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2021

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.24 No.1 2021

Preface

New 2021 Year's greeting from the Head of the Welding Business

Products Spotlight

New line-up in the ARCMAN™ welding robot series

Technical Highlight

The new SAW FAMILIARC™ US-29HK /TRUSTARC™ PF-H55LT-N, for Offshore Wind Power Generators

Bulletin

The Welding Business's 115th International QC-Circle Conference

2020

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.23 No.2 2020

Technical Highlight

FAMILIARC™ MIX-1TR: the solid wire for GMAW to improve electrodeposition coating property

Products Spotlight

FAMILIARC™ OW-S50P (E71T-8-H16): Self-shielded flux cored wire for overseas markets

Bulletin

KOBELCO technical seminar in Saudi Arabia in 2020
Video courses on fundamentals of welding uploaded to YouTube and KOBELCO's Global Website

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.23 No.1 2020

Products Spotlight

ARCMAN™ A40: The new robot for overhead welding systems

Technical Highlight

A new function for the ARCMAN™ robotic welding system: root gap detection by laser sensor

Bulletin

Your best partner KOBELCO brings Total Welding Solutions to FABTECH 2019

2019

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.22 No.3 2019

Products Spotlight

PREMIARC™ DW-N609SV: Ni-based alloy welding consumable for fuel tanks on LNG-powered ships and ship exhaust scrubbers

Preface

KOBELCO's spirit for service, contribution, cooperation and hospitality

Technical Highlight

Technology to prevent end cracking in one-side submerged arc welding

Bulletin

A great KOBELCO event combining the ASEAN Shin-Yo-Kai meeting with the celebration of KWAP's 40th anniversary
Beijing Essen Welding & Cutting Fair 2019, focused on robotic welding and IoT related technology
KOBELCO Global Website is smartphone friendly now

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.22 No.2 2019

Products Spotlight

PREMIARC™MX-A430M / PREMIARC™MX-T430Nb / Ferritic stainless steel welding consumables for automotive exhaust systems

Preface

Quality management is in progress in the Welding Business as well as KOBE STEEL

Technical Highlight

Solid wires for thin steel sheets : TRUSTARC™MG-S120T for ultra-high tensile strength and, FAMILIARC™MG-1T(F) for wire feeding control

Bulletin

Chinese Shin-Yo-Kai : KOBE STEEL’ s welding distribution network in China

Bulletin

The Welding Business holds its 114th QC circle conference

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.22 No.1 2019

Products Spotlight

SG-2Z-CE / Equipment for the SEGARC™ process in EU Highly efficient electro-gas arc welding process

Preface

New Year’ s greeting from the Head of the Welding Business

Technical Highlight

Flux cored wires for heat resistant steels that conform to AWS specications

Bulletin

10th year anniversary of KOBE WELDING OF QINGDAO, China KWAI at FABTECH 2018: KOBELCO-Your Best Partner on display

2018

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.21 No.3 2018

Products Spotlight

FAMILIARC™ MG-1T(F) controls wire feeding in high speed welding of thin steel plates

Preface

KOBELCO's pioneer and leader of overseas business: TKW in Thailand

Technical Highlight

"1Z Series" welding consumables for galvanized steel sheets

Bulletin

TKW's 50th and KMWT's 30th anniversaries in Thailand

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.21 No.2 2018

Preface

Inaugural address by Akira Yamamoto, new Head of the Welding Business!
Welding automation with ISHIMATSU, the portable robot, and PLM

Technical Highlight

B91 Series welding consumables for Grade 91 Steels

Products Spotlight

PF-N5/US-609S for SAW on 9%Ni steels: Excellent solution in horizontal and flat positions

Bulletin

"KOBELCO-Your Best Partner" highlighted at JIWS 2018

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.21 No.1 2018

Products Spotlight

PREMIARC™ NI-C6J for 9%Ni steel: Excellent porosity and hot crack resistance.

Preface

Year 2018: Enhancing Marketing Capabilities and Facing New Challenges!

Technical Highlight

Hybrid Tandem MAG Welding Process: An effective porosity-reduction method for welding primer-coated steel plates.

Bulletin

With the new slogan "Together We Are Strong," INTIWI celebrated its 40th anniversary.
Welcoming visitors with "Say Hi to the Original!" at the 2017 Schweissen & Schneiden Düsseldorf.
KOBELCO participates at FABTECH 2017, under the slogan "Your Best Partner KOBELCO".

