Lincoln Electric Celebrates Grand Opening of New Welding Technology & Training Center
March 21 2018 - 10:30AM
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq:LECO), the
leader in arc welding and cutting solutions, held an open house and
ribbon cutting ceremony earlier today to celebrate the grand
opening of its new Welding Technology & Training Center in
Cleveland (the “Center”). The event highlights Lincoln’s expanded
educational offering and commemorates the centennial anniversary of
its welding school, the longest-running welding school in the
world.
The Center focuses on training welding educators, engineers and
industrial professionals who are advancing welding in schools and
industry globally. Additionally, the Center provides advanced
technical welding training for professionals, as well as a
comprehensive portfolio of turnkey educational solutions that can
be used to launch welding training at customers’ own facilities.
Lincoln’s extensive education portfolio includes an extensive
educational curriculum, virtual reality and technology-assisted
training tools, industry-leading welding and cutting solutions and
robotic cells.
“Our new Center is a strategic investment to help our customers
and educational partners grow using leading solutions,” stated
Christopher L. Mapes, chairman, president and chief executive
officer of Lincoln Electric. “Our educational offering and
leadership in automation solutions provide meaningful solutions to
address the skills gap and capacity constraints facing customers in
our industry.”
“We are committed to providing students and customers with the
relevant skills and knowledge needed to support career and
technical schools, advanced manufacturing and infrastructure
growth,” said Jason Scales, business manager, education, Lincoln
Electric. “Our education model will shape the next generation of
welders, managers and industry leaders.”
Located on the company’s headquarters campus in Cleveland, the
new 130,000-square-foot facility represents a $30 million
investment in training for a new generation of welding leaders and
educators. The Center is a state-of-the-art educational facility
that features 166 welding and cutting booths, a virtual reality
training lab with 10 VRTEX® virtual reality welding simulators, as
well as extensive seminar and welding school classroom space, and a
100-seat auditorium to advance technical skills. The Center will
also become an American Welding Society accredited testing facility
later this year.
For more information, visit Lincoln Electric’s Education
Solutions website.
Business
Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the design, development
and manufacture of arc welding products, robotic arc welding
systems, plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment and has a leading
global position in the brazing and soldering alloys market.
Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln has 63 manufacturing
locations, including operations and joint ventures in 23 countries
and a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices covering
more than 160 countries. For more information about Lincoln
Electric and its products and services, visit the Company's website
at www.lincolnelectric.com.
Contacts
Amanda ButlerVice President, Investor Relations &
CommunicationsTel: 216.383.2534Email:
Amanda_Butler@lincolnelectric.com
Greg ColemanMarketing CommunicationsTel: 216.383.2462Email:
Greg_Coleman@lincolnelectric.com
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