Lincoln Electric announced Tuesday production continues on its new $30 million Welding Technology Center, with progress still moving toward a 2017 opening.
Crews placed the final beam on Feb. 8, completing the structural frame of the building on the company’s Euclid, Ohio, campus. The next phase will focus on the building’s façade, interior, electrical and plumbing work.
“Construction is progressing rapidly – structural framing just wrapped up, allowing us to move on to the next phase of construction,” says John Mueller, Director of Facility Planning and Development, Lincoln Electric. “We look forward to opening the facility later this year.”
Multiple northeast Ohio contractors are working on the project including: Contemporary Electric Co.; Fire Protection Inc.; Geauga Mechanical; Harner Plumbing Inc.; Mr. Excavator Inc.; Nova Structural Steel; Panzica Construction Company; Phoenix Cement Contracting LLC; and Valentine Contractor Inc.
“We are proud to be using tradesmen from the same trades organizations we actively help to train at a variety of sites around the country,” says Jason Scales, manager, Education Solutions at Lincoln Electric. “General contractor Panzica Construction Company, Steel fabricator Nova Structural Steel and other contractors on the site employ skilled trades workers typically trained on Lincoln Electric equipment in their skilled trade schools.”
When the new Welding Technology Center opens, Lincoln says it will mark the centennial anniversary of the company’s legacy welding school, the longest-operating one in the United States.
The new 130,000-sq. ft. center will double Lincoln’s welding education capacity to 180 welding booths and will include high-tech classroom and seminar spaces. It also will showcase and integrate Lincoln Electric’s latest technologies and solutions into a comprehensive welding curriculum – making it the industry’s most advanced facility of its kind.
In addition to training for new and seasoned industry welders, programming also will include train-the-trainer courses and certification activities, as well as resources to support welding training for veterans.