2017

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.20 No.3 2017

Special Message

Head of the Welding Business reflects upon the publication of KWT’s 20th anniversary special issue

Feature Article

THE KOBELCO ARC over the Last Decade

Feature Article (System)

THE KOBELCO ARC over the Last Decade: Welding systems and equipment

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.20 No.2 2017

Bulletin

Welding Business to make organizational changes

Preface

Another year of progress in welding automation

Products Spotlight

ARCMAN™ Robotic Welding System for Hull Assembly in Shipbuilding

Bulletin

FABTECH2016 in Las Vegas: A special exhibition for KOBELCO
KWE’s social and educational activities
Metaltech Malaysia 2016

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.20 No.1 2017

Bulletin

Round Robin Test Reports：Analysis of trace elements in Cr-Mo-V steel weld metal at IIW/C-II/SC-E

Preface

Three“M”s：Marketing, Monodzukuri and Manpower

Products Spotlight

TRUSTARC™ DW-A62LSR（A5.29 E91T1-GM）improves notch toughness of HSLA weld metal after PWHT

Bulletin

The 7th India Essen 2016 in Mumbai
WELDEX 2016：Welding Exhibition in Moscow

2016

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.19 No.3 2016

New Business

ARCMAN™ robotic welding system business in North America

Preface

Focus on welding system business and human resource development

Technical Highlight

The new “CB type” controller for the ARCMAN™ robotic welding system

Bulletin

KOBELCO Technical Seminar in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The 2016 Beijing Essen Fair
Metaltech Malaysia 2016

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.19 No.2 2016

Bulletin

Round Robin Test：Analysis of trace components in 2.25Cr-1Mo steel weld metal IIW/C-II/SC-E

Technical Highlight

Recent developments of AWS specifications

Bulletin

AWF meeting in Osaka, Japan
2016 Japan International Welding Show, Osaka
QC circle assembly in the Welding Business Group

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.19 No.1 2016

Glossary

What is PWHT?

Technical Highlight

Welding duplex stainless steels

Bulletin

Introducing the Asian Welding Federation(AWF)
Cheerful and friendly, Brazilians, think positively about their economic future

2015

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.18 No.3 2015

Glossary

What is a Creep Test or Creep Rupture Test?

Technical Highlight

CM-95B91 (E9015-B91) and CM-96B91 (E9016-B91) applied to ASTM T91/P91 heat resistant steels for fossil-fuel thermal power generation

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.18 No.2 2015

Glossary

What is CTOD?

Technical Highlight

TIG welding consumables for 490 MPa high tensile strength steels

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.18 No.1 2015

Products Spotlight

MG-S430NbS for car exhaust systems: Strong and corrosion resistant

Technical Highlight

Supply and demand for LNG and implications for 7% Ni TMCP steel and welding consumables

2014

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.17 No.3 2014

Products Spotlight

Study to further improve creep rupture and temper embrittlement properties of weld metal for 2.25Cr-1Mo-V steel

Technical Highlight

A robotic welding system equipped with the REGARC™ process for architectural steel frames

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.17 No.2 2014

Products Spotlight

Welding consumables for power boilers that match with AWS standards

Technical Highlight

Submerged arc welding consumables produced exclusively for use with direct current

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.17 No.1 2014

The SEGARC™ process: achieving efficiency by combining exclusive equipment and flux cored wire

Technical Highlight

Total welding solutions: Integrating Kobelco's comprehensive technologies

2013

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.16 No.3 2013

Products Spotlight

A new Ultra High Current MAG welding process allows for highly efficient and extremely low spatter welding

Technical Highlight

Kobelco flux cored wires for stainless steels :
meeting diverse market needs with a wide range of products

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.16 No.2 2013

Products Spotlight

New process for car industry welding:
MX-MIG with pure Ar gas and special metal-type flux cored wires

Technical Highlight

Meeting the requirements of offshore structures that operate in ever deeper and colder waters

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.16 No.1 2013

Products Spotlight

PREMIARC™ TG-Super304H: austenitic stainless steel TIG wire for coal-fired steam boilers

Technical Highlight

Pipeline Girth Welding: Kobe Steel's up-to-date welding consumables meet diverse requirements

2012

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.15 No.3 2012

Products Spotlight

PREMIARC™ DW-410NiMo: the best choice for welding hydraulic turbine components

Technical Highlight

Using ARCMAN™ Robot Welding Systems for Railroad Car and Bridge Applications

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.15 No.2 2012

Spotlight

REGARC™ process offers low spatter and fumes even at high current in CO₂-shielded arc welding.
Typical Applications of ARCMAN™ Robot

Technical Highlight

Welding Systems for Construction Machinery

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.15 No.1 2012

Products Spotlight

FAMILIARC™ MX-Z200MP provides uniform weld toes in multi-layer fillet welding

Technical Highlight

Kobelco's ARCMAN™ welding robots and SENSARC™ power sources: unsurpassed performance across many applications

2011

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.14 No.3 2011

Products Spotlight

DW-308L-XR, DW-316L-XR
Helping Workplaces Comply with New OSHA Standards by Reducing Cr(VI) Emissions

Technical Highlight

Advanced MAG and MIG Welding Wires : Meeting Car Manufacturing Requirements for Fast and Efficient Welding

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.14 No.2 2011

Products Spotlight

LB-67LJ
It meets all of the recent requirements for offshore structures. It features low hydrogen and no molybdenum content in the deposited metal.

