Success story

1957

Founded by Edmund Szczesny
Development and production of electronic components as a supplier to leading welding machine manufacturers

1971

Bernd Szczesny becomes director
Manufacture of entire rectifiers

1980

Directors assisted by Michael Szczesny

1986

Manufacture of thyristors and diodes

1988

EWM launches the first inverter in the world for tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding machines in AC/DC technology onto the market

1989

Microprocessor technology in control systems for welding machine customers

1991

Plant 2 constructed at headquarters in Mündersbach

1993

Presentation of first EWM in-house range of welding machines at the "Welding and Cutting" trade fair

1994

EWM Czech Republic established as an additional manufacturing site

1997

Merger with Messer Griesheim

2000

Split from Messer, EWM active on the German market again under its own name
Development of a modular and digital welding system with global data transmission

2001

Establishment of the EWM-Huaheng joint venture in Kunshan/China

2003

The world's first TIG Synergic operating concept

2004

Joining of extremely thin panels using EWM coldArc

2005

Susanne Szczesny-Oßing joins the board of directors
EWM China becomes 100% subsidiary

2006

Development of the new EWM-forceArc and EWM-activArc welding processes

2007

50 years of EWM HIGHTEC WELDING

2008

Establishment of EWM China and new plant opened in Kunshan

2009

New EWM branch opened in Dubai and Great Britain, and the northern branch in Seesen, Germany.

Company reorganisation:
new corporate design and new logo
New "Look" to machines, which are now painted light grey.

Presentation of two highlights: AlphaQ from EWM is a multitalent that combines six welding process in one machine. And with focusTig, EWM produces the first arc welding machine to achieve the performance capability of laser welding machine.

2010

Opening of new EWM branch in Ulm.