ESAB Innovation Aims to Make Shipyard Welding More Efficient, Accurate
Jeff Chittim, ESABâs North American Senior Product Manager for Heavy Industrial Products, discusses how WeldCloud online applications and the ESAB Heavy Industrial Product Line are a powerful tandem to help shipyards improve weld quality and efficiency.While automation has gone a long way in making shipyards more efficient, today shipbuilding remains a hands-on endeavor, with a dearth of âwelders and fittersâ being a common lament.Technology companies such as ESAB, a global supplier of welding and cutting solutions across industriesâŚ
ESAB Boasts Over a Century of Technological Innovation
September 2014 marks the 110th anniversary of ESAB Welding & Cutting Products. A world leader in welding and cutting technology, with the broadest, most complete line of products and solutions for industry, ESABâs reach extends to almost every nation in the world, with more than 8,700 employees, and manufacturing facilities across four continents. ESABâs history of innovation began in 1904 when Oscar Kjellberg, a welding pioneer, submitted a hand-written patent for the covered electrode. Kjellbergâs invention was more than the introduction of a unique new product; it represented the beginning of the modern era in welding. This revolutionary invention also marked the beginning of Kjellbergâs company, Electriska Svesnings-Aktiebolaget (ESAB).
Colfax Acquires Victor Technologies
ESAB, a member of the Colfax group of companies, has announced that Colfax has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Victor Technologies Holdings, Inc. The acquisition brings together two leading organizations with world-class products, technologies and R&D. In its 110th year, ESAB is one of the largest and most experienced manufacturers of welding and cutting products with sales and support established in 80 countries and manufacturing plants across five continents. Victor has a century-long history of innovation and is recognized for its leading brandsâŚ
