Thermadyne Holdings Corp /De

Name

Thermadyne Holdings Corp /De

Legal name

Thermadyne Holdings Corp /De

Website

https://thermadyne.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Welding Equipment

NAICS

Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing (333992)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084)

akta.pro primary industry

Welding, Joining & Soldering Equipment (Arc, Resistance, Friction, Brazing) (IMAHADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Welding & Plasma Power Supplies (Industrial welders, cutting power sources) (IMAGADAI), Welding & Cutting Gases (IMAEACAH), Welding, Fabrication & Field Machining Services (On-site) (IMAIACAD)

Keywords

• Welding equipment manufacturing
• Industrial cutting equipment
• Welding consumables supply
• Welding automation systems
• Robotic welding solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Missouri City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Welding and Cutting Equipment Sales: Sale of industrial welding equipment including multi-process welders, TIG welders, MIG welders, stick welders, engine-driven welders, and battery-powered welders along with plasma cutting systems
2. Consumables and Filler Metals: Recurring sales of filler metals (aluminum, cobalt, copper, hardfacing, low alloy, mild steel, nickel, stainless steel), welding accessories, gas equipment, and torch consumables
3. Automation and Robotics Solutions: Sales of cobots, robotic equipment, welding automation systems, CNC cutting automation, and weld data monitoring software for smart factory implementations
4. PPE and Safety Products: Personal protective equipment including welding helmets, head and face protection, and fume mitigation solutions
5. Training and Education Services: ESAB University provides online training courses, webinars, articles, and educational resources for customer development

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Thermadyne Holdings Corp /De, through the ESAB brand, manufactures and supplies a complete portfolio of industrial welding and cutting equipment (MIG, TIG, Stick, Plasma, Engine-driven, Battery-powered, Submerged Arc, Orbital) and related consumables including filler metals, welding accessories, gas equipment, torches, and PPE/safety products. The offering is extended to robotic and collaborative welding automation, CNC cutting automation, weld data monitoring, and offline robotic programming software, sold through a global network of authorized distributors and supported by application engineering services and the ESAB University training platform.

Product overview

ESAB (Thermadyne Holdings Corp /De) is a world leader in welding and cutting equipment and consumables, offering a complete fabrication solutions portfolio for virtually every industrial application. The company operates a multi-brand strategy under the ESAB corporate umbrella, combining core equipment categories (welding equipment, filler metals, CNC cutting/automation, manual plasma cutting, robotics/cobots, welding automation, guns and torches, gas equipment, PPE/safety, and accessories/consumables) with numerous sub-brands including Victor, Tweco, Thermal Dynamics, Stoody, TurboTorch, Exaton, Alcotec, AMI, Arcair, InduSuite, Octopuz, and Swift-Cut. Key featured products include the Warrior Edge CX multi-process welding system, Rebel series multi-process welders, Renegade VOLT stick welders, Ruffian engine-driven welders, Sentinel A60 welding helmets, and Cutmaster plasma cutters. The portfolio also includes ESAB University for training/education and the Burn and Earn Rewards Program, providing a comprehensive ecosystem from equipment to consumables to digital services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Welding Equipment Complete line of welding equipment including multi-process welders, MIG welders (GMAW), TIG welders (GTAW), stick welders (SMAW), engine-driven welders, battery-powered welders, and wire feeders for various industrial welding applications, sold to fabrication shops and industrial operators through authorized distributors.
• Filler Metals Comprehensive range of filler metals including aluminum, cobalt, copper, hardfacing, low alloy, mild steel, nickel, stainless steel, and specialized products for MIG/GMAW, TIG/GTAW, SMAW, FCAW, and SAW processes, supplied to industrial welding operations globally through distributors.
• CNC Cutting / Cutting Automation Automated cutting solutions including plasma systems, cutting machines, controls, gas cutting torches, and process tools for beveling, drilling, grate cutting, marking/labeling, and pipe cutting operations, sold to industrial fabricators via authorized distributors.
• Manual Plasma Cutting Handheld and portable plasma cutting equipment for manual metal cutting operations, intended for fabrication shops and field maintenance crews.
• Robotics / Cobots Robotic welding equipment and collaborative robot solutions including robotic feeders, power sources, torch cleaning stations, robotic torches, weld data monitoring, and cobot solutions (RTW) for automated welding cells in industrial fabrication.
• Welding Automation Automated welding solutions including mechanized welding, orbital welding (custom solutions, fusion systems, pipe systems), submerged arc welding (column and boom systems, controllers, flux/wire systems, gantries, joint tracking, power supplies, roller beds, welding heads, tractors), and weld data monitoring, sold to heavy industrial fabricators.
• Guns and Torches Complete range of welding torches and guns including MIG guns (standard, fume extraction, push pull, spool guns), TIG torches (air-cooled, water-cooled), plasma torches (manual, mechanized), and carbon arc gouging torches for industrial and fabrication welding.
• Gas Equipment Gas equipment including regulators, torches, outfits, cutting machines, HVAC and plumbing equipment, specialty gas manifolds, steel industry products, safety accessories, and wear parts for welding, cutting, and gas-control applications.
• PPE / Safety Personal protective equipment including welding helmets, head and face protection, and fume mitigation solutions for professional welders and fabrication operations.
• Accessories and Consumables Wide range of accessories and consumables including filler metal accessories, gas equipment accessories, MIG torch consumables (contact tips, gas diffusers, nozzles, liners), plasma accessories, welding equipment accessories, and general supplies.
• Carbon Arc Gouging / Exothermic Cutting Carbon arc gouging equipment including automatic gouging and travel systems, electrodes, torches, and exothermic cutting solutions for heavy metal removal and field cutting tasks.
• Warrior Edge CX System Advanced multi-process welding system engineered for heavy industrial fabrication applications requiring rugged performance and multi-process capability.
• Renegade VOLT ES-200i Stick welder (SMAW) designed for portability and versatility in field applications, targeting maintenance crews and on-site welders.
• Rebel Multi-process Welders Multi-process welding machines offering MIG, TIG, and stick welding capabilities in a single unit, aimed at small fabrication shops and maintenance operations needing process versatility.
• Ruffian ES-150G EDW Engine-driven welder for mobile welding applications where grid power is unavailable, serving field construction, pipeline, and maintenance crews.
• Sentinel A60 Advanced welding helmet delivering head and face protection for professional welders, designed to integrate with industrial welding environments.
• TD Cutmaster 30+ Manual plasma cutting system for light to medium-duty cutting applications in fabrication and MRO settings.
• Rebel EMP 205ic AC/DC Multi-process welder with AC/DC capability engineered for aluminum and specialty alloy welding in fabrication shops and training environments.
• Journeyman II EDGE 2.0 Gas welding outfit for professional HVAC, plumbing, and maintenance applications, integrating regulators, torch, and accessories.
• InduSuite Industrial software suite designed for welding and fabrication operations management, providing production visibility and control across welding and cutting processes.
• Octopuz Offline robotic programming software for industrial welding and cutting automation, enabling programming of robotic cells without taking them offline.
• ESAB University Online learning destination offering videos, blogs, articles, webinars, online courses, and FAQ resources covering welding and fabrication technology, intended to develop customer and welder skills.
• Burn and Earn Rewards Program Customer loyalty program offering cashback and free accessories on select ESAB product purchases, with quarterly promotions distributed via authorized dealers to drive recurring consumable revenue.

