| 1.Welding material technology |
a.Welding consumable division |
Information exchange between members companies |
| Negotiation with governmental and industrial offices |
| Investigation for international standardization of welding material |
| Correspondence to IIW, ISO and WES standards |
| Publication of the bulletin “Welding Research” |
| b.Blazing division |
Stipulation and revision of standards concerning brazing and correspondence to new standards |
| Publication of the bulletin “Braze” |
| Publication of the teaching material of brazing practices |
| Development of analysis technologies of brazing filler |
| Researches of advanced brazing filler |
| c.Solder and smart joining division |
Stipulation and revision of standards concerning soldering and correspondence to new standards |
| Development of testing methods of lead-free solder |
| Development of analysis technologies of solder |
| Investigation of testing methods of soldering flux |
| Investigation of wetting test methods of solder paste |
| Cooperative researches of micro-joining technologies |
| 2.Material technology |
a.Iron and steel division |
Stipulation and revision of standards concerning steel material |
| Summarization of standards and rules concerning fracture toughness |
| Investigation of new standard concerning fracture toughness |
| Publication of research results conducted in the iron & steel division |
| b.Special materials welding research committee |
Researches of welding of corrosion resistant, heat resistant and abrasion resistant materials |
| Researches of welding of dissimilar materials and overlay welding |
| Researches of repair welding of heat resistant materials |
| Researches of life expectancy of welded structures |
| Researches of welding of advanced materials |
| 3.Welding and joining machines technology |
a.Electric welding division |
Stipulation of revision of standards concerning welding machines and correspondence to new standards |
| Correspondence to safety regulations |
| Investigation of new technologies |
| b.Gas welding and cutting division |
Provision of safety measures of gas cutting machines |
| Stipulation and revision of standards concerning gas cutting machines and correspondence to new standards |
| Researches of gas cutting machines and cutting precision
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| Researches of cutting phenomenon and characteristics by various cutting methods |
| Hosting of lecture classes of gas cutting |
| c.Robot welding research committee |
Investigation of cooperative controls of robot manipulators, sensors, and welding machines |
| Researches of system engineering |
| Investigation of peripheral technologies necessary for the expansion of robotics |
| Development of technologies for the application of robot for bridge and framed structure fabrication |
| Stipulation of domestic rules for bridges and framed structures correspondent to the ISO standards |
| 4.Process technology |
a.Laser materials and processing committee |
Description of ISO, JIS and WES draft standards concerning manufacturing by laser |
| Cooperative researches among laser equipment, materials, processing and cutting fields |
| Exchange of information about latest laser technologies |
| Hosting of laser symposiums |
| b.Surface modification research and technology committee |
Investigation of coatings by spraying and overlaying, and films by CVD, PVD and plating |
| Provision of databases of recent technologies of coatings and films |
| Investigation of performance testing methods of coatings and films |
| Description of standards of procedures for coating and film production |
| c.Committee of welding and joining processes |
Researches of advanced welding processes including digital controlled arc welding, high energy density beam welding, and hybrid welding |
| Researches of interracial joining including FSW and instant surface fusion joining |
| Researches of advanced processing by a powder technology |
| 5.Welded structure technology |
a.Ships, offshore and steel structures division |
Stipulation of rules and standards for welding of ships and offshore structures |
| Evaluation of newly developed technologies and provision of welding fabrication procedures |
| Investigation of welding materials, welding equipment and fabrication processes |
| b.Mechanical engineering division |
Investigation of domestic and international rules and standards for welding of pipelines, boilers and pressure vessels |
| Technical cooperation with the IIW-XI commission |
| c.Construction division |
Publication of new design and fabrication technologies of welded bridges and framed structures |
| Investigation of JIS and WES standards for bridges and flamed structures |
| Investigation of required qualities for weldments of structures |
| d.Automobiles division |
Investigation of welding technologies of automobile manufacturing |
| Investigation of application of new materials and technologies |
| Information exchange of technologies among members companies and related industries |
| e.Rolling stocks division |
Researches of welding technologies, improvement of weld quality, and rationalization of welding fabrication for railroad cars |
| Researches of welding technologies of car bogies |
| Development of new welding technologies of aluminum railway car fabrication |
| Cooperative researches of spot welding of stainless steel cars and investigation of new welding technologies of stainless steel cars |
| f.Chemical plant welding research committee |
Researches of materials and welding of chemical plant equipment |
| Investigation of new materials and welding technologies for chemical plant equipment and researches of their application to plants |
| Researches of quality improvements and rationalization of welding fabrication of chemical plant equipment |
| Researches of prevention of degradation, reliability assessment and life expectancy prediction of chemical plant equipment |
| g.Atomic energy research committee |
Hosting of lecture classes of materials, design, fabrication, inspection and maintenance of nuclear power station equipment |
| Hosting of atomic power symposiums |
| Researches of aging and its measures of atomic power station equipment |
| Researches of application of probabilistic fracture mechanics to reliability assessment of atomic power station equipment |
| 6.Inspection technology |
a.Committee of application of NDT technology for industrial fields |
Digitalizing of RT films |
| Assessment of application of a film-less RT technology |
| Applicability testing of new ray sources |
| 7.Requested Researches and investigations |
a.Electric power companies |
Researches of structural integrity of equipment and structures of light reactor vessels under repeated loading conditions |
| Researches of rational structures of radioactive waste casks |
| b.The Japan Atomic Energy Agency |
Investigation of rules of system developments |
| c.The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency |
Researches of welding technologies of aerospace materials |
| d.The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
Description of drafts of JIS standards concerning welding |
| Cooperation of draft standard stipulation of ISO/TC44 and IEC/TC26 |
| e.The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) |
Education of welding engineers of developing countries according to the IIW international welding engineer syllabus |
| Support of acquisition of international welding engineer qualification |
