Lincoln Electric - Welding Equipment, Consumable and Application Services for Offshore Fabrication

Now celebrating its 116th year, Lincoln Electric is known for its expertise in providing complete welding equipment, consumable and application solutions tailored specifically to the demanding needs of the offshore industry.

Welding plays a vital role in the construction, maintenance and repair of rigs, platforms, subsea fixtures and supply vessels for offshore drilling and production rigs in harsh environments.

Rugged, reliable offshore welding equipment

Lincoln Electric's range of high-quality, reliable, efficient welding equipment places optimal welding performance into the welder's hand. Whether your needs include engine driven welders, portable TIG (GTAW) machines, leading-edge inverter technology controlled by Lincoln's patented Waveform Control Technology®, or fully automated solutions, Lincoln offers a full line of equipment to handle the various welding and cutting process demands for offshore fabrication.

Lincoln offers equipment for every welding process:

• Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)
• Submerged arc welding (SAW)
• Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
• Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW)
• Flux-cored arc welding (FCAW)

Computerized pipe and tube cutting systems

Lincoln also offers equipment to support other aspects of your welding operations. Our Vernon Tool™ computerized pipe and tube cutting systems prepare T-K-Y joints with exceptional fit-up, virtually eliminating all manual loading, measuring and marking operations. Simple set-up and easy operation ensures fast, accurate cuts on diameters from 2in to 84in (50mm to 2m) OD and weighs up to 90,000lb (40,000kg).

Welding consumables: electrodes, fluxes and filler materials

Lincoln's electrodes, fluxes and filler materials are produced under a unique quality manufacturing system to ensure the consistent weld performance required for products used in the offshore industry.

Our extensive line of welding consumable products includes:

• Flux-cored wires (both gas-shielded and self-shielded)
• Solid and metal-core wires and cut length TIG rods
• Submerged arc wire and flux
• Stick electrodes
• Brazing alloys

Steel and alloy welding consumables

Lincoln Electric's full welding consumable offering covers the entire range of base materials and filler metals for offshore applications, including:

Mild steel to high-strength, low alloy steels:

• Ship grades ASTM A131 Gr. A, B, D, E, AH32 to EH40
• ASTM pipe steels such as ASTM A106 Gr. B
• API pipe steels such as API 5L-X42 up to X80
• High strength steels: S355, S420, S460, S500, S550, S620, S690Q
• Q&T steels: AISI 4130, 4140, 8630; ASTM A182 and A336 Gr. F22

Stainless steels, including duplex and super duplex alloys:

• Austenitic grades: 304L, 308L, 309L, 316L, 310, 347, 309LMo
• Martensitic: 12% Cr (410), 410NiMo
• Duplex:  22% Cr, 2209
• Super Duplex: 25%Cr, Zeron 100X, 2594, 2507

Nickel alloys, copper alloys and aluminum alloys:

• Nickel base: alloys 625, 59, 600, 800, 825
• Copper base: Cu-Ni 90-10, Cu-Ni 70-30
• Aluminum alloys: 5183, 5356, 4043

Global offshore fabrication services

Offshore fabrication encompasses many different joint configurations and materials which must comply with applicable codes, client requirements, and agency approvals. Lincoln Electric's technical engineers are uniquely suited to work with your team to develop the best processes and procedures for your specific needs, resulting in the lowest overall fabrication costs.

Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the design, development and manufacture of arc welding products, robotic arc-welding systems, plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment and has a leading position in the brazing and soldering alloys market.

Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, US, Lincoln Electric has 39 manufacturing locations, including operations and joint ventures in 19 countries and a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices covering more than 160 countries. For more information about Lincoln Electric, its products and services, visit the company's website.