Lincoln Electric’s Welding Technology & Training Center to open in January 2018

Commemorating the 100th anniversary of its legacy welding school, Lincoln Electric® will open its new Welding Technology & Training Center at its Euclid, Ohio, campus in January 2018. Classes begin in the new facility on Jan. 8.

The school offers welding curriculum and programs that cover topics from basic welding and teaching techniques through advanced processes, such as robotic automation, specialized code certification, welding theory, and welding procedure specifications.

The two-story facility, with more than 100,000 sq. ft., doubles the school’s welding education capacity. It features a virtual reality training lab with 10 VRTEX virtual reality web simulation trainers, 166 welding and cutting booths, six seminar rooms, 13 welding school classrooms, a 100-seat auditorium, an atrium, and a reception area.