This summer, ESAB Welding & Cutting Products entered into a partnership with Orange County Choppers, the custom motorcycle shop founded by Paul Teutul Sr. and featured on TLC’s television series American Chopper. ESAB is the exclusive welding equipment and filler metal provider for OCC.

As part of the arrangement, Orange County Choppers built a custom OCC chopper for ESAB. The August 26th episode of American Chopper featured the production of this bike and its delivery to ESAB on June 21 at the 9/11 memorial at Paulus Hook Pier, New Jersey. This pier is located across from Manhattan Island with a view of the NYC skyline where the Twin Towers once stood and where the new Freedom Towers are now under construction using ESAB filler metals.

The custom motorcycle will make its first public appearance at FABTECH 2010, held November 2-4, at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia. Paul Teutul Sr. will be on hand at the ESAB booth #8039 to unveil the new bike to the public. After FABTECH, the bike will make its home at ESAB’s North American headquarters in Florence, South Carolina, and will be available for special events.

“ESAB is thrilled to be associated with Orange County Choppers,” says Andrew Masterman, President and CEO of ESAB North America. “OCC is the premiere custom motorcycle design shop with a long history of excellence in its workmanship. Like ESAB, OCC has been praised worldwide for its innovation and leadership. Like OCC, ESAB is dedicated to providing top quality product and exceptional customer service. ESAB prides itself on our ability to partner with our customers to provide the best solutions for their needs. We are especially proud to welcome Orange County Choppers to our family of partners worldwide and to be able to support Paul Teutul, Sr. in this upcoming season of American Chopper.”

 “ESAB makes the best welding equipment and filler metals on the market today. They have led the industry in innovation for quite some time and have contributed  so much to make welding easier, safer and more profitable for welders around the world,” says Paul Teutul, Sr. “ESAB cares about the little guys in the shop, whether you’re welding for business, art or just to have fun. We love the feel of welding with quality ESAB equipment and filler metals, and we are looking forward to creating some beautiful new bikes with the ESAB advantage.”