The Lincoln Electric Co., Cleveland, Ohio, announces that it is investing approximately $30 million in a new Welding Technology Center on its campus in Euclid, Ohio. The new 130,000-ft.2 center will double Lincoln’s welding education capacity to 180 welding booths, and will include high-tech classroom and seminar spaces. It will also showcase and integrate Lincoln Electric’s latest technologies and solutions into a comprehensive welding curriculum.
The Center will focus on the training of welding educators and industry leaders to address the rising demand for welding education and career pathways in welding and advanced manufacturing. Construction is expected to begin in early 2016 with an opening anticipated in 2017 – marking the centennial anniversary of Lincoln’s legacy welding school, the longest-running welding school in the United States.
“This investment reflects our commitment to being at the forefront of welding innovation and education,” says Christopher L. Mapes, Lincoln Electric’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “The increased demand from customers, the skilled trades, and technical schools to help develop the next generation of industry-ready welders has accelerated our investment in education.”
