K231-1 Lincoln Electric

Top Features K231-1

• Submerged Arc Contact Nozzle Assembly for 3/32 in. (2.4 mm), 1/8 in. (3.2 mm) and 5/32 in. (4.0 mm) electrodes.
• For 5/64 in. (2.0 mm), 3/16 in. (4.8 mm) or 7/32 in. (5.6 mm) sizes, order additional appropriate KP1962 tips. Outer flux cone gives full flux coverage with minimum consumption. (Rated up to 650 amps.)

About Lincoln

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. is an American multinational and a global manufacturer of welding products, arc welding equipment, welding consumables, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment and robotic welding systems.

The Fortune 1000 company is headquartered in Euclid, Ohio, United States and has a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices covering more than 160 countries. It has 42 manufacturing locations in North America, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Latin America. It also operates manufacturing alliances and joint ventures in 19 countries.^[1]

Lincoln Electric’s business model was listed as one of the most studied by the Harvard Business School and has been featured in many case studies by other business schools around the world. Since 1975, eight cases have been written about Lincoln Electric by the Harvard Business School alone.^[2]

The company reported over $2.9 billion sales in 2013, with sales from North America accounting for 50% of it. Lincoln has over 8500+ employees globally and 3000 in the United States alone. Among Lincoln Electric’s subsidiaries is The Harris Products Group, which is a manufacturer of Welding Consumables, Gas Apparatus, and other Specialty Products. The Harris Products Group has manufacturing facilities in Georgia, Ohio, California, Poland, Mexico, Brazil and Italy.

The company was founded in 1895 by John C. Lincoln with a capital investment of $200 to make electric motors he had designed.