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History

Mission

Joining and Welding Research Institute
- Its Mission -

 The major objectives of the Joining and Welding Research Insti-tute (JWRI), the only institute of its kind in Japan that conducts “Joint Usage/Research Center on Joining and Welding”, are to ascertain scientifi c truths of joining and welding processes and also contribute to development of industrial applications. JWRI has improved the effi ciency, quality and performance of joining and welding, together with creation of advanced materials and composites, using various heat sources and also analysis, evalua-tion, simulation and other highly advanced systems for visualiza-tion.

 In order to develop JWRI’s distinctive features and also meet highly-diverse demands in global society, JWRI has been reorgan-ized in 2016. Accordingly, JWRI has consisted of three divisions and one research center: the research division of“ Materials Join-ing Process, for providing scientifi c bases for generation-conver-sion-transportation and interaction with materials for well-con-trolled multi-functional energies indispensable for the processing and constriction of advanced materials and the development of high-quality energy sources suitable for various material process-ing; the research division of“ Materials Joining Mechanism”, for investigation of the physical and chemical properties of high per-formance joints and composites produced by welding and joining, and the control of the joint microstructure by highly-controlled ma-terial processing; and the research division of“ Materials Joining Assessment”, for the construction of the total system of function-al assessment for various structures from large-size welded struc-tures to micro structures, together with the Smart Processing Re-search Center for advanced processing.

Chronology

1964

Science Council of Japan recommends that the government establish a National Welding Research Institute.

1966

The government makes a resolution to realize the above proposal at the ministerial meeting.

1969

Welding Research Center (Division of Welding Energy Sources & Heat Transfer) is established in the Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University.

1972

"Welding Research Institute" is established as a nationwide joint-use research institute of Osaka University, starting with four research divisions (Welding Energy sources & Heat Transfer, Heat and Mass Transfer, Chemical Reaction, and Material Physics) and two administrative units. 

1981

Research Center for Ultra High Energy Density Heat Source is established (currently called Research Center for Additive Joining Application).

1988

Research Center for High Energy Surface Processing is established (currently called Research Center for Additive Joining Application).
The Arata Memorial Hall is completed (752 m2).

1996

"Welding Research Institute" is reorganized and converted into "Joining and Welding Research Institute," consisting of three research divisions, two research centers, three administrative units, and a technical expert division.
Research Center for Materials Recycling and Integration is established (reorganized and converted from former Research Center for High Energy Surface Processing).

2002

Donated Research Division of Nanopowder Bonding Technology (Hosokawa Micron Corporation) is established (implemented through March 31st, 2005).

2003

Smart Processing Research Center is established (reorganized and converted from former Research Center for Ultra High Energy Density Heat Source and Rsearch Center for Materials Recycling and Integration).

2004

Osaka university is transformed into a national university cooperation.

2006

Professor Emeritus ARATA Yoshiaki is awarded the Order of Culture.

2007

Global and Industrial Collaborative Research Center for Computational Welding Science (CCWS) is established.
Department of Advanced Processing for Hybrid Materials (Kurimoto Ltd.) is established (implemented through March 31st, 2010)

2008

The International Welding Engineer (IWE) Course is established.
Toyo Tanso "Advanced Carbon Design" Joint Research Chair is established (implemented through September 30th, 2013).

2009

JWRI is accredited as the Joint Usage/Research Center on Joining and Welding Science by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in Japan.

2010

Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. Joint Research Chair is established (implemented through June 30th, 2013).

2011

Hitachi Zosen Advanced Welding Technology Joint Research Chair is established (implemented through March 31st, 2022).

2013

Osaka Fuji Advanced Functional Processing Joint Research Chair is established.

2016

Advanced Joint Production System Joint Research Chairs is established (implemented through March 31st, 2020).

2018

JFE Welding Research Alliance Laboratories are established (implemented through March 31st, 2024).
Advanced Joining Technology Joint Research Chair is established (implemented through March 31st, 2021).

2019

DAIHEN Welding and Joining Research Alliance Laboratories are established.

2021

Nippon Steel Future Manufacturing Research Alliance Laboratories are established.
Advanced Joint Production System Joint Research Chair is established (implemented through March 31st, 2024).

2022

Research Center for Additive Joining Application is established (reorganized and converted from former Smart Processing Research Center).
Joining and Welding Research Institute HUST-OU was established at Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam.

2024

Honda-Osaka Univ. Joining Technology Monozukuri Research Alliance Laboratories are established.

Directors

Welding Research Institute

1972

Hiroshi KIHARA

1974

Masaki WATANABE

1977

Yoshiaki ARATA

1981

Toshio ENJO

1983

Yoshiaki ARATA

1988

Nobuya IWAMOTO

1992

Yukio UEDA

Joining and Welding Research Institute

1996

Katsunori INOUE

2000

Masao USHIO

2004

Kiyoshi NOGI

2009

Kazuhiro NAKATA

2013

Seiji KATAYAMA

2015

Manabu TANAKA

2017

Fumiyoshi MINAMI

2019

Manabu TANAKA

2023

Hidetoshi FUJII

Guest Professors in Advanced Engineering Science

1996〜1997

Tetsuya YAO

1998

Shuichi FUKUDA

1999

Hideo SINGU

2000

Tadao ONZAWA

2001

Yutaka KAGAWA

2002

Toyonobu YOSHIDA

2003

Shuji HANADA

2003

Nobutaka YURIOKA

2004

Takashi MIYATA

2005

Kunihito KOUMOTO

2006

Osamu TAKAI

2007

Morinobu ENDO

2008

Yoshiaki KAWATA

2009

Tadafumi ADSCHIRI

2010

Hideya NISHIYAMA

2011

Tadashi FURUHARA

2012

Jun YANAGIMOTO

2013

Toshihiko KOSEKI

2014

Masaharu SHIRATANI

2015

Nobuhiro TSUJI

2016

Setsuo TAKAKI

2017

Akihiko CHIBA

2018

Koji SUGIOKA

2019

Masahiko DEMURA

2020

Izumi MUTO

2021

Kazunori TAKADA

2022

Hidemi KATO

2023

Kenichi TAKAI