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Commissions
WU Title / History
Chairs
Dates
C-I
Brazing, Soldering, Thermal Cutting
and Flame Processes
2008: split into
• C-I: Thermal Cutting and
Allied Processes
• New C-XVII: Brazing, Diffusion
Bonding and Soldering
2015: Additive Manufacturing,
Surfacing and Thermal Cutting
C. Messager (France)
1988-1994
G. Engblom (Sweden)
1994-2001
L. Heikinheimo (Finland) 2001-2008
V. Kujanpää (Finland)
2008-Present
C-II
Arc Welding
2001: Arc Welding and Filler Metals
F.R. Coe (UK)
1977-1991
D. Kotecki (USA)
1991-2003
V. van der Mee
(The Netherlands)
2003-2012
G. Posch (Austria)
2012-Present
C-III
Resistance Welding
1997: Resistance Welding and
Allied Joining Processes
2003: Resistance and
Solid State Welding and
Allied Joining Processes
N.T. Williams (UK)
1977-1996
A.W.M. Bosman
(The Netherlands)
1996-2001
K. Matsuyama (Japan)
2001-2008
M. Uran (Slovenia)
2008-2014
J.F. dos Santos (Germany) 2014-Present
C-IV High Energy Density Welding
2003: Power Beam Processes
G. Sayegh (France)
1988-1996
D. Russel (UK)
1996-2002
A. Matsunawa (Japan)
2002-2007
E. Levert (USA)
2007-2011
J.K. Kristensen (Denmark)2011-2012
H. Staufer (Austria)
2012-Present
C-V Testing, Measurement and Control
of Welds
2002: NDT and Quality Assurance
of Welded Products
R. Sharpe (UK)
1983-1990
O. Forli (Norway)
1990-1995
T. Siewert (USA)
1995-1999
G. Dobmann (Germany) 1999-2008
P. Benoist (France)
2008-2012
E. Sjerve (Canada)
2012-Present