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