Outline of the Society

Name of SocietyThe Japan Welding Engineering Society (Abbreviation: JWES)
Headquarters LocationWelding Hall, 4-20 Kanda-Sakumacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0025, Japan
RepresentativeKazuhiro AOYAMA, President
FoundedNovember 26, 1949
Business ActivitiesResearch 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
As of June 12, 2024

Organization of JWES

Applied Research Sector

  1. Welding consumable division
  2. Electric welding division
  3. Gas welding and cutting division
  4. Ships, offshore and steel structures division
  5. Mechanical engineering division
  6. Rolling stock division
  7. Automobiles division
  8. Construction division
  9. Iron and Steel division
  10. Brazing division
  11. Solder and smart joining division

Basic Research Sector

  1. Special materials welding research committee
  2. Atomic energy research committee
  3. Chemical plant welding research committee
  4. Robot welding research committee
  5. Surface modification research and technology committee
  6. Committee of welding and joining processes
  7. Laser materials and processing committee
  8. Committee of application of NDT technology for industrial fields

Certification and Qualification Sector

  1. 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
  2. Steel material certification division
  3. Gas cutting machine certification division
  4. Welding inspection engineer qualification division

Individual Activity Sector

  1. Standard and regulation stipulation division
  2. Publication division
  3. Internationalization activity division
  4. Safety and environments division
  5. Patent division
  6. Welding operator skill competition division

Education Sector

  1. Welding coordination personnel education division
  2. 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 AOYAMAThe University of Tokyo
Vice-presidentEisaku ITOMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Vice-presidentKazuhisa FUKUANIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Director in Charge of Membership Affairs
(Executive Director)
Akio HIROSEOSAKA UNIVERSITY
Director in Charge of Membership Affairs
(Executive Director)
Hideo KOIKEKoike Sanso Kogyo Co. Ltd.
DirectorKeishi IKEYAPanasonic Connect Co., Ltd.
DirectorYasuyoshi KANEKOSaitama University
DirectorKenji SHINOZAKIHiroshima University
DirectorKazuyuki SUENAGAKobe Steel, Ltd.
DirectorKunio TAKAHASHITokyo Institute of Technology
DirectorTetsuya TAGAWAJFE Steel Corporation
DirectorManabu TANAKAOSAKA UNIVERSITY
DirectorRyusuke TSUBOIToshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
DirectorYoshio NAKAMURATOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
DirectorFutoshi NIWAJapan Marine United Corporation
DirectorHidetoshi FUJIIOSAKA UNIVERSITY
DirectorMitsuo FUJIMOTOKawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
DirectorSumiyoshi MINAMIOSAKA UNIVERSITY
DirectorKatsumasa MIYAZAKIHitachi, Ltd.
DirectorKeiki MORIMOTODAIHEN Corporation
DirectorHiroto YAMAOKAIHI Corporation
DirectorNorimichi YAMASHITATokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.
Managing Director
(Executive Director)
Wataru MIZUNUMAThe Japan Welding Engineering Society
AuditorKazuyoshi SAIDAOSAKA UNIVERSITY
AuditorTakayuki TAENAKANIPPON STEEL WELDING & ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
AuditorMasayuki NAGABORINISSAN TANAKA CORPORATION
As of June 12, 2024