Title: Clone of History Castolin Eutectic

A look back at Castolin Eutectic history

1904: Birth of Castolin Eutectic

Jean-Pierre Wasserman invents and patents a revolutionary method to repair cracked cast iron.  He establishes Castolin and starts manufacturing products for low-heat maintenance welding at a plant near Lausanne, Switzerland.

1930: First seeds in USA

René Wasserman, the founder's son, sets up Eutectic Welding Alloys Corp. in New York.

1940 to 1960: Global reach

Expansion of business activities – the company expanded its operations to establish subsidiaries around the world.  Additionally, Castolin Eutectic introduces complementary services provided in service workshops.

1990: The light goes out

Following the death of Professor Wasserman, the company was led by his wife.

2000: Not a family business anymore

Under the leadership of The Carlyle Group, a US Private Equity firm, merged the Castolin Eutectic Group and Messer Cutting & Welding AG to jointly form MEC Group.

2005: A bigger family

The Messer family purchased the shares previously held by The Carlyle Group to bring MEC into 100% family ownership.

2005: Welding, brazing and coatings leader

Since 2005, Castolin Eutectic is on track to become the global leading provider of consumables, equipment and services in the welding, brazing and thermal coatings industries.  The company expanded geographically and added service facilities to provide more of our partner industries with our wearfacing products and services worldwide.

2013: Growing the services business

The acquisition of Monitor Coatings Group, based in the UK, Singapore and China brought new know-how in the Oil & Gas, aerospace and industrial gas turbine industries to Castolin Eutectic. Subsequently we expanded this technology and customer focus to China, Singapore, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Africa and Mexico.

2014: Focus on boiler coatings

The acquisition of Whertec Inc, based in the USA and operating globally, provided a boost in boiler coating know-how and services to the Power Generation industry.

2007: Acquisition of Trio OilTec Services

Trio OilTec Services is based in Stavanger, Norway, and was born in 1999. Core competences include laser cladding for massive parts in the oil industry, stabilizer refurbishment, hardbanding of drill pipes, wearfacing of down hole assembly equipment and production of OEM parts subjected to high wear.

2008: Services are the future

Opening new service centres in Russia, France, Austria. Our in-house workshops perform highly-technical repairs for critical components like vertical roller mills, boilers, steel cones, ciment crushers, recycling screws and more. Refurbishment operations are equally conducted on-site at the client premises.

2009: Opening new Service Center in Egypt

Our new egyptian subsidiary manufactures CDP wareplates and focusses on refurbishment operations for cement plants and steel plants. We intervene whenever there is a break-down for kiln tyres, support rollers, vertical roller mills.

2013: Expanding into the UAE

Inaugurating a Service Center in Dubai. Services offered include welding wear protection operations, state-of-the-art High Velocity coatings (HVOF), Air plasma (APS), Vacuum Plasma (LPPS), twin wire arc-spray capabilities, as well as hardbanding.

2014: Global reach of the Monitor Coatings expertise

Rolling out the Monitor Coatings technologies into North America, Africa and Middle-East, Asia and Europe. Monitor Coatings has over 30 years experience of providing high quality coatings to demanding industries such as Aerospace, Industrial Gas Turbines, Oil & Gas exploration, Steel and many others where high performance is required in problematic hostile environments. Monitor Coatings applies its unique technology to help customers worldwide increase the life of components by up to 10 fold.

2015: Expanding into Saudi Arabia

With this new joint venture, initial plans concentrated on intensifying maintenance activities for the Cement, Steel and Mining industries in Saudi Arabia, as well as expanding the CDP® wearplates prepared parts business. Catering to local oil manufacturers’ demand for drilling equipment to be serviced within the country came as a second priority.

2015: Inauguration of larger factory in Poland

The new Polish facilities cover an area of 6,300 sqm and bring together a demo & training centre, the production of Flame Spray Equipment and Plasma Transferred Arc (PTA) units, repairs of electrical equipment, manufacturing of CDP® wearplates and CastoTubes®, as well as a large maintenance & repair workshop.

2014: New location in Japan

The new Japanese headquarters in Yokohama are located in a three-storey building with almost 200 employees. The facilities comprise a Castolin Eutectic maintenance and repair workshop, thermal spray booths, equipment maintenance area, welding and coating training centre, warehouse, and administration offices.

2015: Biggest project in Castolin Eutectic history

Commencing work on the biggest project in MEC history: coating the deck of the aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy’s largest shipever made. The special coating is designed to protect the deck from extreme weather, withstand temperatures up to 1,500°C (2,700°F) and pressure exhaust efflux from the new fighter jets, as well as ensure the correct coefficient of friction for the aircraft undercarriage.

1970: Inauguration of the first Institute

With an entry shaped as a neoclasic temple, the first training Institute was born in St. Sulpice, Switzerland, followed by many others around the world. The Institute offered welding training courses, developed preventive maintenance programs and coordinated R&D activities globally. Research & development was René Wasserman's favourite baby.

1958: Erecting the Eurocentre

In constant need of expansion, the Castolin headquarters moved on the outskirts of Lausanne. The large-scale building, baptised the Eurocentre, hosted production halls, maintenance & repair workshops, stocks, administrative offices and even a 10-storey mini-skyscraper, taking the Castolin signboard high in the sky.

1971 to 1980: Awards and medals

The Castolin Eutectic innovative wear protection solutions get worldwide recognition: the company is awarded many medals and distinctions by the American Welding Society, the French Federation of Mechanical Industries, The Stevens Institute of Technology and the Japanese government. Born a visionary, René Wasserman publishes in 1971 the book "How to Save Millions by Reducing Inventories of Spare Parts."