOUS TYPES OF LASER WELDING
    • TABLE 78 APPLICATIONS OF LASER AND HYBRID LASER WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 74 APPLICATIONS OF LASER AND HYBRID LASER WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY
      • AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY
        • Miscellaneous Applications in Automobile Industries
        • Laser Welding of Powder Metallurgy Parts
        • Air Bag Initiators
    • APPLICATIONS OF LASER INDUCTION WELDING
      • Laser Beam Welding with Filler Wire
      • Laser Tailored Blank Welding
    • MEDICAL DEVICES INDUSTRY
      • Radioactive Isotope Implant Welding
    • TEXTILE INDUSTRY
    • ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY
      • Battery Welding in Electronics
      • Hybrid Auto Batteries
      • Disc Drive Flexure Welding
      • Relay Welding
      • TV Gun Welding
      • Microwave Package Welding
      • Precision Welding of Telecom Devices
      • Sensor Welding
      • Cladding Repair
    • APPLICATIONS OF HYBRID LASER WELDING
      • SHIPBUILDING
      • HONEYCOMB WELDING
      • WELDING TURBINE COMPONENTS
      • LASER-WELDED STRUCTURAL BEAMS AND SHAPES
      • LASER WELDED STEEL SANDWICH PANELS
      • ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS OF HYBRID LASER WELDING
    • TABLE 79 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF HYBRID LASER AND HYBRID LASER WELDING APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 75 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF HYBRID LASER AND HYBRID LASER WELDING APPLICATIONS, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • APPLICATIONS OF ELECTRON BEAM WELDING (EBW)
  • USES AND APPLICATIONS
    • TABLE 80 APPLICATIONS OF ELECTRON BEAM WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 76 APPLICATIONS OF ELECTRON BEAM WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • APPLICATIONS OF OXY-FUEL WELDING
    • TABLE 81 APPLICATIONS OF OXY-FUEL WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 77 APPLICATIONS OF OXY-FUEL WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • APPLICATIONS OF ELECTROSLAG WELDING
    • TABLE 82 APPLICATIONS OF ELECTRO SLAG WELDING ($ MILLIONS)
      • APPLICATIONS OF PLASTIC AND HOT PLATE WELDING
      • APPLICATIONS OF THERMIT WELDING
      • APPLICATIONS OF INERTIA WELDING
        • RESISTANCE WELDING APPLICATIONS
          • RESISTANCE WELDING ANNEALING
      • CROSS-WIRE WELDING
      • RESISTANCE WELDING OF LAMPS
      • FUSING STRANDED WIRE
      • RESISTANCE WELDING OF CONTACTS
      • RESISTANCE WELDING OF ASSEMBLIES
      • RESISTANCE WELDING OF COLLECTORS IN SMALL ARMATURES
      • RESISTANCE WELDING OF LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
      • RESISTANCE WELDING OF BATTERIES
      • RESISTANCE WELDING OF HIGH STRENGTH SHEET METALS
      • WELDING OF ALUMINUM
      • RESISTANCE WELDING OF BALANCING WEIGHTS
      • RESISTANCE WELDING OF WELD NUTS
      • JOINING HARDENED METAL
      • WELDING UN-STRIPPED, INSULATED WIRE
      • FUSING TUBING OVER BRAID
      • RESISTANCE WELDING IN MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
    • TABLE 83 APPLICATIONS OF RESISTANCE WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 78 APPLICATIONS OF RESISTANCE WELDING, 2006-2013($ MILLIONS)
      • REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF RESISTANCE WELDING APPLICATIONS
    • TABLE 84 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF RESISTANCE WELDING APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 79 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF RESISTANCE WELDING APPLICATIONS, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • APPLICATIONS OF SPOT WELDING
      • AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS
      • SHORT DURATION SPOT WELDS
      • SPOT WELDING WITHOUT JOINING
      • GUIDE-WIRE IN MEDICAL DEVICES
      • NEEDLE TIP CLOSURE IN MEDICAL BIOPSY NEEDLES
      • WIRE AND ROD END ROUNDING
      • BALL END WELDING
      • FORCEPS FOR BIOPSY
      • WIRE BINDING
      • LIGHT BULB FILAMENTS
      • MICROMESH WELDING IN PAPER INDUSTRY
      • THERMOCOUPLES
    • APPLICATION OF INVERTER WELDING
    • APPLICATIONS OF PROJECTION WELDING
      • REPLACING RIVETING WITH PROJECTION WELDING
      • JOINING NAILS
    • APPLICATIONS OF FLASH WELDING
    • APPLICATIONS OF UPSET WELDING
      • HOT UPSETTING
    • APPLICATIONS OF PERCUSSION WELDING
