December 2013

Activ8 Semiautomatic Wire Feeder

The Activ8™ portable, semiautomatic wire feeder is designed for shipbuilding, offshore, construction or pipe welding operations. Small enough to fit through ship manways and light enough to carry around the site, the Activ8 is designed specifically for 8 in. (200 mm) spools. The Activ8 is compatible with any DC CV and/or CC power source. It is available in a One-Pak® configuration that includes a Magnum® PRO Curve™ 300 gun. Learn more

---

Metalshield MC-80Ni1

---

Gateway Arch

Dedicated in 1966, the Gateway Arch anchors Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Park on the western bank of the Mississippi River. The park itself grew out of a program to upgrade a blighted riverbank in the 1930s. With dilapidated structures demolished, the barren site served for several years chiefly as a parking lot, a victim of the Great Depression and World War II. See how this amazing icon was made possible

 

Welding Information As Mobile As You Are

 

Introducing the Lincoln Library® mobile app from Lincoln Electric - designed to be a practical and time-saving tool for users to tap into the company's welding resources. Available for Apple® iPad® devices, Lincoln Library is a collection of Lincoln Electric catalogs and product literature, in the palm of your hand. The media-rich, digital bookshelf is interactive, easy to use and will be continuously refreshed with new and updated literature. Catalogs available at launch include the 2014 Equipment Catalog and the Alloy Products brochure. Users can reference equipment and consumable specifications or shop for their next piece of welding gear – all made possible through the Lincoln Library App. Download Lincoln Library today from the Apple iTunes® App Store

Plant Engineering Names Lincoln Electric 2013 Top Plant

Welding industry leader Lincoln Electric's Machine Division has been named Top Plant of 2013 by Plant Engineering magazine. Plant Engineering's Top Plant award program honors the outstanding manufacturing facilities in North America. Top Plant winners are selected for standing out as the best in production, maintenance, productivity and safety, and demonstrate what the publication calls a "commitment to quality in all areas of operations." See why we were recognized for innovation and efficiency

Supporting Local And Federal Jobs Corps Programs

 

Lincoln Electric has accepted three students for internships through a new partnership agreement with the federal government’s Job Corps program. Christopher L. Mapes, Lincoln Electric’s president and chief executive officer, paved the way for the federally funded internships at the company via this new agreement, and reiterated Lincoln Electric’s commitment to work with Job Corps to provide career training. On hand for the ceremony were William Houston, center director for Cleveland Job Corps; Michael Taylor, Cleveland Job Corps’ business and community liaison; and Ramon Serrato, president and CEO of Serrato Corp., which operates the Cleveland Job Corps Center. The three interns, Michael Gaylord, Austin Pratt and Robert Chaney, also participated in the event

How SFI Increased Productivity

 

SFI is a large steel and aluminum fabricator headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., with a second plant in Conway, Arkansas. The firm manufactures industrial equipment components and subassemblies ranging from locomotive oil pans to crane outriggers. A major contributing factor to the company's success has been the reengineering of its culture, focus and facilities. Welders are 'rock stars' at SFI. See how that has led to increased productivity

Welding Project: Christmas Tree

 

This Christmas tree for the town of Charlestown, Indiana was fabricated from empty steel spools of Lincoln Electric Innershield® NR-305 flux-cored wire. The tree is 15 feet in diameter and 60 feet tall. Over 3,000 empty spools were welded together to form the tree using a Lincoln Electric compact wire feeder welder. View more "How I Did It" projects