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Lincoln Welding was founded in 1895 and today is the
world leader in the design, development and manufacture of arc welding products,
robotic welding systems, plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment.
Headquartered in
Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln has 39 manufacturing locations, including operations
and joint ventures in 19 countries and a worldwide network of distributors and
sales offices covering more than 160 countries. Lincoln has a global work force
of more than 9,000.
Recognized as the welding experts®, the Company provides leading technology
products and solutions. From its early beginnings, Lincoln pioneered
technological advancements and improvements in arc welding consumables and
equipment. Lincoln sustains the industry's most dynamic and comprehensive
research and product development program. This effort is supported by the David
C. Lincoln Technology Center, the most advanced facility of its kind.
Arc welding is indispensable to many industries. For example, the metal working
field involves production arc welding in transportation, construction,
fabrication, petrochemical and other industries. In the manufacture of metal
products, arc welding applications range from producing consumer appliances to
fabricating heavy machinery and structural steel. Arc welding is the dominant
joining method for building and other industrial construction, including oil and
gas pipeline fabrication, and oil refinery construction.
The Company is famous for its productive and highly-skilled work force, as well
as its unique compensation system, Incentive Management.
Incentive Management is widely studied in business schools and industrial
management circles. The system compensates and encourages individual and team
initiative and responsibility at all levels of employment within the U.S.
subsidiary. Lincoln's other global operations have their own systems, where
appropriate and practical. Lincoln has never experienced a work stoppage in its
100-plus year history.
Source - the Lincoln Electric website at www.lincolnelectric.com.