      • JOINING DISSIMILAR METALS USING PERCUSSION WELDING
    • APPLICATIONS OF RESISTANCE SEAM WELDING
      • BELLOWS
      • METAL SEALS
      • PACEMAKER IN MEDICAL DEVICE INDUSTRY
      • PACEMAKER BATTERY
      • SOLENOID
      • RELAY CANISTERS
      • FIRE-ROD / HEATING ELEMENT
      • SWITCHES, SENSORS AND TRANSDUCERS
      • SHEET METAL WELDING
      • CATALYTIC CONVERTERS
    • APPLICATIONS OF RESISTANCE IMPACT WELDING
    • APPLICATIONS OF HIGH REQUENCY WELDING
    • APPLICATIONS OF FRICTION WELDING
      • AGRICULTURE AND TRUCKING INDUSTRIES
      • BIMETALLIC AND GENERAL USE
      • AIRCRAFT AND AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES
      • AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
      • OIL FIELD INDUSTRY
    • TABLE 85 APPLICATIONS OF FRICTION WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 80 APPLICATIONS OF FRICTION WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF FRICTION WELDING APPLICATIONS
    • TABLE 86 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF FRICTION WELDING APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 81 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF FRICTION WELDING APPLICATIONS, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
  • APPLICATIONS OF FRICTION STIR WELDING
    • AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY
    • RAILWAY INDUSTRY
    • LAND TRANSPORTATION
    • SHIPBUILDING AND MARINE INDUSTRIES
    • AEROSPACE INDUSTRY
    • OTHER INDUSTRY SECTORS
      • APPLICATIONS OF ROTARY FRICTION WELDING
      • APPLICATIONS OF RADIAL FRICTION WELDING
      • APPLICATIONS OF LINEAR FRICTION WELDING
      • APPLICATIONS OF FRICTION STUD WELDING
      • APPLICATIONS OF SOLID STATE WELDING
    • TABLE 87 APPLICATIONS OF SOLID STATE WELDING, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 82 APPLICATIONS OF SOLID STATE WELDING, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF SOLID STATE WELDING APPLICATIONS
    • TABLE 88 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF SOLID STATE WELDING APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 83 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF SOLID STATE WELDING APPLICATIONS, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • APPLICATIONS OF ULTRASONIC WELDING
      • ULTRASONICALLY WELDED WIRE CONNECTIONS
      • CONNECTIONS BETWEEN WIRES AND TERMINALS
      • CLOCK-SPRING-APPLICATION
      • WIRE HARNESSES
      • MEDICAL EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY
      • APPLIANCE INDUSTRY
      • AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
      • OTHER APPLICATIONS
        • Communication Industry
        • Electronic Industry
        • Electrical Industry
        • Packaging Industry
        • Steel Foundry Industry
        • Solar Heat Exchangers
    • APPLICATIONS OF COLD PRESSURE WELDING
    • APPLICATIONS OF DIFFUSION WELDING
    • APPLICATIONS OF EXPLOSION WELDING
    • APPLICATIONS OF FORGE WELDING
    • APPLICATIONS OF HOT PRESSURE WELDING
    • APPLICATIONS OF ROLL WELDING
    • APPLICATIONS OF MISCELLANEOUS WELDING PROCESSES
    • TABLE 89 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST OF VARIOUS MISCELLANEOUS WELDING PROCESSES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 84 GLOBAL SALES AND FORECAST OF VARIOUS MISCELLANEOUS WELDING PROCESSES, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
      • REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF MISCELLANEOUS WELDING APPLICATIONS
    • TABLE 90 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF MISCELLANEOUS WELDING APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FIGURE 85 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF MISCELLANEOUS WELDING APPLICATIONS, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
    • APPLICATIONS OF INDUCTION WELDING
    • APPLICATIONS OF THYRISTORIZED WELDING
    • APPLICATIONS OF MAGNETIC PULSE WELDING
    • APPLICATIONS OF COLD METAL TRANSFER WELDING
    • APPLICATIONS OF ATOMIC HYDROGEN WELDING
    • APPLICATIONS OF MIAB WELDING
    • APPLICATIONS OF UNDERWATER WELDING
  • Chapter 5 - TECHNOLOGY OF WELDING AND WELDING EQUIPMENT
    • ARC WELDING
    • CARBON ARC WELDING (CAW)
      • BASIC EQUIPMENT
    • GAS METAL-ARC WELDING (GMAW)/METAL INERT GAS WELDING (MIG)
      • ADVANTAGES
      • BASIC EQUIPMENT
      • WORKING PRINCIPLE
      • MIG WELDING ACCESSORIES
        • WELDING TORCHES AND GUNS
