Outline of the Society
| Name of Society | The Japan Welding Engineering Society (Abbreviation: JWES) |
|---|---|
| Headquarters Location | Welding Hall, 4-20 Kanda-Sakumacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0025, Japan |
| Representative | Kazuhiro AOYAMA, President |
| Founded | November 26, 1949 |
| Business Activities | Research and study on welding and joining technologies Creating industrial standards for welding and joining Providing or reporting opinions on welding and joining to administrative agencies, etc. Holding lectures and workshops on welding and joining Disseminating and publishing information on welding and joining Consulting, guiding, advising, and disseminating technologies on welding and joining Conducting contests and awards for welding and joining technologies Technical cooperation on welding and joining with academic societies and research institutes in Japan and abroad Education on welding and joining technologies Certification and approval of welding and joining technologies Holding exhibitions on welding and joining |
| Qualified invoice issuer registration number | T5010005004461 |
Organization of JWES
Applied Research Sector
- Welding consumable division
- Electric welding division
- Gas welding and cutting division
- Ships, offshore and steel structures division
- Mechanical engineering division
- Rolling stock division
- Automobiles division
- Construction division
- Iron and Steel division
- Brazing division
- Solder and smart joining division
- Pressure Equipment Sustainable Safety Management Division
- Additive Manufacturing Division
Basic Research Sector
- Special materials welding research committee
- Atomic energy research committee
- Chemical plant welding research committee
- Robot welding research committee
- Surface modification research and technology committee
- Committee of welding and joining processes
- Laser materials and processing committee
- Committee of application of NDT technology for industrial fields
Certification and Qualification Sector
- Welding personnel qualification division
a) Welding coordination personnel qualification sub-division
b) Welding operator qualification sub-division
c) Micro-soldering operator qualification sub-division
d) Welding robot operator qualification sub-division - Steel material certification division
- Gas cutting machine certification division
- Welding inspection engineer qualification division
Individual Activity Sector
- Standard and regulation stipulation division
- Publication division
- Internationalization activity division
- Safety and environments division
- Patent division
- Welding operator skill competition division
Education Sector
- Welding coordination personnel education division
- Micro-soldering education division
Welding Technology Information Center
Cooperative Activity Sector
Cooperation with the following bodies.
The Japan Institute of Welding (JIW)
The Authorized National Body for IIW certification (J-ANB)
The Japan Pressure Vessel Research Committee (JPVRC)
Board of Directors and Auditors
| President (Representative Director) | Kazuhiro AOYAMA | The University of Tokyo |
|---|---|---|
| Vice-president | Masahiro BESSHO | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. |
| Vice-president | Nobuhiro FUJITA | NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION |
| Director in Charge of Membership Affairs (Executive Director) | Akio HIROSE | The University of Osaka |
| Director in Charge of Membership Affairs (Executive Director) | Hideo KOIKE | Koike Sanso Kogyo Co. Ltd. |
| Director | Takashi OTSUKA | Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd. |
| Director | Yasuyoshi KANEKO | Saitama University |
| Director | Kenji SHINOZAKI | Hiroshima University |
| Director | Kazuyuki SUENAGA | Kobe Steel, Ltd. |
| Director | Kunio TAKAHASHI | Institute of Science Tokyo |
| Director | Tetsuya TAGAWA | JFE Steel Corporation |
| Director | Manabu TANAKA | The University of Osaka |
| Director | Ryusuke TSUBOI | Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation |
| Director | Yoshio NAKAMURA | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Director | Futoshi NIWA | Japan Marine United Corporation |
| Director | Hidetoshi FUJII | The University of Osaka |
| Director | Mitsuo FUJIMOTO | Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. |
| Director | Fumiyoshi MINAMI | The University of Osaka |
| Director | Katsumasa MIYAZAKI | Hitachi, Ltd. |
| Director | Kentaro KANEKO | DAIHEN Corporation |
| Director | Hiroto YAMAOKA | IHI Corporation |
| Director | Norimichi YAMASHITA | Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. |
| Managing Director (Executive Director) | Seiichi DAIMARU | The Japan Welding Engineering Society |
| Auditor | Kazuyoshi SAIDA | The University of Osaka |
| Auditor | Takayuki TAENAKA | NIPPON STEEL WELDING & ENGINEERING CO., LTD. |
| Auditor | Masayuki NAGAHORI | NISSAN TANAKA CORPORATION |