Importance of Welding Industries in Europe / see also EWA brochure

 Main characteristics of European Welding Industry 

Keys segments of users 

  • Construction of infrastructure and construction (building , bridges, metallic construction, earth moving equipment ..)
  • Construction for transport
    • Shipyards
    • Trains, railways
    • Automotive industry
    • Aeronautic
  • Construction for energy sector
    • Oil and gas extraction , transport , transformation ( + petrochemical industry )
    • Power plant / electricity production
    • Renewable energy ( windmills ..)
  • General industry ( + tanks, piping ,construction of machines , …)
  • Construction of equipment for the food industry (storage, transformation , transport ..) / Pharma industry
  • Construction of military equipment
  • Construction of equipment for treatment of wastes
  • Maintenance
  • Craftmen, plumbers , hobby….
  • Education

 Technology :

  •  Welding of metals
  • Brazing & Soldering
  • Cutting of metals
  • Thermal spray

Key processes :

  • Electric arc welding : MMA , TIG, GMAW , SAW (submerged arc welding), Plasma cutting , welding – micro plasma
  • Flame  for cutting , welding , brazing , heating ..

Products and services :

  • Arc Electric equipment for manual and automatic / Robotic applications
  • Flame equipment
  • Torches
  • Consumables for welding
    • Covered electrodes
    • Wires and rods
    • Fluxes
    • Cored wires
  • Consumables for brazing and soldering
  • Test , training , maintenance , advices , support , services

Associated products :

  • Gases for welding and cutting
  • Individual Protection for welders / fume extraction systems / other safety equipment