02 September 2015

Lincoln Electric Introduces U/LINC™ Welding and Cutting Curriculum Solution

Online Resource Helps Free Welding Instructors from Curriculum Development



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Cleveland - Lincoln Electric recently launched U/LINC™, a complete curriculum of lesson plans, videos, student handouts, assessment tests, presentations and more designed to streamline the teaching experience and free welding school instructors from curriculum development.

With more than 1,500 teaching assets and growing, this subscription-based online learning management system allows instructors at high schools, technical colleges, universities, unions, or private industrial training centers to focus on teaching in the classroom, rather than spend hours developing custom curriculum from available sources.

"The era of stand-alone DVDs and textbooks is coming to an end," states Dr. Jason Scales, Lincoln Electric Manager of Educational Services. "We can deliver a specific lesson plan and matching student or presentation materials over the web and update the files immediately whenever welding or teaching advances require a change. Whether you are teaching stick and GMAW or are ready to tackle robotics, CNC plasma cutting or manufacturing engineering, U/LINC curriculum is ready to help you get your training started now."

Educational topics include safety, principles of welding, SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, thermal and CNC plasma cutting, mathematics in welding, careers, aluminum, stainless, robotics, fabrication, manufacturing and engineering, and pipe.

More information about U/LINC, including video, brochures and request for quote, can be found at www.lincolnelectric.com/ulinc.

Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the design, development and manufacture of arc welding products, robotic arc welding systems, plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment and has a leading global position in the brazing and soldering alloys market. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln has 47 manufacturing locations, including operations and joint ventures in 19 countries and a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices covering more than 160 countries. For more information about Lincoln Electric and its products and services, visit the company's website at www.lincolnelectric.com.

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