      • GAS TUNGSTEN-ARC WELDING (GTAW)/TUNGSTEN INERT GAS WELDING (TIG)
        • NARROW GAP GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING (GTAW-NG)
          • Hot-wire Method
          • Double-shield System
          • Oscillation Method
          • Basic Equipment
          • TIG WELDING ACCESSORIES
          • Electrodes for TIG Welding
          • Torches for TIG Welding
          • Filler Metal
          • Other TIG Welding Accessories
      • ADVANTAGE OF TIG WELDERS
    • ORBITAL WELDING
      • BASIC EQUIPMENT
      • POWER SUPPLY
      • WELD HEAD
    • SHIELDED-METAL ARC WELDING (SMAW)/MANUAL METAL ARC WELDING (MMA)
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
    • SALIENT FEATURES
    • ADVANTAGES OF SMAW
  • FLUXED-CORE ARC-WELDING (FCAW)
    • TYPES OF FCAW
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • FLUXED CORE ARC WELDING (FCAW) ACCESSORIES
    • PLASMA ARC WELDING (PAW)
      • ADVANTAGES OF PLASMA WELDING
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • STUD ARC WELDING
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • SUBMERGED ARC WELDING (SAW)
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
    • SUBMERGED ARC WELDING ACCESSORIES
      • Weld Wire
      • Welding Guns
      • Hard-facing Electrodes
    • FUSION WELDING
    • ELECTRON BEAM WELDING (EBW)
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • HOT PLATE WELDING
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • PLASTIC WELDING
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • LASER BEAM WELDING
    • ADVANTAGES
  • HYBRID LASER ARC WELDING (HLAW)
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • GAS WELDING/OXY-FUEL WELDING
    • TYPES OF OXY-FUEL GAS WELDING
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
    • OXY-FUEL WELDING ACCESSORIES
  • THERMIT WELDING
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • INERTIA WELDING
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • ELECTRO-SLAG WELDING (ESW)
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • RESISTANCE WELDING
    • SPOT WELDING
      • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • INVERTER WELDING
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • PROJECTION WELDING
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • SEAM WELDING
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • SALIENT FEATURES
    • FLASH WELDING
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • UPSET WELDING
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • PERCUSSION WELDING
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • HIGH FREQUENCY RESISTANCE WELDING
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • SOLID STATE WELDING
  • COLD WELDING
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • DIFFUSION WELDING
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • EXPLOSION WELDING
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • FORGE WELDING
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • HOT PRESSURE WELDING
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • ROLL WELDING
  • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • ULTRASONIC WELDING
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • FRICTION WELDING
    • FRICTION STIR WELDING
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • ROTARY FRICTION WELDING
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • RADIAL FRICTION WELDING
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • LINEAR FRICTION WELDING
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • FRICTION STUD WELDING
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • OTHER WELDING PROCESSES
    • INDUCTION WELDING
  • BASIC EQUIPMENT
    • MACHINE DESCRIPTION
  • THYRISTORIZED WELDING
    • BASIC EQUIPMENT
    • MAGNETIC PULSE WELDING
    • COLD METAL TRANSFER WELDING (CMT)
      • MAGNETICALLY IMPELLED ARC BUTT WELDING/MIAB WELDING
      • BENEFITS AND RISKS OF MIAB WELDING
      • Advantages of Using MIAB Welding
      • Risks of Using MIAB Welding
    • UNDERWATER WELDING
      • PROCESS OF UNDERWATER WELDING
    • FUTURE AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT
  • Chapter 6 - WELDING CONSUMABLES
    • ELECTRODES/WELD FILLER MATERIALS
    • STICK ELECTRODES
      • SMAW
    • ELECTRODES FOR TIG WELDING
      • FILLER METAL
  • MIG WELDING WIRES
  • GMAW
  • METAL-CORED, GAS-SHIELDED WIRES
  • ELECTRODES FOR FCAW
