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Top welder: Japanese firm Iwatani Corporation's vice president director Ueha Hisato (left) congratulates the winner of the 1st Welding Contest, Samsul Arif, on Wednesday. The contest, jointly organized by the Indonesian Welding Society, was aimed at improving the skills of local welders. (JP/Winny Tang)
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T Iwatani Industrial Gas Indonesia, a local subsidiary of Japanese energy firm Iwatani Corporation, in cooperation with the Indonesian Welding Society (IWS), announced on Wednesday the winners of their joint welding contest, which aimed to improve the skills of local welders.
“We want to give a contribution to support the development of the welding industry in Indonesia,” Ueha Hisato, Iwatani Corporation’s vice president director, said during the welding contest award ceremony in Jakarta.
A total of 123 participants representing 61 companies joined the 1st Welding Contest, held last month in West Java and Banten. They represented various industries specializing in areas such as automobiles, heavy equipment and ship building.
Samsul Arif of Komatsu Indonesia was crowned the contest's first ever winner, followed by Wiwin Indra Purnama, also of Komatsu, and Aat Puji Lestari of Dharma Polimetal. The three winners received trophies and were granted a training trip to Japan.
The judging method for the welding projects was based on a scoring system that used visual inspection criteria by taking into account dimensional accuracy, whether the finished welds fit the required size and a visual examination. The final grade was the total combined score of the welding test and written assignment test.
“From the competition, I found out that many participants still did not know the right welding techniques. Many things still need to be improved,” said Yudi Bakti, a judge from the IWS. (win/hwa)
