ESAB Corporation

As ESAB Corporation's Values Month continues, this week we are spotlighting Always Improving. We asked Lukáš Mergl, Sr. Manager, Production, about why Always Improving is so important to his work at ESAB. He explained that, in today's ever-changing manufacturing landscape, leveraging technology and efficiency is vital. Keeping Always Improving front and center means proactively identifying process and product enhancements that improve quality and keep ESAB competitive. Continue to follow #ESABCorporation on LinkedIn this month as we spotlight each of our S.H.A.P.E. values (Shared Success, Help Each Other Win, Always Improving, Purposeful Leadership, Every Voice Valued). #ESABValuesCelebration #HelpEachOtherWin #120YearsStrong

This week, we celebrate ESAB Corporation’s values by spotlighting Help Each Other Win. Through our leadership series, we tapped Aneta Marchowska, Manager – Human Resources at ESAB Europe. Marchowska explained that as an HR professional, one of the most critical parts of her work is to support others and help them win as she consistently looks for potential in associates and aims to create opportunities for them to grow and advance. Follow ESAB Corporation here on LinkedIn as we continue to spotlight each of our S.H.A.P.E. values (Shared Success, Help Each Other Win, Always Improving, Purposeful Leadership, Every Voice Valued). In addition to highlighting our values internally with discussions, we will also host giveback events in our local communities, social activities, and other local gatherings for our associates at each of our facilities. #ESABValuesCelebration #HelpEachOtherWin #120YearsStrong

Today marks the 120-year anniversary of ESAB’s founding by engineer and industry pioneer Oscar Kjellberg in 1904. Since then, ESAB has transformed into a focused premier industrial compounder with global and regional brands that span across six continents and 147 countries with a portfolio of more than 40 brands serving manufacturing, infrastructure, healthcare, and more. Throughout this month, associates around the world will be recognized and have the opportunity to participate in various celebrations focused on the company’s values and the anniversary celebration theme, “120 Years Strong, 120 Years Powerful, 120 Years ESAB.” Additionally, ESAB’s leaders and associates in Gothenburg, Sweden, the birthplace of the company, and the family of ESAB’s founder Oscar Kjellberg, will gather for a special “yellow carpet” event to mark this shared milestone. Setting our sights on the next 120 years, ESAB Corporation associates remain dedicated to driving innovation across our industries and supporting our customers in shaping the world they imagine. #ShapingtheWorldWeImagine #120YearsStrong #ESABCorporation

During the AWS Welding Summit in August, which happened to fall around InduSuite's (an ESAB brand) launch of FloCloud, a cloud-based gas monitoring software, Curt Rocha, Global Product and Business Director Gas Equipment at ESAB, presented on the importance of gas flow monitoring, sharing insights from a case study involving ESAB's collaboration with a shipbuilding company to install gas pressure sensors and flow monitors. The findings showed that through data analytics software that displays gas flow and pressure data and welding data in near real-time, ultimately identifying the source of leaks and operator training needs, large operations, such as the shipyard partner, would be able to avoid significant financial loss annually. To delve into further insights, read Rocha’s piece on American Welding Society below. #AWSWeldingSummit #GasControlEquipment #ESABCorporation

By the turn of the century, ESAB had cemented its role as a leader in the global welding industry and continued to innovate and introduce important new products. The Integrated Cold Electrode (ICE) was a revolutionary new process for increased productivity in submerged arc welding (SAW). The OK Flux 10.72 was developed specifically to meet the impact requirement of -50 degrees Celsius in the welding of wind towers and gave ESAB a significant advantage over its competition. Later, ESAB introduced high-speed submerged arc welding with ICETM and other industry-shifting products and productivity solutions,, such as Smart MIG, WeldCloud, Edge 2.0, Rebel AC/DC, Robust Feed, Fit+ 3, Rouge, Sentinel, Renegade, Velocity2, Versotrac, VacPac, CM40, and InduSuite. From 2012 to 2019 the company completed more than 25 acquisitions including Victor Technologies, WestArco, Soldexa, TBi Industries, EWAC, Thermal Dynamics, and GCE – reputed brands with distinguished histories of their own. The addition of GCE meant the portfolio medical gas and specialty gas industry for the first time, establishing an adjacency business that augmented the company’s expertise in manufacturing, safety, and gas flow control in industrial fabrication. #ESABCorporation #ShapingtheWorldWeImagine #120YearsStrong

We’re thrilled to kick off our third annual values celebration this month, highlighting associates from around the globe and recognizing their dedication to our S.H.A.P.E. values (Shared Success, Help Each Other Win, Always Improving, Purposeful Leadership, Every Voice Valued), which remain the foundation for how we work together and with our customers and partners. This year happens to hold even more significance as our values celebration aligns with our 120th anniversary, which will be celebrated worldwide on September 12th. To help kick off this momentous month, we recognize Sean Kail, Operations Leader at Ohio Medical (an ESAB brand). Kail describes the importance of Shared Success and fostering a culture of collaboration and trust within teams. Stay tuned all month long on LinkedIn as we highlight our associates as part of our values celebration. #ESABValuesCelebration #SharedSuccess #120YearsStrong

ESAB experienced a definitive period of growth and expansion with acquisitions throughout the Eighties and Nineties, which ultimately converted ESAB into a leading global welding company. In just a 10-year period, ESAB acquired 26 companies including Airco and L-TEC Welding and Cutting Systems (inventor of the plasma arc for cutting in 1955), which ESAB identified as an ideal, complementary industry leader. Almost overnight, ESAB became the second-largest welding systems supplier in the United States. Significant acquisitions in the nineties included Alloy Rods Corporation and All State Welding Products in 1990 and AlcoTec in 1995. The nineties marked ninety years after the inception of ESAB, bolstering its formidable portfolio of welding, cutting, and automation solutions. #ESABCorporation #ShapingtheWorldWeImagine #120YearsStrong 

ESAB experienced major portfolio expansion in the 1960s, with resistance welding machines, the famous A6 automatic welding system, and automatic welders for submerged arc welding and semi-automatics for gas metal arc welding. ESAB also delivered its first synchronous generator for shipping vessels and brought the OK 48 P, now known as the OK 48.00, to market. The 1970s were characterized by sustained market leadership in Europe and booming shipyards. ESAB was steadfast in introducing its now iconic black-and-yellow brand logotype, initiating production of robot welding systems, and establishing footholds in South Africa, Iraq, Angola, Algeria, Portugal, and Turkey. #ESABCorporation #ShapingtheWorldWeImagine #120YearsStrong

Last month, ESAB Mexico in Monterrey celebrated outstanding achievements from the second quarter and inaugurated their new EBX hub, marking a significant milestone in their journey towards operational excellence. And as part of the celebration, the region launched Formula EBX, an ideas competition inspired by the excitement around Formula One. ESAB Mexico saw remarkable participation in Formula EBX across various departments, including purchasing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, general accounting, T&E, and finance transformation. These teams worked diligently to streamline processes between accounts payable and purchasing, introduced new SAP features for faster approvals, and improved controls and tracking in Accounts Receivable operations. Congratulations to ESAB Mexico and all the winners of Formula EBX! #ESABMexico #AlwaysImproving #ESABCorporation #ShapingtheWorldWeImagine #EBX

Oscar Kjellberg's passion for problem solving has led to over a century of technological innovation. Since discovering the world's first welding electrode in 1904, which led to the founding of ESAB, the company has remained dedicated to its pioneering spirit, consistently driving advancements in welding and cutting technology and striving to meet the evolving needs of our customers, associates, and shareholders. #ESABCorporation #ShapingTheWorldWeImagine #120YearsStrong