Technical Highlight

Welding Consumables for LNG Storage Tanks Made of 9% Ni Steel
Specifications and features of 9% Ni steel
Welding procedures and control
Tips for better welding results on 9% Ni steel

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.14 No.1 2011

Technical Highlight

State-of-the-art automatic arc welding processes meet the latest shipbuilding requirements

2010

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.13 No.2 2010

Products Spotlight

Superior Welding Consumables for Super Duplex Stainless Steels NC-2594,DW-2594,TG-S2594

Technical Highlight

Unrivaled KOBELCO Filler Metals Match New Developments in Hydropower Penstocks

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.13 No.1 2010

Products Spotlight

A Hastelloy-type flux cored wire for welding 9% Ni steel in all positions, reducing hot crack susceptibility DW-N709SP

Technical Highlight

Designing High Quality Welding Consumables for Nuclear Power Reactors

2009

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.12 No.1 2009

Spotlight

Shining in the Welding of Super and Ultra Super Critical Pressure Boilers
CR-12S & TG-S12CRS

Technical Highlight

Heat-Resistant High-Cr Ferritic Steel Filler Metals for Thermal Electric Power Boilers

2008

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.11 No.4 2008

Products Spotlight

LB-80L
Ultra-Low Hydrogen Covered Electrode Excellent in DCEP Welding of 780-MPa High Tensile Strength Steel

Technical Highlight

Offshore Structures Exploring Deeper Seas Demand Higher Quality Filler Metals

Technical Terms

Transition Temperature for Toughness

Bulletin

Technical Services for Customers in USA

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.11 No.3 2008

Products Spotlight

MIX-50FS & SE-A50FS
Advanced Solid Wires for Sheet Metal Welding

Technical Highlight

Recent International Trends in Filler Metal Standards

Bulletin

Winner of the foreign expert honorary awards of Liaoning provincial government(Mr. Maruyama)

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.11 No.2 2008

Products Spotlight

DW-100E & MX-200E
Unsurpassed Flux-Cored Wires in E- and EH-Grade Steel Hulls

Technical Highlight

Shipbuilding Increasingly Demands High-Efficient Welding Processes
Question and Answer
Did you know why FCWs are used in large quantities in shipbuilding?

Bulletin

New Product Designation System

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.11 No.1 2008

Products Spotlight

LB-52U Excels in Melt-Through Root-Pass Welding

Technical Highlight

Welding of Heat Exchangers

ABC' s of Arc Welding

Cold Cracks in Fillet Welds

Bulletin

Nace Spec. to prevent SSC
Technical Service for Customers in Europe & Russia

2007

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.10 No.4 2007

Special Message

Big changes in the welding industry this decade
Feature Article
75 years of the KOBELCO Arc

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.10 No.3 2007

Products Spotlight

DW-309MoL & DW-309MoLP
The Indispensable FCWs for Dissimilar Metal Welding in Desalination Plants, Chemical Tankers and Plats, and Paper Mills

Technical Highlight

Types of Wear and Suitable Hardfacing Filler Metals
Question and Answer
Welding of 13%Mn Steel

Bulletin

Technical Services for Customers in Thailand and Singapore

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.10 No.2 2007

Products Spotlight

MIX-1TS Shines in Auto Parts Fabrication

Technical Highlight

Welding of LPG Storage tanks
Part.2: Essential Factors in Controlling Welding Procedures
Question and Answer
Welding of Galvanized Steel Sheets

Bulletin

Revisions in AWS A5.20 & A5.29

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.10 No.1 2007

Products Spotlight

LB-7018-1 Shines as a Versatile Electrode in a Low-Temperature Service Offshore Structures

Technical Highlight

Welding of LPG Storage tanks
Part 1: How to Select Filler Metals

Technical Terms

Carbon Equivalent

2006

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.9 No.4 2006

Products Spotlight

The Best for SAW of Thin Steels <G-50/US-36>
A More Versatile SAW Flux/Wire <G-60/US-36>

