Lincoln Electric Tour

This is my first visit to the welding topic forum. For those of you who do not know me I am a High School Industrial Technology (shop)Teacher. Today we took a group of 35 kids to see Lincoln Electric in Cleveland Ohio. Very impressive! They outsorce nothing. They make every part in house. Even the plastic pieces. Every worker is held responsible for his or her work. If faulty workmanship is ever atributed to a failure the worker is docked for that part and they are paid by the piece for each good part they complete. The welding school was amazing as well. I learned a thing or 2 about almost every welding process they demonstrated.

In an age where it is becoming increasingly dificult to buy american I cant encourage you enough to buy Lincoln. American for real!

Mike Powell

That sounds like an interesting tour Mike.

I took a Tig refresher course at Lincoln a few years ago. Was well worth the money. Not bad food in the cafatera either

Thats nice to know. I thought i read on here that lincoln had stuff made in other countries to cut costs?

I go by there every couple of months, some time i will stop in...Bob

Mike,

I know Lincoln does make some products here, but a lot of their production has gone overseas. If you want to buy American-made, be sure to check on origin for individual products.

Here's the thread about this..
http://www.practicalmachinist.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php/topic/22/213.html#000004

Well I have to say everything they were making there, every part was made in house. They employ several thousand americans. As far as I know they have no plants outside the US.

Mike

One other thing, they are hiring right now...Bob http://www.lincolnelectric.com/corporate/career/openings.asp