Seam Welding Machine Global Market Report 2026

A seam welding machine, commonly known as a seam welder, is a specialized piece of equipment designed to join two overlapping metal sheets along a continuous joint. It is known for providing leakproof welds, high production efficiency, maintaining consistent weld quality, and enabling the creation of reliable and continuous welds.

The main product types of seam welding machines are manual, semi-automatic, and automatic. The manual process involves performing tasks, operations, or actions through personal human effort, skill, or direct control. Different modes of seam welding include intermittent seam welding and continuous seam welding. Various wheel contacts are used, including wide wheel seams, narrow wheel seams, consumable wire seam welding, mash seam welding, and foil butt seam welding. These machines find applications in various end-use industries such as industrial, automotive, oil and gas, construction, and others.

Note that the outlook for this market is being affected by rapid changes in trade relations and tariffs globally. The report will be updated prior to delivery to reflect the latest status, including revised forecasts and quantified impact analysis. The report's Recommendations and Conclusions sections will be updated to give strategies for entities dealing with the fast-moving international environment.

Tariffs have affected the seam welding machine market by increasing costs of imported steel components, welding wheels, electrical systems, and control units used in machine manufacturing. Automatic seam welding machines and continuous seam welding systems are most impacted, particularly in asia pacific and north america due to reliance on cross border equipment supply chains. Higher capital equipment costs have slowed adoption among small and mid sized manufacturers. At the same time, tariffs are encouraging local assembly, domestic production of welding equipment, and development of cost optimized seam welding solutions.

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The seam welding machine market size has grown steadily in recent years. It will grow from $1.4 billion in 2025 to $1.46 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.0%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to growth in automotive body manufacturing, expansion of industrial fabrication activities, rising demand for leakproof metal joints, increased adoption of resistance welding, growth in construction equipment manufacturing.

The seam welding machine market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $1.78 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.1%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to electric vehicle body production growth, rising automation in metal fabrication, increased oil and gas pipeline investments, demand for lightweight metal assemblies, expansion of smart manufacturing facilities. Major trends in the forecast period include rising adoption of automatic seam welding machines, growing demand for high speed continuous welding, increased use of precision controlled welding wheels, higher focus on leakproof and consistent weld quality, expansion of seam welding in lightweight materials.

The increasing demand for aircraft is anticipated to support the expansion of the seam welding machine market in the coming years. An aircraft is a vehicle engineered for air travel and capable of remaining airborne through its interaction with the air. Seam welding machines play a crucial role in aircraft manufacturing, where they are used to join metal sheets, assemble aircraft panels, and produce fuel tanks. For example, in January 2025, Airports Council International (ACI), a Canada-based association of airport authorities, reported that global passenger traffic is projected to exceed pre-pandemic levels, reaching 9.5 billion in 2024, more than 12 billion by 2030, and doubling to 19.5 billion by 2042 compared to 2024. Therefore, the rising demand for aircraft is fueling the growth of the seam welding machine market.

Major companies in the seam welding machine market are prioritizing technological advancements such as automated straight seam and circumferential (girth) seam welding machines with servo drive control and laser-guided seam tracking. These innovations aim to meet growing requirements for enhanced productivity, precision, reduced manual labor, and consistent weld quality, particularly in industries such as pressure vessels, pipelines, shipbuilding, and heavy-duty structures. For instance, in April 2025, Jinan Haoyu Automation System Co., Ltd., a China-based welding automation manufacturer, presented its new automatic straight seam and circumferential seam welding machines at EXPO IEC 2025 in Astana. The straight seam machine features a servo-driven welding carriage equipped with a laser-based seam tracking system to maintain exact alignment and minimize straightness errors, making it ideal for long welds in pressure vessels or steel structures. The circumferential seam welder includes a high-precision rotating mechanism that enables 360° girth welding for pipes and cylinders, supporting both inner and outer girth welds for pipe diameters ranging from approximately 50 mm to 3000 mm. Unlike manual or semi-automatic welders, where alignment and consistency rely heavily on operator skill, these automated systems provide significantly higher throughput, lower defect rates, and more uniform quality for large-scale fabrication tasks. This trend reflects the growing demand from the energy, shipbuilding, infrastructure, and industrial fabrication sectors for high-precision automated seam welding equipment.

In February 2025, Miller Electric Mfg. LLC, a US-based provider of arc welding products and equipment, formed a partnership with Novarc Technologies Inc. to merge Miller's expertise in welding equipment with Novarc's AI-driven robotics. This collaboration aims to introduce next-generation automated welding solutions designed to improve productivity, quality, and automation across fabrication, shipbuilding, heavy equipment, and construction industries. Novarc Technologies Inc. is a Canada-based full-stack AI robotics company specializing in developing automated welding systems for complex welding applications.

Major companies operating in the seam welding machine market are Air Liquide S.A., Emerson Electric Co., Ador Welding Ltd., Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc., Fronius International GmbH, Tecna S.p.A., Miller Electric Mfg LLC, Miller Weldmaster Corporation, Leister Technologies AG, Amada Weld Tech Co. Ltd., Dukane Corporation, Parmo Welding Machines Pvt. Ltd., T. J. Snow Company Inc., Koike Aronson Inc., ARO Welding Technologies Ltd., Universal Weld Industries, Banner Welder Inc., Spiro International AG, Jet Line Engineering Inc., Dahching Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., Franzan S.R.L., Schnelldorfer Maschinenbau GmbH, Da Jie Electricity Machinery Industrial Co. Ltd., CEA S.p.A., Weld Systems Integrators Inc.

North America was the largest region in the seam welding machine market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the seam welding machine market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa

The countries covered in the seam welding machine market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The seam welding machine market consists of sales of roll spot seam welding machines, butt seam welding machines, and lap seam welding machines. Values in this market are 'factory gate' values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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Scope

• Markets Covered:1) By Product Type: Manual; Automatic
• 2) By Mode: Intermittent Seam Welding; Continuous Seam Welding
• 3) By Wheel-Contact: Wide Wheel Seam; Narrow Wheel Seam; Consumable Wire Seam Welding; Mash Seam Welding; Foil Butt Seam Welding
• 4) By End-Use Industry: Industrial; Automotive Industry; Oil And Gas; Construction Industry; Other End Users
• Subsegments:
• 1) By Manual: Portable Manual Seam Welders; Stationary Manual Seam Welders
• 2) By Automatic: Fully Automatic Seam Welders; Semi-Automatic Seam Welders
• Companies Mentioned: Air Liquide S.A.; Emerson Electric Co.; Ador Welding Ltd.; Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc.; Fronius International GmbH; Tecna S.p.A.; Miller Electric Mfg LLC; Miller Weldmaster Corporation; Leister Technologies AG; Amada Weld Tech Co. Ltd.; Dukane Corporation; Parmo Welding Machines Pvt. Ltd.; T. J. Snow Company Inc.; Koike Aronson Inc.; ARO Welding Technologies Ltd.; Universal Weld Industries; Banner Welder Inc.; Spiro International AG; Jet Line Engineering Inc.; Dahching Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.; Franzan S.R.L.; Schnelldorfer Maschinenbau GmbH; Da Jie Electricity Machinery Industrial Co. Ltd.; CEA S.p.A.; Weld Systems Integrators Inc.
• Countries: Australia; Brazil; China; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Taiwan; Russia; South Korea; UK; USA; Canada; Italy; Spain.
• Regions: Asia-Pacific; South East Asia; Western Europe; Eastern Europe; North America; South America; Middle East; Africa
• Time Series: Five years historic and ten years forecast.
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