Welding consumables are broadly constituted of filler metals and flux. These materials melt to join two metals strongly and help to protect the molten weld from any form of atmospheric contaminants.The market covers welding consumables like electrodes that are predominantly used in arc-welding and oxy-fuel welding technologies.The global welding consumables market is expected to grow steadily during the forecast period. The welding industry is undergoing a series of technological developments in the welding process.

PART 01: Executive summary 6

PART 02: Scope of the report 17

PART 03: Research Methodology 22

PART 04: Introduction 25

Key market highlights 25

PART 05: Market landscape 29

Market size and forecast 29

Five forces analysis 33

PART 06: Market segmentation by end-user 34

Market overview 34

Automotive 35

Construction 39

Aerospace 41

Marine 46

PART 07: Geographical segmentation 49

Market overview 49

APAC 50

Americas 53

EMEA 56

PART 08: Market drivers 59

Positive outlook of global construction industry 59

Growing demand from wind energy industry 62

Competitive landscape driving new technologies 64

PART 09: Impact of drivers 66

PART 10: Market challenges 67

Emergence of friction stir welding technology in the

automotive industry 67

Shrinking skilled workforce in major steel consuming

countries like India and US 69

Quality of welded products 71

Introduction of new welding technology involves greater

R&D expenses 73

PART 11: Impact of drivers and challenges 74

PART 12: Market trends 75

Addressing the issue of growing skill gap 75

Advent of new materials 76

Emergence of laser welding equipment 77

PART 13: Vendor landscape 80

Competitive scenario 80

Risks faced by vendors in the overall welding equipment

and consumables market 81

Other prominent vendors 82

PART 14: Key vendor analysis 84

Colfax 84

Hyundai Welding 85

ITW 86

Lincoln Electric 87

PART 15: Appendix 88

List of abbreviations 88

PART 16: Explore Technavio 89