1904-1920 :: 1921-1940 :: 1941-1960 :: 1961-1980 :: 1981-2000 :: 2001-2020

     

1921
Kjellberg Elektroden & Maschinen GmbH, Berlin (later Kjellberg Elektroden & Maschinen GmbH, Finsterwalde) is set up.

   

1932
ESAB-Iberica S.A., Madrid, Spain, is founded.

   
1932
ESAB S.A., Brussels, Belgium, and PEAS in Prague in Czechoslovakia are established.
     
1933
Welding Supplies Ltd., England, and ESAB-Denmark are set up.
 
     
1935
ESAB-Elettrodi Rivestiti S.A., Milan, Italy is established.
 
     
1936
The first issue of ESAB's publication Svetsaren is published.
 
     
1937
The Submerged Arc Welding method is invented.
 
     
1938
Kjellberg-Eberle GmbH, Germany, is founded.
 
     
1938
ESAB Norway is set up.
 
     
1940
ESAB Welding Corporation in the USA is established.