Lincoln Electric, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, is a multinational enterprise in the design, development and manufacturing of arc welding products. Its robot welding systems, plasma and oxyacetylene cutting equipment, brazing and other products dominate the global market. Lincoln Electric has 41 production bases in 19 countries around the world, with a network of dealers and sales representative offices in more than 160 countries around the world, and has more than 9,000 employees worldwide.

Lincoln Electric's History in China:

As early as 1989, Lincoln Electric established its first representative office in Tianjin and began its operations in China. In the following years, products imported to China grew rapidly year by year, and representative offices were set up in many cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou to support their growing business in China.

In 1997, Lincoln Electric established the first production base for flux-core welding wire and solid-core welding wire in China.

In 2006, with the expansion of flux-core welding wire production capacity, the local production of welding machines, the relocation of the Asia-Pacific headquarters to Shanghai and the establishment of the welding training center, the Shanghai Baoshan factory became Lincoln Electric's flagship production base in China. It also includes a modern automation (robot) department composed of experienced automation engineers, ready to provide technical consultation and support services to customers. Shanghai Lincoln Electric has laid the foundation for Lincoln Electric's development in China, including expanding the production scale of welding machines and establishing more local branches to provide inventory, sales and technical support.

In July 2007, Lincoln Electric acquired the welding rod production factory Nanjing Guangtai Welding Co., Ltd., and renamed Nanjing Lincoln Electric Co., Ltd. It is Lincoln Electric's welding rod production center in Asia.

In January 2008, Lincoln Electric acquired most of the shares of Zhengzhou Heli Welding Materials Co., Ltd. and established Lincoln Electric Heli (Zhengzhou) Welding Materials Co., Ltd., which is one of the important manufacturers of submerged arc welding flux in China. The newly built factory covers an area of ​​33,000 square meters and has started production in August 2010, continuously improving the production capacity of submerged arc welding materials.

In July 2009, Lincoln Electric acquired Jinzhou Jintai Welding Metal Co., Ltd. ("Jintai") and established "Lincoln Electric (Jinzhou) Welding Materials Co., Ltd.". Lincoln Electric has owned 48% of the company over the past few years. This greatly expanded Lincoln China’s customer base, added experienced management talents to our entities in Asia, and increased the annual production capacity of gas-protected wires by 140,000 tons.

In July 2010, Lincoln China built a new gas-protected welding wire factory in Tangshan City, Hebei Province and conducted trial production. The plant has the most advanced production technology aimed at continuously increasing the share of MIG welding wire in the market.

In July 2011, in order to better integrate and manage the operational business of Lincoln China, "Lincoln Electrical Management (Shanghai) Co., Ltd." was established in Shanghai. "Lincoln Electrical Management (Shanghai) Co., Ltd." will provide Lincoln's more complete and unified sales and services to all customers in China and around the world.

Lincoln Electric has 6 production bases and 2,500 employees in China. Lincoln Electric will continue to invest in human resources and equipment in China and contribute to China's economic development.