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Activities of JWES

- About JWES

II. Certification Activities

Classification

- Mission statement
Certification
standard

- Organization
Numbers

- Activities

Arc welding

JIS Z 3801,
WES 8201

83,383

Semi-automatic
welding

JIS Z 3841,
WES 8241

87,057

Stainless steel
welding

JIS Z 3821,
WES 8221

48,492

Titanium welding

JIS Z 3805,
WES 8205

738

Plastic welding

JIS Z 3831,
WES 8231

731

Silver alloy brazing

JIS Z 3891,
WES 8291

1,223

- Researches & investigation

+ Qualification & Certification

1.Certification of
welders

- Individual Activities
- Overseas Activities

- Presidents
- WES Standards
- JWES-IT Center

(as of April 2013)

Classification
Senior welding
engineer
2.Certification of
welding coordination
personnel

Welding engineer
Associate welding
engineer
Welding practitioner

Certification
standard

Numbers
1,419

JIS Z 3410 /
ISO 14731,
WES 8103

7,314
24,006

WES 8107

1,204
(as of March 2013)

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3.Certification of robot
operator for steel
framed building
welding

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Classification

Certification
standard

Multi-articular robot

WES 8110,
8111

Numbers
800

(as of February 2013)

Classification

4. Certification of
micro-soldering (MS)
specialists

Certification
standard

Numbers

MS engineer

669

MS instructor

1,083

MS Process control
Engineer

WES 8109
18

MS inspector

643

MS operator of 1st
class

2,116
JIS Z 3851

MS operator of 2nd
class

492
(as of March 2013)

Technical grade of
corporation

Numbers

Grade A

17

Grade B

Grade C

28

Grade D
5. Certification of
technical grade of
corporations for
non-destructive
inspection and
inspection personnel

Certification
standard

WES 8701

68

Inspection
Companies Qualified
for Architectures and
Steel Frames
Classification of
engineer
Inspection
coordination
personnel

70

Certification
standard

Certified
numbers
495

WES 8701

Senior inspector

1,598

Inspector

2,042
(as of April 2013)

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Classification of
enterprise

Certification
standard

Certified
numbers

a) Steel products

6. Certification of
products

Weldable high
strength steel plates

WES 3001

68

Evaluation criterion of
rolled steels for low
temperature
application

WES 3003

72

Supplementary
requirements High
strength steel plates
with low susceptibility
to cold cracking

WES 3009

21

(as of April 2013)

b) Certification of welding and cutting

equipment
Manual blowpipes for
cutting
Manual blowpipes for
welding
Pressure regulator
for welding, cutting
and allied processes

51
JIS B6801,
JIS B6805
4
JIS B6803,
JIS B6805

122
(as of April 2013)

Classification

7. Certification of
welders and welding
procedures in
accordance with law

Electric business
law
Certification of
welders

Certification of
welding procedures

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Law and
standard

Certified
numbers
1,529
(new)
7,773
(renewal)

Regulatory law
of nuclear
reactors and
radioactive
wastes

178

Electric business
law

208

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Regulatory law
of nuclear
reactors and
radioactive
wastes

60

(as of February 2013)

Certification of
suitability of new
welding technology

Electric business
law

(as of February 2012)

Classification

8. Certification of
international welding
engineers

Diploma
earned
engineers

IWE(International Welding Engineer)

979

IWT(International Welding Technologist)

423

IWS(International Welding Specialist)

596

IWP(International Welding Practitioner)

316

IWIP(International Welding Inspection

Personnel)

128
(as of March 2013)

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