LONDON, June 26 /PRNewswire/ --     Despite the maturity of the European welding equipment market,
technological advances and the increasing use of laser welding equipment will
provide the impetus for growth in market revenues.

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan 
(http://www.industrialautomation.frost.com), European Welding Equipment
Market, finds that the market earned revenues of US$1,694.8 million in 2006 
and estimates this to reach US$2,017.7million in 2013.

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"The future of the European welding equipment market depends
on the demand form the various end user industries," notes Frost & Sullivan
Research Analyst Archana Chauhan. "Increasing orders in the aerospace,
shipbuilding and Eastern European construction industries are bolstering
growth in the market."

With most of the end user industries using laser technology
and replacing manual welding techniques with mechanised ones, the market is
set to grow at a stable rate. Moreover, end users are shifting their focus to
more reliable and better operating equipment, which can reduce the cost of
production and automatically address issues related to smoother weld as well
as increased productivity.

However, it is becoming progressively difficult for market
participants to increase their market share owing to the shift of
manufacturing projects to countries in the Far East. Manufacturers would thus
do well shifting to untapped avenues in different regions and to varied
end-user industries in Europe. This will help to counteract the lack of
potential revenues from the declining regions end user sectors.

Besides, a key challenge in building the long-term viability
of welding equipment is to convince the broad customer base about the quality
and standards of the equipment.

"Research and latest welding studies have concluded that the
welding quality and speed can be improved by the use of sophisticated welding
equipment and automation of the welding processes," explains Archana. "Given
the growing demand from various end users and the trend towards welding
automation, manufacturers will need to constantly invest in R&D and develop
mechanised equipment to match the demand."

Each market participant should also apply various cost cutting
and effective sales strategies. Introducing new technologies that provides
improved productivity will enable them to remain in the lead. In addition, a
strong focus on the distribution network and product differentiation will
prove beneficial.

Several large multinational companies have begun imparting
product knowledge to end users through demonstrations, seminars and welding
equipment show events. These manufacturers have taken steps to maintain a
historical relationship with their customers and have been successful in
procuring contracts from them.

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