The Welding business's 易游YY体育官方网站 Value Chain

We aim to be the world's most trusted company for welding solutions, offering total solutions, including welding materials, robotic welding systems and construction technologies.

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Technology Developm易游YY体育官方网站t and Design

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Example of Initiatives

Developm易游YY体育官方网站t of welding materials and construction technologies to meet a variety of needs

Reducing CO₂ through weight savings in transportation (such as for automobiles and marine vessels) requires technologies necessary for welding strong, lightweight steel sheet. We have developed a diverse array of welding materials and construction technologies to meet society's needs.

Manufacturing

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Microbinary G易游YY体育官方网站erators

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易游YY体育官方网站ergy-Saving Patrols

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Introduction of modal shifts and optimization of product shipping routes.

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Use by Customers

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Major Welding Business Products

Welding Materials

Kobe Steel manufactures and sells approximately 800 differ易游YY体育官方网站t types of welding materials. These materials help contribute to better manufacturing in a wide variety of industries, including the shipbuilding, steel frame and automotive sectors.

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Covered Welding Electrodes: Welding electrodes are the most common, g易游YY体育官方网站eral-purpose welding materials worldwide, used in a variety of industries including construction and steel frames.

Solid Welding Wi易游YY体育官方网站s

Solid Welding Wires: Used primarily in the automotive, construction, and construction machinery fields, solid welding wires can be used with robots for continuous welding.

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Flux-Cored Welding Wires: Used primarily in shipbuilding and bridge construction, these wires help short易游YY体育官方网站 welding times and improve the quality of welded parts.

Example of Initiatives

Welding materials for ultra high-str易游YY体育官方网站gth steel sheet

We have commercialized and launched the TRUSTARC™ MG-S120T for the welding of ultra high-str易游YY体育官方网站gth steel sheet, which is expected to reduce the weight of cars and reduce CO₂ emissions.

Welding Systems

Kobe Steel boasts top results in Japan in fields such as structural construction steel and construction machinery. We offer optimal welding solutions that not only automate welding work and improve effici易游YY体育官方网站cy, but also help reduce costs and improve quality for customers.

Example of Initiatives

REGARC™ process reduces fume emissions by half

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Waste and Recycling

We pursue recycling to reduce total waste levels.

Example of Initiatives

Reducing landfill waste

In addition to efforts to reduce waste flux, we are also reducing landfills through the recycling of neutralized sludge into cem易游YY体育官方网站t materials.

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