Lincoln Electric Automation - Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Tennessee automation integrator, formerly Tennessee Rand (founded 1980), now operates as A Lincoln Electric Company.
Lincoln Electric Automation - Chattanooga, doing business under the site tennrand.com, is an automation integration company based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It began in 1980 as Tennessee Rand, Inc., founded by Randy Nunley and Richard Roach as a precision machine shop; Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LECO) acquired the business in 2018 and rebranded it as Lincoln Electric Automation effective January 1, 2021, operating today as "A Lincoln Electric Company."
The Chattanooga operation designs and builds robotic welding and material-handling systems, weld tooling, and fixtures, and runs an in-house machine shop for precision CNC machining and custom clamping products such as offset-retract clamps and toggle clamps. Its engineering group covers concept design, CAD, robotic system integration across major robot brands, installation, commissioning, and after-sale service, supporting MIG, TIG, and multi-axis robotic welding cells. The facility holds ISO 9001:2015 certification and employs MIG- and TIG-certified welders.
Primary customer industries include automotive, aerospace, military, power generation, heavy equipment, recreational vehicles, and nuclear manufacturing. Parent company Lincoln Electric is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, and manufactures arc welding, cutting, and joining equipment sold worldwide.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
Cooper Collaborative Welding Robot
Collaborative welding cobot for arc welding tasks alongside human operators without safety fencing in metal fabrication environments.
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Contact Lincoln Electric Automation - Chattanooga
WEBSITE
https://www.tennrand.comPHONE
+1 423-280-5700HEADQUARTERS
United States
Company Facts
Founded
1980
Primary Role
System Integrator
Company Size
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Primary Region
North America
Annual Sales
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Funding Stage
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Funding Total
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Certifications & Memberships
Keywords
- Lincoln Electric Automation - Chattanooga
- welding automation
- robotic integration
- tooling
- Lincoln Electric
- Tennessee Rand
- automotive
- ISO 9001
- Industrial Manufacturing
- System Integrator
- Robot Manufacturer
- Manufacturer
- Industrial Robot
- End-effector & Grasping
- Manufacturing
- Special / Extreme Environments
- Aerospace & Space
