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ESAB celebrates 100 years
September 2014 marks the 110th anniversary of ESAB Welding & Cutting Products. ESAB’s reach extends to almost every nation in the world, with more than 8,700 employees, and manufacturing facilities across four continents.
- September 15, 2014
- News Release
- Welding
ESAB’s history began in 1904 when Oscar Kjellberg, a welding pioneer, submitted a hand-written patent for the covered electrode. Kjellberg’s invention was more than the introduction of a unique new product; it represented the beginning of the modern era in welding. This invention also marked the beginning of Kjellberg’s company, Electriska Svesnings-Aktiebolaget (ESAB).Throughout the years, ESAB has “brought welding to the world” with various innovations. Its industry firsts include development of the TIG and Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) processes and the invention of the first friction-stir welding machine. Innovations continued throughout the second half of the twentieth century and the new millennium has most recently witnessed new standards of high speed Submerged Arc Welding (SAW) and the next generation ICE process. ESAB technology addresses virtually every welding and cutting application and helps create a vast range of products and projects used in environments from the ocean floor to outer space.As the demand for new welding and cutting solutions within every industry continues to grow, the ESAB product range also develops to embrace the most advanced arc and gas welding equipment, manual and automated plasma cutting products, CNC cutting systems, welding automation and robotics. These are supported by an unparalleled range of welding consumables, accessories and personal protection equipment (PPE).The 2014 acquisition of Victor Technologies, a pre-eminent manufacturer of cutting, gas control and welding solutions with widely recognized brands, has further expanded ESAB’s product portfolio making it the broadest array of solutions for the global welding and cutting industry. Like ESAB, Victor has a long history of innovation, having recently celebrated its centennial year.As part of the Colfax Corporation, one of the world’s leading diversified manufacturing companies, ESAB's values are based on continuous technical innovation and total commitment to serving the needs of its vast customer base. It will continue to put its customers and environmental responsibilities first as part of its commitment to excellence in welding and cutting.Learn more about ESAB’s innovations and the achievements that helped shape its 110 years at www.esab.ca/110.
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