Leader in welding solutions Lincoln Electric

LEADER IN WELDING SOLUTIONS

Lincoln Electric is a well-established company with 116 years of experience of market operations. It has American roots but it is also growing rapidly and investing in Poland, where it already has four factories. Piotr Sadowski reports.

“Our company employs only the leading experts in welding activities – they are specialised professionals fully engaged in solving problems and tackling challenges in individual areas of the welding industry,” explains Marcin Kołodziejczyk, Commercial Director Eastern Europe at Lincoln Electric Europe. “Lincoln Electric possesses exhaustive knowledge about the market and its mechanisms, which enables it to rapidly and effectively react to all changes taking place.”

Every client that approaches the company is offered a wide choice of solutions and can choose from four brands: Lincoln Electric, Bester, Spawmet and Harris. It is also important to note that the enterprise not only delivers products, but also technologies. Furthermore, the reliability of solutions provided by the company is also confirmed by the fact that 70 per cent of appliances come with a three-year guarantee.

Lincoln Electric has a very clear sales strategy and is also a very responsible supplier, with absolute loyalty assured to its customers. It offers a widely-established distribution and service network – in fact, 63 per cent of guarantee repairs are carried out within 48 hours. To further support its customers, Lincoln Electric has created a specialist training and technological centre, called Weldtech. The company also delivers cost-reduction programmes in order to help its customers to cut their costs. “Customer service for us does not just stop with the purchase of a product,” points out Mr Kołodziejczyk. “In fact, it is just the beginning of a common journey. We operate with passion and always strive to keep our promises.”

Most recent developments

Lincoln Electric has launched an investment in a new facility, the Electrode Production Factory WSSE Dzierżoniów, thanks to which it will increase its electrode manufacturing capability by 100 per cent. The company is carrying out further investments in additional production lines in its Flux Cored Wire Company and is also investing in a new laboratory for comprehensive testing of welding appliances. Finally, it is modernising production lines in its transformer and assembly departments, particularly for inverter appliances.

By constantly developing, Lincoln Electric has gained strong advantages over other market players. “What makes our company more attractive than the competition is our highly specialised and well-educated team of employees,” points out Mr Kołodziejczyk. “Through our Weldtech technological centre we also offer a modern training facility where we equip clients from across Europe with new skills and knowledge. Our R&D Department offers access to the most modern welding technologies in the world. We also have a well-established sales team which has access

ZUHP Janicki

23, Wodna Street 58-260 Bielawa Phone: +48 74 645 31 56 www.janicki-wtryskarki.pl wieslawjanicki@wp.pl • Products made from gum • Injection machines up to 1000g • Film rolls • Presses up to 100T

Lincoln Electric Europe

The “ZUHP Janicki” company has been operating on the market for over 20 years. Its headquarters are based in Bielawa, while production takes place in a brand new manufacturing hall in Dzierżoniów. The company cooperates with several businesses in Poland, including two largest producers of welding equipment: LINCOLN ELECTRIC BESTER and OZAS-ESAB. It is a crucial and long-term partner of LINCOLN ELECTRIC EUROPE. The company offers a modern “ARBURG” machine park with weight of 1000g and clamping force of 300T, “Ponar-Żywiec” injection machines, hydraulic presses (with pressure up to 100T) and film machine. It manufactures detailed objects from plastics, as well as from gum, PE film (width of roll up to 800mm) and objects from melamine.

to the entire portfolio of products, ranging from the simplest electrode to the most advanced robotic and mechanised welding stations. Our aim is to be a company which delivers complete solutions and not just individual appliances and materials. All in all, what differentiates us from our competitors is technology, advanced engineering and solutions, knowledge and skills in sales and marketing.”

Robust scale of activities

Lincoln Electric has four factories in Poland, which makes it the largest welding material and welding appliances production centre in the country. It is also very much focused on innovations which drive its development and growth. The company was recently awarded the first prize at the Expowelding Trade Fair which took place in Sosnowiec in Poland for its welding parameters monitoring system called ‘Production Monitoring 2’.

Last year Lincoln Electric Europe also introduced to the market a brand new generation of ‘Powerwave’ appliances, equipped with programmes for impulse welding and an Ethernet card. “Furthermore, over the last 12 months we also introduced over 100 new products, including materials for the needs of the energy sector and LNG gas processing industry,” adds Mr Kołodziejczyk.

The robust scale of operations of Lincoln Electric Europe is also reflected in the fact that the company delivers its products to every single market across the continent. Solutions are targeted at four key industrial sectors: energy, automotive, steel constructions and the building industry. As the Commercial Director Eastern Europe points out, Poland is of course one of the most important markets for the company, but at the same time Lincoln Electric continues to ensure that its products reach customers across the width of Europe. “In the near future we will be focusing on a number of areas to guarantee further robust growth,” concludes Mr Kołodziejczyk. “We will be carrying out significant investments in the energy sector, further develop networks for sending LNG gas, expand in steel constructions and infrastructure and last but certainly not least, we will also focus on developing renewable sources of energy.” n