A LOT OF PAST. FOR EVEN MORE FUTURE.The history of Lorch Schweißtechnik GmbH.

Lorch has not just been around since yesterday.

A lot has happened since 1957. But there is one thing we have always lived by: looking ahead!
Lorch is an enduring brand and we are proud of that. We know our customers in the trade as well as in medium-sized businesses and industry.
We at Lorch stand for "Smart Welding". Why? Quite simply: It always starts with an idea. This is followed by electronic simulation and basic experiments. Then the prototype. And with it, things get tough. Welding. Change. Welding. Change. Welding - around the clock. For weeks on end. Together with our customers - because smart is to develop practical solutions to meet everyday and extraordinary challenges. We produce systems that represent the highest development successes. And hardly find a better comparable product on the market, in their era. It’s only smart when it enhances your future.

Innovation from the beginning.

1957

Bruno Lorch founds the company in Fellbach near Stuttgart.

1958

With the first portable electrode welder, Lorch is bringing a real world first to the market.

1963

Helmut Grüb takes over sales.

1967

The first welding system with a plastic housing leaves the factory.
Quality was already the top priority back then. So the first polyester housing had to prove its stability by placing the company truck on top of it for testing. It passed the endurance test with flying colours!

1969

The first TIG welding system goes into series production.

1986

Helmut and Wolfgang Grüb take over Lorch Schweißtechnik.

2001

From the Federal Minister of Economics for C-Dialog: Lorch receives Federal Award for Outstanding Innovative Achievements.

2003

The first pulse system (S series) with digital processor control from Auenwald starts a new era and defines quality in welding.

2009

Introducing Lorch SpeedPulse: the first speed process for faster pulsing without loss of quality.

2010

The first inverter with patented MicorBoost technology is launched on the market.

The patented MicorBoost technology works like a car's turbocharger: maximum power is extracted from a very small space. This helps inverters to achieve an almost ideal welding characteristic.

2011/12

Masters of Speed: With SpeedRoot, SpeedCold, SpeedUp, SpeedArc and Speed-TwinPuls, Lorch is developing five new processes for more efficient welding.

2014

Market launch of the MicorMIG series on a resonant basis with NFC technology.

With the MicorStick, Lorch is launching the first portable electrode welder with a lithium-ion battery.

In combination with the "MobilePower" battery pack, it enables mobile, mains-independent welding and was awarded the "Bundespreis 2014 - für hervorragende innovatorische Leistungen für das Handwerk". ("Federal Award 2014 - for outstanding innovative achievements for the skilled crafts sector")

2016

The new S-XT series with the SpeedPulse XT process makes the pulsed arc controllable.

2018

With the introduction of the Lorch Cobot Welding Package, Lorch is a pioneer in the field of welding cobots.

2019

With the mobile MicorTIG series, Lorch introduces the first TIG inverter with HF ignition on the battery.

2020

Launch of Lorch Connect - an innovative, simple cloud solution to make welding production digital and transparent.

The Lorch Cobot Welding Package in TIG design extends the spectrum.

The best of both worlds: Start of Lorch's Europe-wide cooperation with the robotics technology leader Yaskawa.

2021

Market launch of the TIG cobot Turn 100 A and the rotary tilt table cobot.

2022

The flexible, safe and individual welding helmet APR 900 as standard version, flip variant and with fresh air system expands the range of occupational safety at Lorch.

2023

The first own Lorch torch completes the portfolio: the LMS Performance torch - for the industry of the future.

Market launch of the champion of the workshop: the robust R series.

Lorch smart welding – It’s only smart when it enhances your future.

Find out what makes our solutions so future-proof for crafts, SMEs and industry.