voestalpine Böhler Welding
An industrial welding-technology brand of voestalpine AG supplying welding consumables, equipment, brazing products and application-specific engineering support.
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Overview
voestalpine Böhler Welding is the welding-technology business of Austrian steel and technology group voestalpine AG. Its activities cover consumables and equipment used to join, repair, protect and surface industrial components. The portfolio includes products for conventional arc-welding processes, brazing and soldering, maintenance and repair welding, cladding and overlay work, thermal spraying, and associated workshop and personal-protection requirements. The business traces its heritage to Böhler & Co, founded in Vienna in 1870 by the Böhler brothers Emil and Albert. Over time, the original Böhler welding activities were combined with other European welding businesses and product families. Important stages included the creation of a separate Böhler Welding division within Böhler-Uddeholm, the acquisition of UTP, the formation and subsequent full acquisition of Böhler Thyssen Welding, the integration of Avesta Welding, and voestalpine's acquisition of Böhler-Uddeholm in 2007. The business was subsequently reorganized within voestalpine's Metal Engineering activities and adopted the voestalpine Böhler Welding name in 2013. The brand is organized around three specialist product identities. Böhler Welding focuses on joint welding and offers consumables for conventional arc processes together with welding machines and accessories. UTP Maintenance concentrates on repair, wear protection, surface protection and maintenance applications. Fontargen Brazing supplies brazing and soldering materials and related solutions. This structure allows the business to address both production welding and the extension of service life for industrial assets. Its product range includes stick electrodes, TIG rods, cored wires, MIG/MAG solid wires, submerged-arc welding fluxes, welding machines, accessories, protective equipment, finishing chemicals, brazing filler metals, pastes, preforms and foils, as well as powders and alloys for thermal spraying and plasma-transferred-arc applications. Materials are available for unalloyed and low-alloy steels, stainless steels, aluminum, nickel-base and other special alloys, high-strength steels, and applications requiring resistance to heat, corrosion or low and high temperatures. The company supports customers through technical consultation and application-specific solutions rather than supplying materials alone. Its products serve industrial welding and soldering requirements in sectors such as energy, transportation, machinery, fabrication, process industries and general engineering. According to the referenced company description, the organization operates through more than 50 subsidiaries in over 25 countries, employs approximately 2,300 people, serves customers in around 150 countries and works with more than 1,000 distribution partners. In 2020 it expanded its equipment capabilities through a majority investment in Italian welding-machine producer Selco and established a joint venture with Afrox for manufacturing welding consumables.
History
The business's roots reach back to 1870, when Emil Böhler and Albert Böhler founded Böhler & Co in Vienna. The Böhler name subsequently became associated with specialty steels and industrial materials, including welding products. As the European welding sector consolidated, the welding activities developed into a distinct business within the Böhler-Uddeholm organization. In 1991 Böhler Welding became a separate division of the newly formed Böhler-Uddeholm group. That period also included the acquisition of UTP, a company associated with maintenance, repair and wear-protection welding. In 1996 Böhler-Uddeholm combined its welding activities with those of Thyssen in the Böhler Thyssen Welding joint venture. Böhler contributed its welding and UTP activities, while Thyssen brought businesses including Soudokay, Hilarius and Fontargen. Böhler-Uddeholm acquired full ownership of the joint venture in 2003. The portfolio was subsequently reorganized. In 2004, Thyssen welding-consumables brands including Thermanit, Phoenix and Union were renamed under the T-PUT designation. In 2005 Böhler-Uddeholm acquired Avesta Welding, adding further welding expertise and product capability. In 2007 voestalpine acquired Böhler-Uddeholm. The welding operation was renamed Böhler Welding Group and became part of the larger Austrian group's industrial structure. In 2010 the Böhler Welding Group moved from the former Böhler-Uddeholm organization into voestalpine Metal Engineering, then associated with the group's Railway Systems structure. A further integration into voestalpine's Metal Engineering Division followed in 2013. At that point the business adopted the name voestalpine Böhler Welding and simplified its principal product-brand architecture into Böhler Welding, UTP Maintenance and Fontargen Brazing. The modern organization combines manufacturing, international sales and technical consulting. Böhler Welding addresses joint-welding applications across conventional arc processes; UTP Maintenance serves repair, wear and surface-protection work; and Fontargen Brazing focuses on brazing and soldering. The company also supplies equipment, accessories, protective products, finishing chemicals and specialty materials. Its stated international structure includes more than 50 subsidiaries in over 25 countries, customers in approximately 150 countries and more than 1,000 distribution partners. A significant later expansion occurred in 2019 with the launch of the Terra and Uranos welding-equipment lines. In 2020 the business acquired a majority stake in Selco s.r.l., an Italian welding-machine producer, strengthening its equipment presence. It also formed a joint venture with Afrox Ltd. for the manufacture of welding consumables. These moves continued the shift from a consumables-focused operation toward a broader supplier of welding technology, equipment and application solutions.
