Chinese Welding Equipment and Consumables Markets 2007

Frost & Sullivan, December 2006, Pages: 74

This Frost & Sullivan research service entitled Chinese Welding Equipment and Consumables Markets provides total market size, market definitions, market segment revenue breakdown, and end-user analysis. In this research service, expert analysts thoroughly examine the following end-user markets: automotive, oil and gas, industrial manufacturing, construction, and others.

Market Sectors
Expert Frost & Sullivan analysts thoroughly examine the following market sectors in this research:

-Arc welding equipment
-Resistance welding equipment

Technologies
The following technologies are covered in this research:

-Electric Arc Welding: Electric arc welding is the process of joining metals where an arc is heated to separate the conductors connected to the positive and negative poles of an electric current, thereby producing an arc. This includes manual metal arc (MMA) welding, metal inert gas and metal active gas (MIG and MAG) welding, submerged arc welding (SAW), tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding, and plasma arc welding (PAW).
Resistance Welding: Resistance welding is a technique used for joining metals and it finds widespread application in diverse production processes from dishwashers to bicycle parts. In resistance welding, the heat generated by resistance of the work piece to the electric current is used to join the metals together with pressure applied in the process.

-Gas Welding: Gas welding encompasses a group of welding processes, which produce coalescence by heating materials with a gas flame produced as a result of exothermic chemical reaction between oxygen and an another combustible gas. Pressure need not be applied and filler materials are not necessarily used. Commonly used gases include natural gas, propane, butane, and other hydrocarbon gases. Oxyacetylene welding, a process that uses acetylene gas, is the most widely used process in the group.

-1. Executive Summary
--1. Research Methodology
---1. Research Objectives
---2. Methodological Approach
---3. Product Segmentation
---4. End-user Sector Definitions
---5. Exchange Rates
--2. Market Overview
---1. Revenue Forecasts

-2. Market Background
--1. Overview of the Welding Process
---1. Arc Welding
---2. Resistance Welding
---3. Gas Welding
--2. General Market Background
---1. Overview of the National Economy
---2. Automotive End-user Sector
---3. Oil and Gas End-user Sector
---4. Industrial Manufacturing End-user Sector
---5. Construction End-user Sector
---6. Others End-user Sector
--3. Drivers and Restraints
---1. Market Drivers
----a. Increasing and Continuous Investment Stimulates Revenue Growth in the Welding Equipment and Consumables Market
----b. Development of the Automotive Sector Boosts the Demand for Welding Equipment
----c. Standardization of the Production Process Leads to the Demand for Welding Equipment
----d. 2010 Shanghai World EXPO Expected to Push the Revenue Size of the Welding Equipment and Consumables Market
----e. Demand for Oil and Gas Increases the Welding Equipment Market Growth
----f. Continuous Rising Trend of the Chinese Currency Stimulates the Imported Welding Equipment Market in the Long Term
---2. Market Restraints
----a. Weaker Welding Related Technology Hinders the Total Market
----b. Lack of Diversity in Welding Consumables Strongly Curbs the Revenue Growth
----c. Large Number of Small Scale Welding Manufacturers are Restraining the Market
----d. Lack of Professionals Limits the Market Expansion

-3. Market Forecasts for Chinese Welding Equipment and Consumables Market
--1. Total Chinese Welding Equipment and Consumables Market
---1. Market Engineering Measurements
---2. Revenue Forecasts
---3. Market Trends and Pricing Development
---4. Market Breakdown by Product Type
---5. Market Share Analysis
--2. Arc Welding Equipment Market
---1. Market Engineering Measurements
---2. Revenue Forecasts
---3. Market Trends and Pricing Development
---4. Market Breakdown by Product Type
---5. Competitive Structure
--3. Resistance Welding Equipment Market
---1. Market Engineering Measurements
---2. Revenue Forecasts
---3. Market Trends and Pricing Development
---4. Competitive Structure
--4. Gas Welding Equipment Market
---1. Market Engineering Measurements
---2. Revenue Forecasts
---3. Market Trends and Pricing Development
---4. Competitive Structure
--5. Welding Consumables Market
---1. Market Engineering Measurements
---2. Revenue Forecasts
---3. Market Trends and Pricing Development
---4. Competitive Structure

-4. Analysis of Supply and Demand Structure
--1. End-user Analysis of the Chinese Welding Equipment and Consumables Market
---1. End-user Analysis
--2. Supply Chain Analysis
---1. Types of Companies by Size
---2. Distribution Overview
---3. Sources of Supply
--3. Competition and Strategy
---1. Competitive Tendencies—Types of Strategic Focus
---2. Competitive Tendencies—Strategic Variations by End-user Focus

-5. Conclusions and Strategic Recommendations
--1. Conclusions
---1. Impact of End-user Structure
---2. Domestic Manufacturers
--2. Strategic Recommendations
---1. Opportunities in the End-user Sectors
---2. Opportunites Available for the Manufacturers

Favourable Market Conditions Drive Chinese Welding Equipment and Consumables Market

Continually increasing investment has stimulated growth in the Chinese welding equipment and consumables market. With China’s entry into the world trade organization (WTO), investments made in the Chinese market have created a suitable environment for the worldwide export of welding equipment. A large number of local and foreign industries have helped foster greater demand for welding equipment and its related technology.

"The development of the Chinese automotive sector has also boosted demand for welding equipment, as several foreign car manufacturers have ventured into the market," says the analyst of this research service. Given the close connection between automotive production and welding equipment, there is an increased focus by manufacturers of welding equipment and consumables on the automotive electronics process, in recent years. Most of the automotive manufacturers require diverse welding equipment in the assembly line and processing area, therefore a rise in demand is expected.

Advanced Equipment and Oil Prices Boost Welding Revenues

Standardization of the production still exists in the Chinese market, and manufacturers need to modernize and improve their production process efficiency. There is significant scope for further automation in both automotive, and oil and gas industries, which would help increase productivity. The new welding equipment is expected to be more sophisticated, and therefore, of higher value, thus boosting the market revenues.

In recent years, the increasing demand for oil and gas has led to the discovery and establishment of new oil and gas rigs, construction of new pipelines, and building of new oil refining stations. These activities require the frequent use of various welding equipment and consumables. "Oil price rise has translated into higher investment in the welding sector by customers in the oil and gas sector, as they take advantage of their improved margins over the previous years," states the analyst.

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