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Guild International, USA, is celebrating
its 50th anniversary in 2008, drawing from
a history of success in the tube industry.
In 1958, Mr Donald Wheeler, father of the
current president, Mr Michael Wheeler,
began what was then known as Guild Metal
Equipment Company, a manufacturer of
shear welders for the tube industry.
At the time, Mr Donald Wheeler, a salesman
for a welding equipment manufacturer, had
noticed an increasing demand for better
quality welding equipment. Mr Wheeler began
his fledgling company dedicated to producing
high-quality and reliable equipment.
In 1964, Guild Metal Equipment Company
was one of the first USA-based welding
equipment manufacturers to begin shipping
its products overseas. As it continued to
increase its worldwide activity, the company
eventually changed its name to Guild
International in the mid 1970’s.
Over the years, Guild International has
registered over 25 patents, attesting to the
company’s highly developed engineering
and manufacturing capabilities. During
the 1980’s the company launched several
resistance welding machines, which are now
a large part of the company’s revenues.
In 1983, Mr Michael Wheeler took over the
reins of the company as president, allowing
his father to eventually retire. Today, Guild
International is a world supplier of coil end
joining equipment for the steel processing,
tube producing and stamping industries
serving countries throughout the world.
Guild International – USA
Fax: +1 440 232 5878
Email:
Website:
Dates announced for next
PaintExpo coating exhibition
PaintExpo, a trade fair for suppliers and
users of industrial coating technology, will
next take place from 13-16 April 2010 in
Karlsruhe, Germany.
The last event earlier this year attracted 285
exhibitors from the field of industrial coating
technology, a figure that the organisers
expect to exceed at the next event.
Over 5,900 visitors from 43 countries attended
the last exhibition, which was an increase of
20 per cent. The organisers report that more
than 50 per cent of the exhibitors from 2008
have already confirmed their participation at
PaintExpo 2010.
The event covers leading technology from
pre-treatment to final inspection for industrial
coating. Industrial coating technology is
the strongest sector in the overall field of
surface finishing with a market share of 40
to 45 per cent.
Mr Frank Wolf, senior vice president for
marketing & business development industrial
solutions at J Wagner GmbH, says, “For
Guild International reaches 50th anniversary
 One of a long-lasting range: the Guild QM
resistance welder