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• Interested in the future of manufacturing? Don’t miss Additive Manufacturing Advantage: Aerospace, Space and Defense 2026, taking place on July 9th. Mark your calendar and secure your spot at the event redefining what’s possible in aerospace, space, and defense manufacturing. Lincoln Electric, 130 years old and generating over $4 billion in 2024 revenue, entered the…
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Interested in the future of manufacturing? Don’t miss Additive Manufacturing Advantage: Aerospace, Space and Defense 2026, taking place on July 9th. Mark your calendar and secure your spot at the event redefining what’s possible in aerospace, space, and defense manufacturing.
Lincoln Electric, 130 years old and generating over $4 billion in 2024 revenue, entered the additive manufacturing space in 2019 with a clear thesis: wire arc additive manufacturing, or WAAM, was ready for real production, not just prototyping.
Its additive business unit now operates 26 WAAM systems in Cleveland, Ohio on a 24/7 schedule, and claims to be the only vertically integrated large-format metal additive service provider in the world, covering feedstock, welding equipment, proprietary path-planning software,