  • SHIELDING GASES FOR DIFFERENT WELDING PROCESSES
    • TABLE 91 SHIELDING GASES FOR VARIOUS TYPES OFWELDING
      • WIRE FEEDERS
      • CABLES AND ACCESSORIES
      • POWER SUPPLIES
      • TYPES OF POWER SUPPLIES
  • TABLE 92 POWER SUPPLIES FOR VARIOUS WELDING PROCESSES
    • DUTY-CYCLE RATING
  • SAFETY EQUIPMENT
    • FUME EXTRACTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS
    • WELDING ACCESSORIES
      • WELDING TORCHES
        • Applications of Welding Torches
    • WELDING REGULATORS
    • WELDING SAFETY DEVICES
      • Types of Welding Safety Device
      • Application of Welding Safety Devices
    • WELDING SENSORS
      • Application of Welding Sensors
      • WELDING POSITIONER/GRIPPER
    • WELDING CLAMPS AND HOLDERS
    • WELDING COOLERS
    • WELDING GRINDERS AND CUTTERS
    • WELDING HOSES
    • WELDING STRIKERS
  • PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
    • WELDING PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
    • Welding Gloves
    • Welding Helmets and Masks
    • Welding Goggles
  • Chapter 7 - WELDING AUTOMATION
    • WELDING APPLICATIONS SUITED FOR AUTOMATION
      • FLEXIBLE AND FIXED AUTOMATION
    • WELDING ROBOTS
    • COMPONENTS OF A ROBOTIC WELDING CELL
      • WELDING ROBOT ARMS
      • WELDING POWER SOURCES
      • WELDING TORCHES
      • WIRE FEEDER
      • WORK-PIECE FIXATION AND POSITIONING
      • BOOM-MAST ASSEMBLIES
      • WELDING CARRIAGES
      • TORCH CLEANERS
      • TCP-CALIBRATION UNIT
    • NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN WELDING
      • PLASMA WINDOW FOR ELECTRON BEAM AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
      • NANO-FOIL JOINING
  • Chapter 8 - PATENT ANALYSIS
    • PATENT ANALYSIS
    • TABLE 93 PATENTS FOR COATINGS BY COUNTRY, 1987-2007
    • TABLE 94 PATENTS ISSUED FROM 1987 TO 2007 BASED ON VARIOUS FACTORS
    • TABLE 95 PATENTS ISSUED FROM 1985 TO 2007 BASED ON YEAR OF ISSUE
    • TABLE 96 PATENT ANALYSIS BASED ON PATENTS ISSUED TO DIFFERENT COMPANIES
  • Chapter 9 - INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
    • INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
    • DRIVING FORCES IN WELDING INDUSTRY
      • MARKETS AND CUSTOMERS
      • EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE'S IMAGE
      • BUSINESS PRACTICES AND ECONOMICS
      • DEVELOPMENTS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
      • QUALITY, RELIABILITY, AND SERVICEABILITY
      • REGULATION, CERTIFICATION, AND STANDARDS
      • INTEGRATION OF PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES
      • DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIALS
      • SAFETY AND HEALTH
      • NEW TECHNOLOGICAL STRATEGIES
      • COMPETITION
    • ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
    • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
    • ANALYSIS OF SUCCESSFUL COMPANIES
    • LINCOLN ELECTRIC COMPANY
      • Acquisitions by Lincoln Electric
      • Research and Development
    • ESAB
      • RECENT EXPANSIONS
      • ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS (ITW)
    • TABLE 97 COMPANIES FORMING GROUP ITW
    • TABLE 97 (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 97 (CONTINUED)
      • THERMADYNE
    • TABLE 98 LIST OF THERMODYNE GROUP COMPANIES
    • TABLE 98 (CONTINUED)
      • KOBE WELDING
    • TABLE 99 LIST OF KOBE GROUP COMPANIES
  • Chapter 10 - MARKET SHARE OF TOP WELDING COMPANIES
    • TABLE 100 SALES FIGURES OF COMPANIES INVOLVED IN MANUFACTURE OF WELDING EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES ($ MILLIONS)
  • Chapter 11 - APPENDIX
    • MAJOR COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF WELDING EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES
    • TABLE 101 LIST OF MAJOR COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF WELDING EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES
    • TABLE 101 (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 101 (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 101 (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 101 (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 101 (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 101 (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 101 (CONTINUED)
      • LIST OF PATENTS USED IN PATENT ANALYSIS
    • TABLE 102 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY LINCOLN GLOBAL INC, U.S.
