ESAB is proud to say that  several hundred thousand lbs. of ESAB filler metals have been consumed in the  construction of 1 World Trade Center (formerly known as the Freedom Tower)  on the site of the former twin towers destroyed in the attack on 9/11. "ESAB is  very proud to have been selected to provide materials for this important part  of American history," said Jerry Gleisner, vice president, sales Eastern USA for ESAB.

ESAB has partnered with DCM  Erectors and the MRP LLC fabrication shop on this project. The companies have  worked together for three years on the construction of Tower 1. The main tower  of the site, Tower 1 will stand at 107 stories – 1776 ft. tall – on completion  in 2011. Construction is currently underway and has already reached the  fifteenth floor. Thus far DCM has used more than 100,000 lbs of ESAB Coreshield  8 flux-cored wire. The 20th floor will feature all full penetration  welds using ESAB Coreshield 8 wire, and it is estimated that this floor alone  will require 20,000 lbs. of material. ESAB is working closely with Airgas of  Piscataway, New Jersey, to stock and distribute all the ESAB filler metals  required for this job.

ESAB will provide all the  filler metals for Tower 1 and for Tower 4, which will stand at 65 stories. ESAB  materials used in this project include Coreshield Ni2, Dual Shield 710X,  Spoolarc 81, Spoolarc 75, Coreshield 8, Atom Arc and OK Flux 10.71. ESAB offers  a complete line of seismic certified products for construction of buildings of  this nature.

"We are very proud of the  ESAB/Airgas team that has worked diligently on this project to provide 24/7  assistance to our partners, DCM and MRP," said Dennis Sullivan, ESAB’s regional  manager for Northeastern USA. "ESAB personnel,  and Michael Sottile in particular, as well as Paul Lenox of Airgas, did a  monumental job of testing to qualify the product and keep the project moving  forward on schedule. This project is a tribute to the resilience of the  American people, and we can think of no better way to honor that spirit than  with the teamwork and dedication shown by our ESAB employees."