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