Key Success Factors to Promote Growth in the North American Welding Industry.

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- The Industrial Automation & Process Control Group at Frost & Sullivan is pleased to announce its 2007 Quarterly Analyst Briefing Presentation on the North American arc welding industry to be held on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 10:00 am CDT / 11:00 am EDT.

During 2003 to 2006 the North American arc welding industry experienced a low growth rate. Currently, the industry consists of global market participants, emerging niche players and existing tier two companies that cater to the demands of end users ranging from transportation and construction to commercial do-it-yourself users.

This briefing will benefit arc welding equipment, filler metal, cutting system, and gas apparatus manufacturers, as well as distributors and robotic integrators.

The analyst briefing will help market participants rethink their current strategies by providing a snapshot of the five major product lines of shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), gas metal arc welding / flux cored arc welding (GMAW/FCAW), gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), submerged arc welding (SAW) and robotic power sources. Highlights of the briefing include: core areas in welding, market analysis, market size, product segmentation and end user based product mix analysis.

"There is a surge in demand for fixed and robotic automation due to the lack of welding related labor as well as energy related brown field turnarounds and green field investments," notes Frost & Sullivan Industry Analyst Padmakumar L Sundaran. "In the North American welding industry, companies can sustain their market position by offering a product or service that meets end user requirements of productivity as well as occupational health and environmental safety."

To participate, please email Sara Villarruel at [e-mail] with the following information: your full name, company name, title, telephone number, e-mail, address, city, state and country. Upon receipt of the above information, a registration link will be e-mailed to you.

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