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The Lincoln Electric Company – Machine Division Location: Euclid, Ohio Number of Tours: 2 Date: Monday, April 19, 2010 Gather in plant tour departure room: 8:15am Departure time from convention center: 8:30am Tour: 9:00am-11:00am Approximate arrival time back to Cleveland Renaissance Hotel: 11:30am Date: Monday, April 19, 2010 Gather in plant tour departure room: 12:15pm Departure time from convention center: 12:30pm Tour: 1:00pm-3:00pm Approximate arrival time back to Cleveland Renaissance Hotel: 3:30pm About The Plant 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 38 manufacturing locations, including operations and joint ventures in 18 countries and a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices covering more than 160 countries. What You Will See on the Tour Founded in Cleveland in 1895, Lincoln Electric is in its 115th year of business. Tours will be conducted in the 800,000 square foot Machine Division. Visitors will see the assembly of the company’s various inverter, transformer, and engine driven welding machines. Lincoln has a history of vertical integration, making many of the parts used in these welders. As such, the tour will also view the sheetmetal fabrication, plastic molding, painting and coil winding areas. Six Sigma and lean tools are used for continuous improvement. Examples of techniques such as quick die changes and the move from long assembly lines to more agile short lines and assembly cells will be shown. There will be discussions on the operation's change from a forecast-and-build philosophy to a pull replenishment environment as well as the long standing and widely studied Incentive Management Program. Please Note: No open-toed shoes are permitted. Safety glasses with side shields are required and will be provided. Due to the amount of walking, visitors must be mobile, no crutches are permitted. Cameras and all recording devices strictly prohibited. Plant tour dates and times are subject to change PRECLUSION STATEMENT: IW may be required to preclude attendees from taking part in certain plant tours. This step will be taken solely by IW at the request of our host plant based upon the proprietary nature of information that is to be presented. The host plants' decisions are final and will be communicated to attendees in advance. Some participants on the tour may be asked to complete a Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA).

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