World Welding Equipment Electrodes and Fillers Market Reduced

World Welding Equipment, Electrodes and Fillers Market Reduced Investment in Capital Goods Hinders Expansion of Welding Industry Low investments in the capital goods sector - a fall out of the economic slowdown worldwide, particularly in North America - have resulted in the stagnation of the welding equipment markets across the world. Industrial Automation Analyst Team Frost & Sullivan

Industry Trends • Recent economic slow down impacts market revenues • Flight of capital to Asia Pacific enhances use of welding equipment, electrodes and fillers in this region • Shifting production bases to Asia Pacific increases cost efficiencies • New welding methods and processes increases user base • Remote and robotic welding methods opens new growth avenues • Laser and ultrasonic welding to maintain higher growth

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What’s Included • Welding equipment, electrodes, fillers and consumables • Major end-user industries • Geographic forecast • Technological trends • Pricing and competitive analysis

Key Market Participants ABB Welding Systems AB AIR GAS, Inc. AIR Liquide Welding American Technology, Inc. American Welding Alloys Ansaldo Industria Sp. A ARC Machines, Inc. Automation International, Inc. Autotech Robotics Ltd. ATek Corp. BOC Group Bohler-Thyssen Welding USA, Inc. Center. Line (Windsor) Ltd. Crest Ultrasonic Corp. Daeyoung Ultrasonic Co. , Ltd. Dukane Corp. Forward Technology Industries, Inc. GSI Lumonics Hobart Brothers Co. Hermann Ultrasonics, Inc. Harris Calorific, Inc. (Division of Lincoln Electric Co. ) JW Harris Co. , Inc. Kobelco Welding of America, Inc. Laser Application Laboratory Messer MG Systems & Welding, Inc. Miller Electric Manufacturing Co. OKI International (Division of OKI Bering) Pandjiris, Inc. Precision Industrial Automation, Inc. Progressive Tool & Industries Co. Sonobound Ultrasonics The Lincoln Electric Co. Taylor- Winfield Corp. Techmata Thermadyne Industries International Trumpf Laser Division Thompson Friction Welding Ltd. Unitek Miyachi Corp.

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