UTP Schweissmaterial

UTP Schweissmaterial GmbH is a traditional German company manufacturing welding consumables and based in Bad Krozingen. The enterprise was established in 1953 in Freiburg in Breisgau. Production facilities were built up between 1956 and 1969 in Switzerland, France, Mexico and Brazil.

Timeline

*In 1977 UTP was the first European manufacturer of welding consumables to gain ASME and VdTüV approval.
*In 1978 production was started in Mostar.
*In 1991, UTP was taken over by Böhler Schweißtechnik Austria GmbH (a subsidiary of Böhler-Uddeholm AG).
*In 1996, establishment of a Joint Venture between Böhler Schweißtechnik and Thyssen Schweißtechnik (each company with a half share) and establishment of Böhler Thyssen Schweißtechnik.
*In 2003, Böhler-Uddeholm AG became sole owner of Böhler Thyssen Schweißtechnik.
*In 2007, Böhler Thyssen Schweisstechnik was transformed into the Böhler Welding Group.
*In 2007, voestalpine AG acquired a majority shareholding in Böhler Uddeholm AG and retained it as an independent division.

Business model

The focus is on industries, markets and key account customers.

UTP supplies welding consumables directly or via a sales network of 70 of its own and alliance partners all over the world to the following sectors:

*LNG (liquid methane tanks)
*Waste combustion plants (Waste-to-Energy)
*Sugar industry
*Petrochemicals
*Chemical industry
*Offshore
*Power stations
*Steel mill
*Refrigerant industry
*Cement factories
*Railway
*Repair and maintenance welding

Product groups:

*Covered electrodes;
*MIG/MAG - wires; (MIG is metal inert gas; MAG is metal active gas)
*TIG - wires ; (gas tungsten arc welding)
*Flux cored wires (like AF 6222 Mo PW)
*SA - wire/powder (UP = submerged arc)
*Spray powders
*Solders

External links

* [http://www.utp-welding.com Official site]