Technical Highlight

SMAW Electrode coverings

Bulletin

Kobelco GMAW wires for auto parts

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.9 No.3 2006

Products Spotlight

Special Solid Wire for Ar-CO2 Mixture Shielding <MIX-50>

Technical Highlight

Atmospheric Corrosion-Resistant Steels and Suitable Welding Consumables

The ABC' s of Arc Welding

Weld Distortion

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.9 No.2 2006

Products Spotlight

New DW-50 Offers Superior Impact Toughness for Flux Cored Arc Welding

Technical Highlight

Welding of Crude Oil Storage tanks
Part 2: Welding Procedure Controls

The ABC' s of Arc Welding

Diffusible Hydrogen

Bulletin

The H-series DW stainless steel flux-cored wires shine in high-temperature applications

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.9 No.1 2006

New Products

New ZERODE-44: A Leading Electrode for General Applications in Japan

Technical Highlight

Welding of Crude Oil Storage tanks
Part 1: How to Select Filler Metals

Technical Terms

SR Cracking

2005

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.8 No.4 2005

Products Spotlight

DC-spec High-Strength 2.25Cr-1Mo-V Filler Metals for Reactor Vessels: <CMA-106HD, PF500D/US-521HD>

Technical Highlight

Welding of Chemical tankers
Part 2: Essential Factors in Welding Procedure Controls

Technical Terms

Yield Point and 0.2% Offset Yield Strength

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.8 No.3 2005

Products Spotlight

MXA-430M: Unsurpassed Flux-Cored Wire for Cr Stainless Steel Welding

Technical Highlight

Welding of Chemical tankers
Part 1: How to Select Stainless Filler Metals
Q & A
How to prevent stainless steel welds from rusting

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.8 No.2 2005

Technical Highlight

How Electric Polarity Affects Welding Quality in Arc Welding

Technical Terms

Band-Overlaying: What Overlaying with Strip Electrode Offers

Products Spotlight

Duplex Stainless Steel Flux Cored Wires, DW-329A and DW-329AP, are Now Spotlighted in the Technologically Demanding Fields

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.8 No.1 2005

Products Spotlight

DWA-55L for better CTOD

Technical Highlight

GTAW of Stainless Steel Piping
Technical Terms Explanation
CTOD

2004

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.7 No.4 2004

New Product

A breakthrough in stainless steel sheet metal welding <DW-T308L, DW-T309L, DW-T316L>

Technical Highlight

FILLER METAL STANDARDS
Part 2: AWS and EN STANDARDS

Q & A in Arc Welding

What causes porosity and how can it be Prevented in arc welding?

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.7 No.3 2004

Technical Highlight

FILLER METAL STANDARDS
Part 1: AWS STANDARD

New product

Stricter Quality Requirements Increasingly Demanded for DC-spec. Cr-Mo Filler Metals

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.7 No.2 2004

Technical Highlight

Welding of Power Generation Boilers
Part 2: Essential factors in welding procedure Controls

Q & A in Arc Welding

Is there any convenient way to estimate quickly the approximate consumption of welding consumables for a particular welding joint?

Bulletin

Excellent Tack Welding Performances in All Positions <LB-52T>

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.7 No.1 2004

New products

DW-62L, DWA-62L

Technical Highlight

Welding of Power Generation Boilers
Part 1: How to Select Filler Metals

Q & A in Arc Welding

In automatic GMAW the arc sometimes becomes unstable, though the wire is smoothly delivered. How can it be prevented?

2003

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.6 No.4 2003

Technical Highlight

Kobelco SAW Fluxes/Wires Cover a Wide Scope of Heavy Fabrication Industries

Bulletin

DWA-81Ni1

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.6 No.3 2003

Technical Highlight

Kobelco Flux-Cored Wires Shine in Various Applications

Bulletin

DWA-81B2, DWA-91B3

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.6 No.2 2003

Technical Highlight

Welding of offshore structures
Part 2: Essential Factors in Welding Procedure Controls

Q & A in Arc Welding

What advantages are there in downhill welding and how should it be used, compared with uphill welding in GMAW and FCAW?

Bulletin

DWA-65L, TGS-80B2, TGS-90B3

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.6 No.1 2003

Technical Highlight

Welding of offshore structures
Part 1: How to Select Welding Consumables

Q & A in Arc Welding

How to Carry Out Tack Welding

2002

Kobelco Welding Today Vol.5 No.4 2002

Technical Report

Essential Factors in Selecting Heat-Resistant Low Alloy Filler Metals for High-Temperature, High-Pressure Services in the Power Generation, Oil Refining, and Petrochemical Industries

ABC' s of Arc Welding