PART 01: Executive summary • Highlights PART 02: Scope of the report • Market overview • Top-vendor offerings PART 03: Market research methodology • Research methodology • Economic indicators PART 04: Introduction • Key market highlights PART 05: Market landscape • Market size and forecast • Five forces analysis PART 06: Market segmentation by end-user • Global welding equipment market: Automotive sector • Global welding equipment market: Construction sector • Global welding equipment market: Aerospace and defense sector • Global welding equipment market: Shipbuilding sector PART 07: Geographical segmentation • Welding equipment market in APAC • Welding equipment market in the Americas • Welding equipment market in EMEA PART 08: Market drivers • Emergence of friction stir welding technology in automotive sector • Positive outlook of global construction sector • Growing demand from wind energy sector PART 09: Impact of drivers PART 10: Market challenges • Shrinking skilled workforce in major steel consuming countries like India and US • Poor quality of welded products affecting demand • Introduction of new welding technology leading to R&D expenses PART 11: Impact of drivers and challenges PART 12: Market trends • Redressal of growing gap in skilled workforce • Advent of new materials • Competitive landscape driving new technologies • Emergence of laser welding equipment PART 13: Vendor landscape • Competitive landscape • Risks faced by the vendors • Other prominent vendors PART 14: Key vendor analysis • Colfax • Fronius • ITW • Lincoln Electric PART 15: Appendix • List of abbreviations PART 16: Explore Technavio List of Exhibits Exhibit 01: Key countries in each region Exhibit 02: Product offerings Exhibit 03: Classification of welding processes Exhibit 04: Global welding equipment market: End-users Exhibit 05: Global welding equipment market: Geographic segmentation Exhibit 06: Global welding equipment market 2015-2020 ($ billions) Exhibit 07: Trends in automotive sector Exhibit 08: Global aerospace and defense market revenue growth (%) Exhibit 09: Five forces analysis Exhibit 10: Global welding equipment market: End-user segmentation 2015 and 2020 Exhibit 11: Global welding equipment market: Automotive sector 2015-2020 ($ billions) Exhibit 12: Global automobile production 2010-2015 (millions of units) Exhibit 13: Automotive production in China 2014-2015 Exhibit 14: Automotive production in Japan 2014-2015 Exhibit 15: Automotive production in US 2014-2015 Exhibit 16: Automotive production in South Korea 2014-2015 Exhibit 17: Automotive production in Thailand 2014-2015 Exhibit 18: Global welding equipment market: Construction sector 2015-2020 ($ billions) Exhibit 19: Average construction spending growth by country in APAC 2014-2019 Exhibit 20: Sector-wise growth in European construction sector 2013-2020 (%) Exhibit 21: Global welding equipment market: Aerospace and defense sector 2015-2020 ($ billions) Exhibit 22: New aircraft demand by region by 2034 Exhibit 23: New aircraft production by type by 2034 Exhibit 24: Global welding equipment market: Shipbuilding sector 2015-2020 ($ billions) Exhibit 25: New shipbuilding orders worldwide 2013-2014 (units) Exhibit 26: Global welding equipment market: Geographic segmentation 2015 and 2020 Exhibit 27: Welding equipment market in APAC 2015-2020 ($ billions) Exhibit 28: Total car sales in India August 2014-August 2015 Exhibit 29: New airplanes required in China 2015-2034 Exhibit 30: Welding equipment market in the Americas 2015-2020 ($ billions) Exhibit 31: US automotive industry 2014-2015 (units) Exhibit 32: Welding equipment market in EMEA 2015-2020 ($ billions) Exhibit 33: Key figures in automotive industry in Europe 2013 Exhibit 34: Aerospace and defense industry in Europe 2013 ($ billions) Exhibit 35: Construction developments in Europe by market segments YoY 2015-2017 (%) Exhibit 36: Friction-stir welding: Process overview Exhibit 37: Friction stir welding applications in various car models Exhibit 38: Global passenger vehicle sales 1990-2015 (millions of units) Exhibit 39: Various structural steel grades used for construction Exhibit 40: Use of steel in building construction Exhibit 41: Use of steel in infrastructure construction Exhibit 42: Global steel consumption 2014 (MT) Exhibit 43: Trends to will impact construction industry Exhibit 44: Component categories Exhibit 45: Global cumulative and annual installed capacity 2015-2020 (GW) Exhibit 46: Annual installed capacity by region 2014-2019 (GW) Exhibit 47: Impact of drivers Exhibit 48: Terms of conformity in welding as per ISO 9000:2005 Exhibit 49: ISO 3834 standard: Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials Exhibit 50: Impact of drivers and challenges Exhibit 51: Use of new material for welding in various sectors Exhibit 52: New welding process and equipment Exhibit 53: Key technologies Exhibit 54: Growth aspects: Global laser welding equipment market Exhibit 55: Laser welding equipment market: Segmentation Exhibit 56: Key vendors Exhibit 57: Major risks Exhibit 58: Global composite stainless steel price ($/ton) Exhibit 59: Non-ferrous metal price April 2016 ($/ton) Exhibit 60: Company offerings Exhibit 61: Miller products from ITW

Colfax, Fronius, ITW, Lincoln Electric, Air Products and Chemicals, American Torch Tip, Arc Machines, Carver Machine Works, Daihen, Doncasters Group, Hugong, Kobe Steel, Kokuho, NIMAK, Panasonic, Riland, Sonics and Materials, Telwin, Timewelder, Victor Gas Equipment, Aitel, Aotai Dianqi, Arcon, Charter International, Denyo, EWM, Kaierda, Koike, Manufacturing Technology, Obara, Praxair, Rofin-SAR, Taylor-Winfield Technologies, Tianjin Bridge Welding Materials, Tokyo Weld.