EWA - European Welding Association

The European Welding Association is a industrial association, which joins together manufacturers of welding equipment and welding consumables from across Europe and associations from the welding industry.

Duties and Objectives:

The association looks after the mutual technical and economic interests of the European welding industry and its customers by:

• participating in the development and application of all relevant norms and standards affecting the welding industry, in cooperation with trade organisations, EU authorities and all other relevant bodies
• gathering and analysing industry specific market data
• promoting the welding industry and welding as a profession.

Foundation:

EWA was founded in 1987, and its official headquarters are located in Paris.
Its predecessor was the Association of European Manufacturers of Welding Consumables (CEFE), which was founded in 1958.