Arts and Entertainment
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Lincoln Electric helps build Iron Man suit
Robotic welder prominent part of Hollywood film set
by WKSU's JEFF ST. CLAIR |
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Reviews of the Sci-Fi adventure Iron Man 2 have been mixed, but for one local business the movie is already a big hit. Cleveland's Lincoln Electric helped outfit fictional handy-man Tony Stark's high-tech lab with its top of the line welding equipment.
The real genius behind the Iron Man gear is Brian Simons, a robotic programmer in the Automations Division of Lincoln Electric. Simons says the pressure of movie-making was not much different than work for his usual customers -
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Simons operated the Powerwave i 400 welder during the filming of Iron Man. In addition to movie sets, Lincoln Electric provides welding equipment to automakers, machine shops, and manufacturers world-wide.
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