Welding inDustry Analysis

Freedonia Focus Reports US Collection

Welding Equipment & Consumables:

United States

December 2012

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Welding Equipment & Consumables: United States

ABOUT THIS REPORT

Sources

Welding Equipment & Consumables: United States is based on Welding Equipment & Consumables, a comprehensive industry study published by The Freedonia Group in October 2011. Reported findings represent the synthesis of data from various primary, secondary, macroeconomic, and demographic sources including: • • • • • • • firms participating in the industry government/public agencies national, regional, and international non-governmental organizations trade associations and their publications the business and trade press The Freedonia Group Consensus Forecasts dated August 2012 the findings of other industry studies by The Freedonia Group.

Specific sources and additional resources are listed in the Resources section of this publication for reference and to facilitate further research.

Scope and Method

This report provides US demand and shipments in US dollars at the manufacturers’ level. Total demand is segmented by product in terms of: • • equipment consumables.

Safety items such as welder gloves and helmets are excluded from the product scope of this report. In cases where welding systems are integrated into robotic automation technologies, only the welding system is considered within the product scope. Total demand is also provided in terms of market by: • • • • manufacturing repair and maintenance construction other...