Named customers7 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Authorized DistributorscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorESAB maintains an extensive network of authorized distributors globally. These partners resell ESAB products and provide first-class customer service and support. The company provides a dealer locator service and partner login portal. Purchasing from authorized distributors guarantees customer support for all ESAB products.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Lincoln Electric Holdings: The closest direct competitor to ESAB, Lincoln Electric manufactures arc welding products, welding consumables, and cutting equipment for industrial fabrication, with comparable global distribution and a strong position in pipeline, structural, and heavy fabrication end markets.
• Miller Electric (Illinois Tool Works): Miller Electric is a leading manufacturer of arc welding and cutting equipment and consumables, sold through industrial distributors. Its product range across MIG/TIG/Stick/engine-driven welders and PPE directly overlaps with ESAB's portfolio.
• Hypertherm Associates: Hypertherm is a major manufacturer of industrial cutting systems (plasma, waterjet, laser) and CNC cutting software, competing head-to-head with ESAB's Thermal Dynamics and Swift-Cut plasma/CNC cutting portfolio.
• Fronius International: Austrian manufacturer of welding systems (TIG, MIG/MAG, plasma, spot welding) and solar energy electronics, Fronius directly overlaps with ESAB's premium welding equipment line and competes globally on automation and digital welding solutions.
• Kemppi: Finnish welding equipment manufacturer offering arc welding machines, software, and automation solutions. Kemppi competes directly with ESAB in multi-process welders, TIG/MIG equipment, and welding data management across European and global industrial markets.
• Böhler Welding (voestalpine): Böhler Welding, part of voestalpine, is a global manufacturer of welding consumables (stick electrodes, solid wires, flux-cored wires, fluxes) that competes directly with ESAB's filler metals portfolio across heavy fabrication, pipeline, and offshore verticals.
• Panasonic Welding Systems (Panasonic Connect): Panasonic's welding division manufactures MIG/TIG welding equipment, robotic welding systems, and welding consumables used in automotive and industrial fabrication, directly overlapping with ESAB's multi-process and robotic welding portfolio.
• OTC Daihen: OTC Daihen manufactures arc welding robots, welding power sources, and positioners, with strong overlap to ESAB's robotic welding and automation offering, particularly serving heavy equipment, automotive, and structural fabrication customers.

Broad incumbents

• Illinois Tool Works (ITW): Diversified industrial manufacturer whose Miller Electric welding division competes with ESAB, while broader ITW industrial businesses touch adjacent consumables, fasteners, and fabrication equipment markets where ESAB also operates.
• Air Liquide: Global industrial gas supplier that provides welding shielding gases (including through the GCE brand that sits within ESAB's portfolio and competes externally), and competes with ESAB's gas equipment and specialty gas control offerings in adjacent industrial gas distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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