    • TABLE 102 (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 102 (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 102 (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 103 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY ILLINOS TOOL WORKS, U.S.
    • TABLE 103 (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 104 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY THE ESAB GROUP INC., U.S.
    • TABLE 104 (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 105 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY MIYACHI TECHNOS CPRPORATION, JAPAN
    • TABLE 105 (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 106 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY NEWCOR INC., U.S.
    • TABLE 106 (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 107 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY TRI TOOL INC., U.S.
    • TABLE 108 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY EDISON WELDING INSTITUTE, U.S.
    • TABLE 109 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY WILSON GREATBATCH LIMITED, U.S.
    • TABLE 109 (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 110 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY SANSHA ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD, JAPAN
    • TABLE 111 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY THE BOEING COMPANY, U.S.
    • TABLE 112 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC, U.S.
    • TABLE 112 (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 113 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY DENCO INC., U.S.
    • TABLE 114 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI, JAPAN
    • TABLE 115 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY SAIPEM S.P.A., ITALY
    • TABLE 116 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGIES WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP
    • TABLE 117 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY CEFIN S.P.A, ITALY
    • TABLE 118 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., JAPAN
    • TABLE 119 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY GENERAL ELECTRIC CORPORATION, USA
    • TABLE 120 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY MK PRODUCTS, INC, USA
    • TABLE 121 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, JAPAN
    • TABLE 122 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY APPLIED MATERIALS INC., U.S.
    • TABLE 123 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY KVAERNER MASA-YARDS OY, FINLAND
    • TABLE 124 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY OBARA CORPORATION, JAPAN
    • TABLE 125 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY AUTOMATED WELDING SYSTEMS INC., U.S.
    • TABLE 126 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY NIPPON WELDING ROD CO. LTD, JAPAN
    • TABLE 127 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY THE WELDING INSTITUTE, U.K.
    • TABLE 128 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY SPLITFAST TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, IRELAND
    • TABLE 129 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, U.S.
    • TABLE 130 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BYQUALITY TUBING INC., U.S.
    • TABLE 131 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, U.S.
    • TABLE 132 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY WEGENER GMBH, GERMANY
    • TABLE 133 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY TACHIKAWA SPRING CO. LTD., JAPAN
    • TABLE 134 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY OTHER COMPANIES BASED IN THE U.S.
    • TABLE 134 (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 134 (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 134 (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 134 (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 135 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY OTHER COMPANIES BASED IN JAPAN
    • TABLE 135 (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 135 (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 136 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY OTHER COMPANIES BASED IN EUROPE
    • TABLE 136 (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 136 (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 137 LIST OF PATENTS ON WELDING TECHNOLOGY BY INDIVIDUALS
    • TABLE 137 (CONTINUED)
  • HEED, BJORN
    • TABLE 138 LIST OF VARIOUS APPLICABLE STANDARDS FOR THE WELDING INDUSTRY
    • TABLE 138 (CONTINUED)
      • TRADE ASSOCIATIONS FOR WELDING INDUSTRY
        • AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY
        • ASSOCIATION EUROPÉENNE DU SOUDAGE (EWA)
        • EUROPEAN FEDERATION FOR WELDING, JOINING AND CUTTING
        • SYNDICAT DES ENTREPRISES DE TECHNOLOGIE DE PRODUCTION (SYMOP)
        • THE ASSOCIATION OF WELDING DISTRIBUTORS (AWD)
        • THE IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE OF JAPAN
        • SINGAPORE WELDING SOCIETY
        • KOREA WELDING INDUSTRY COOPERATIVE
        • THE CHINESE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SOCIETY
  • INDIAN WELDING SOCIETY

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