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Shanghai China, June 26th, 2019 – On June 25th, the 24th Beijing Essen Welding and Cutting Fair opened in Shanghai New International Expo Center. ESAB, the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of welding and cutting equipment, system and filler metals, brought its outstanding products and solutions under 12 brands to the show, to give a full display of its latest technologies and multiple new products in automotive manufacturing, LNG, shipbuilding, offshore industry, rail transport and other segments. During the ESSEN Show, ESAB also launched several blockbuster new products with their first show in Asia. Under its fundamental development strategy of “ICFC (In China For China)”, ESAB is ...

ESAB Welding & Cutting Products will showcase its Quick Weld Productivity Analyzer (QWPA), an easy-to-use calculator for total weld cost analysis, in booth C12574 at FABTECH 2018, held Nov. 6 – 8 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. This online tool can help fabricators see the cost impact of different aspects of production. The QWPA produces calculations for:

Net deposition rate and welding speed per pass after selecting weld process and inputting data, (wire/electrode type, diameter, parameters, joint configuration, joint cross seam area, joint length, number of passes). Weld operation time calculation. A sliding scale for arc-on time/operating factor calculates weld metal ...

ESAB Welding & Cutting Products today announced that it has acquired Gas Control Equipment ("GCE"). With headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, GCE is a leader in European gas equipment, offering full solutions for general industrial, healthcare, high-purity, as well as science and research applications. GCE employs more than 900 people.

"GCE offers industry-leading brands and a rich tradition. GCE businesses have more than 100 years of experience developing, manufacturing and distributing equipment for pressure and flow control of high pressure gases, as well as cutting and welding equipment," says Shyam Kambeyanda, President, ESAB. "The opportunities created by combining GCE ...

On Sep. 27th 2018, President Xi Jinping visited the China largest aluminum enterprise Zhongwang Group. As the most proud and iconic asset, ESAB FSW system in operation was shown to President Xi. Again, ESAB advanced welding automation technology got the world watch.

China Zhongwang Holdings Limited is a world-leading industrial aluminum product developer. The Group has been primarily focusing on the light-weight development in the transportation, machinery and equipment and electric power engineering sectors. Boston Consulting Group's statistics shows that the Group is now the second largest industrial aluminum extrusion product developer and manufacturer in the world and the largest ...

Annapolis Junction, M.D. - For more than 80 years, Sandvik Welding Consumables has been a world-leading developer and manufacturer of advanced stainless steels and nickel filler metals for demanding environments. To broaden and enhance its portfolio of specialty alloys, ESAB Welding & Cutting Products acquired the Sandvik welding consumables business, finalizing the transaction earlier this year. Beginning November 1, these products will go to market under the name Exaton™, an ESAB brand. As part of the brand update, the following changes will occur:

Product packaging will be updated to reflect the new Exaton brand and logo. The product itself will retain current labeling. The contents ...

Annapolis Junction, M.D. – ESAB has announced that it has named off-road and vehicle fabrication expert Ian Johnson an official spokesperson for its welding and cutting products. Coinciding with this announcement, ESAB will sponsor Johnson's new off-road show, Big Tire Garage, debuting on Amazon in late August and available for streaming from services such as YouTube, Amazon Prime and Facebook.

"ESAB's core audience has responded incredibly well to Ian's background as a technical instructor, his off-road experience and real-deal fabrication skills," says Steven Molenda, Director of Global Marketing Communications and Marketing Strategies, ESAB Welding & Cutting Products. "Ian has ...