150 Years

An example of an early BOHLER stick electrode. Electric arc welding with stick electrodes is one of the oldest and most versatile welding

processes. And it is also considered as one of the simplest and safest methods. It is used to weld almost all types of metals. Stick

electrodes are even used for underwater welding.

VOESTALPINE BÖHLER WELDING

B öhler & Co was founded in 1870 in Vienna, Austria

by brothers Emil Otto & Albert Friedrich Böhler.

The Böhler brothers saw tremendous value in high

quality steel and a great and underutilized market potential.

The company has been in the welding consumables busi-

ness since 1926. Böhler (which would later become Böhler

Thyssen Welding) was integrated into the voestalpine Group

as part of the Metal Engineering Division. Today, the com-

pany has been rebranded to voestalpine Böhler Welding, as

part of voestalpine AG, one of the world’s leading specialty

steel makers, bringing its comprehensive steel and welding

expertise under one roof.

The Böhler Welding brand philosophy, “Lasting Connections,”

is the basis for all of the company’s actions and decisions. On

one hand, this is reflected in its high-quality products, services

and solutions, which are being applied successfully globally,

but even more so in the lasting relationships it has built with

customers and partners globally.

“Focused on filler metals, voestalpine Böhler Welding offers

extensive technical consultation and individual solutions for

industrial welding and soldering applications,” says Chrisophe

Gregoir, Managing Director, voestalpine Böhler Welding

USA. “Our deep metallurgical know-how and our long-term

experience enable us to give the best technical advice to our

customers and solve their most demanding challenges.”

A Reason To Celebrate GAWDA MEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

diamondspark by Böhler Welding covers a full

range of premium seamless cored wires for a new

area in high duty cycle welding in mechanized

and robotic applications and to match the needs

of demanding applications. diamondspark

seamless cored wires are

today’s best available

choice and perfect for high

and ultra-high strength steel

welding, as well as for

hydrogen critical applications.

voestalpine Böhler Weldingwww.voestalpine.com/welding

Scan for more information

Lasting Connections

DIAMONDSPARKSEAMLESS COREDWIRES FOR BRILLIANTWELDING RESULTS

BOED-W20005_Boehler-Diamondspark-3_375x10inch-EN-WeldingGasesToday.indd 1BOED-W20005_Boehler-Diamondspark-3_375x10inch-EN-WeldingGasesToday.indd 1 19.05.20 08:0019.05.20 08:00

Summer 2020 • 39

voestalpine Böhler Welding has more than 50 subsidiaries

in over 25 countries, with the support of approximately 2,300

employees, and through more than 1,000 distribution partners

worldwide. Customers in over 180 countries benefit from

voestalpine Böhler Welding expertise.

“Our customers’ experience with our welding products is

the central focus of all our activities here at voestalpine Böhler

Welding,” says Gregoir. “Expanding our business to become

a full welding solution provider will enable us to serve our

customers even better.”

With 150 years of experience, including more than 100

years in welding consumables, Böhler Welding has actively

shaped the history of welding technology and will continue

to do so in the future.

a distinct legacy that continues to define the Lincoln Culture,

even more than a century later. With the industry’s leading

team of experts and most comprehensive portfolio of solutions,

Lincoln continues to advance innovation and deliver measurable

value to its customers and their operations.

While the company has grown by leaps and bounds from

its initial $200 investment, it is still governed by the same

guiding principles that the Lincoln Brothers set forth in 1895.

It operates on “The Golden Rule,” and all Lincoln employees

share a purpose of “operating by a higher standard to build

a better world.”

The Lincoln Electric Welding School, which continues to

provide industry-leading education and training, was launched

in the lead-up to World War I, at the behest of the United States

Army, which had requested welding training for the troops.

The company was built on the innovation and foresight of

two brothers and those core tenets remain in the company’s

management today. Lincoln Electric has spent more than a

century innovating and evolving and has set the stage for the

next 125 years of continued growth and prosperity for both

the company and the industry.

“With 125 years of industry leadership, Lincoln Electric

is better positioned than ever before,” says Chris Mapes,

Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer. “Known as

‘The Welding Experts’ around the globe, the company remains

at the forefront of technology, guided by the Golden Rule

and committed to operating by a higher standard to build a

better world.”

125 Years

LINCOLN ELECTRIC

1 25 years ago, a young electrical engineer by the name

of John Cromwell Lincoln founded the Lincoln Elec-

tric Company on December 5, 1895, in Cleveland,

Ohio. Lincoln invested $200 to develop his unique, direct

current electric motor for industrial applications. What

started as a spark of ingenuity flickered and gained mo-

mentum and the company has grown to become one of

the most widely recognized and successful brands in the

entire world today.

John C. Lincoln and his brother and co-founder, James

F. Lincoln, who joined John in 1907, continued to innovate,

and in 1911 had invented and launched their first variable

voltage arc welder, an innovation that catapulted Lincoln

into a new technology and industry that it still serves today.

Each founding brother shaped the organization and left

A Reason To Celebrate GAWDA MEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

40 • Summer 2020