- 2020
Selco investment and Afrox joint venture
[1]The company acquired a majority stake in Selco and formed a consumables-manufacturing joint venture with Afrox.
- 2019
Terra and Uranos equipment lines introduced
[1]The company launched two named welding-equipment product lines.
- 2013
Business renamed voestalpine Böhler Welding
[1]The operation was integrated into voestalpine's Metal Engineering Division and adopted its current brand architecture.
- 2007
voestalpine acquires Böhler-Uddeholm
[1]The welding business entered the voestalpine group and was subsequently organized as Böhler Welding Group.
- 2005
Avesta Welding acquired
[1]Böhler-Uddeholm expanded its welding portfolio through the acquisition of Avesta Welding.
- 2003
Böhler-Uddeholm takes full ownership of the joint venture
[1]Böhler-Uddeholm acquired the remaining ownership of Böhler Thyssen Welding.
- 1996
Böhler Thyssen Welding joint venture formed
[1]Böhler-Uddeholm and Thyssen combined their welding businesses in a joint venture bringing together several established welding brands.
- 1991
Böhler Welding becomes a separate division
[1]Böhler Welding was separated as a division within the newly formed Böhler-Uddeholm group and acquired UTP.
- 1870
Böhler & Co founded in Vienna
[1]Emil Böhler and Albert Böhler established Böhler & Co, creating the historical foundation of the later Böhler welding business.
Products and positioning
A specialist, engineering-led industrial welding brand positioned around high-performance consumables, equipment, application expertise and solutions for demanding production, maintenance, repair and surface-protection work.
Joint welding
Böhler Welding
The principal joint-welding brand provides a broad range of consumables for conventional arc-welding processes, including stick electrodes, TIG rods, cored wires, MIG/MAG solid wires and submerged-arc fluxes. It also includes welding machines and accessories. The range is designed for industrial joining applications across common steels, stainless materials, aluminum, nickel alloys and other demanding grades.
Maintenance, repair and cladding
UTP Maintenance
UTP Maintenance focuses on extending component life through repair welding, wear protection, surface protection and overlay or cladding applications. Its materials are intended for restoring worn parts and protecting equipment exposed to abrasion, impact, corrosion, heat and other service conditions. The offering includes related welding accessories and specialty alloys.
Brazing and soldering
Fontargen Brazing
Fontargen Brazing supplies brazing and soldering solutions, including filler metals, pastes, preforms and foils. These products address industrial joining situations where brazing or soldering is preferred to fusion welding, and are available for a variety of base materials and temperature requirements.
Welding equipment · 2019
Terra and Uranos
Terra and Uranos are welding-equipment product lines introduced in 2019. Their launch broadened the brand's equipment proposition alongside its established consumables, accessories and application-support activities.
Brand decisions
2020
Majority investment in SelcoM&ABackground
Selco was an established Italian producer of welding machines and a long-standing business partner.
Action taken
voestalpine Böhler Welding acquired a majority stake in Selco s.r.l.
Aftermath
The transaction strengthened the group's position in welding equipment.
2020
Consumables-manufacturing joint venture with AfroxM&ABackground
The business pursued additional manufacturing cooperation in welding consumables.
Action taken
voestalpine Böhler Welding and Afrox Ltd. formed a joint venture for manufacturing welding consumables.
Aftermath
The partnership expanded manufacturing cooperation between the two companies.
2019
Launch of Terra and Uranos equipment linesProduct launchBackground
The business sought to complement its established welding-consumables portfolio with branded equipment.
Action taken
Terra and Uranos welding-equipment product lines were introduced.
Aftermath
The launch expanded the company's offer toward integrated welding-technology supply.
2013
Rebrand and portfolio simplificationStrategyBackground
Following integration into voestalpine's Metal Engineering Division, the welding operation was brought under the voestalpine Böhler Welding name.
Action taken
The principal product identities were simplified to Böhler Welding, UTP Maintenance and Fontargen Brazing.
Aftermath
The three-brand structure clarified the distinction between joint welding, maintenance and cladding, and brazing and soldering.
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