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{{Short description|Indian welding company}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = '''Ador Welding Limited'''
| logo = Ador Welding.png
| logo_caption = '''"Welders to the Nation"'''
| type = Public ({{NSE|ADORWELD}})
| industry = Manufacturing
| foundation = 1951
| founder = JB Advani
| location = [[Mumbai, India]]
| area_served = Pan India,Persian Gulf/Middle East, Southeast Asia and Africa.
| products = [[Welding]] equipments, consumables, cutting products, CNC cutting machine, welding automation
| services = Project engineering
| revenue = US$ 70 million (2017)
| num_employees = 750+|
| key_people = Mr. Aditya T. Malkani
| parent = [[Ador Group]]
| homepage = [http://www.adorwelding.com www.adorwelding.com]
}}

'''Ador Welding Limited''' ({{NSE|ADORWELD}}) (formerly known as '''Advani–Oerlikon Limited''') is an industrial manufacturing company headquartered in [[Mumbai]] India. The flagship company of the [[Ador Group]], Ador Welding produces a variety of [[welding]] products, industry applications, and technology services, including welding consumables ([[electrode]]s, wires, and [[Flux (metallurgy)|fluxes]]) and welding and cutting equipment.  It has over 30% market share in the organized welding market and is considered one of the major players in the Indian welding industry.<ref>Damodaran, Harish (2008). [https://books.google.com/books?id=zWkfAQAAIAAJ&q=Advani+Ador&dq=Advani+Ador&hl=en ''India's New Capitalists: Caste, Business, and Industry in a Modern Nation], p. 27. Palgrave Macmillan. {{ISBN|0-230-20507-0}}</ref> Ador PEB is the company's project engineering division. PEB is based in [[Pune]] and has provided services to the Indian Government's [[Bharat Nirman|Bharat Nirman Program]] in the field of combustion and thermal engineering technologies.<ref>[http://adorwelding.com/product_proen.html Ador PROEN] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818074522/http://adorwelding.com/product_proen.html |date=18 August 2011 }} (official website)</ref>

== History ==

Ador Welding Limited was formerly known as Advani–Oerlikon Ltd. and traces its history back to 1908 and five men, all originally from [[Karachi, Pakistan]]: Kanwalsing Malkani, Vasanmal Malakani, Jotsing Advani, Bhagwansing Advani, and Gopaldas Mirchandani. In 1951 to meet India's growing demand for welding [[electrode]]s, JB Advani & Co formed a joint venture with [[OC Oerlikon|Oerlikon-Buhrle]] of Switzerland to manufacture them. The resulting company, Advani–Oerlikon Ltd., helped build India's welding industry, which at the time was in its infancy.<ref name="BI08">''[[Business India]]'' (1 June 2008) [http://jbadvani.com/images/business_india_cm.pdf "Eventful Century: From a Humble Trading Outfit in 1908, the Ador Group has come a long way"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090823194325/http://jbadvani.com/images/business_india_cm.pdf |date=23 August 2009 }}</ref>

In early 1970s the company began expanding into other sectors in India, such as electronic equipment, metal reclamation solutions{{solution-inline|date=September 2019}} for industrial components, energy solutions{{solution-inline|date=September 2019}} and cosmetics. During this decade a separate entity, [[Ador Powertron]], was established for manufacturing electronic power equipment.<ref>The Hindu Business Line (20 March 2002). [http://www.blonnet.com/2002/03/20/stories/2002032001420400.htm "Ador Powertron has no immediate plans for IPO"]</ref> The 1970s also saw the formation of Ador Fontech, a company providing metal reclamation and surfacing solutions{{solution-inline|date=September 2019}} for industrial components.<ref>[http://www.adorfon.com/ Ador Fontech] (official website)</ref> Within ten years, Ador Fontech had become the number two company after [[Larsen and Toubro]] in the metal reclamation sector.

In 1986 JB Advani & Co launched an [[initial public offering]] and ceased to be the [[holding company]] of Advani-Oerlikon Ltd. In 2003 the joint Advani–Oerlikon association came to an end and the company changed to its current name Ador Welding Limited.<ref name = "II">India Infoline Ltd. (2011). [http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/Company/Background/Company-Profile/Ador-Welding-Ltd/517041 Company Profile: Ador Welding Ltd.]
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[[File:Welding Consumables Plant.JPG|thumb|One of Ador Welding Ltd's Consumables plants]]

== Ador Welding PEB ==
Milestones 
*1989 : Project Engineering Business got established 
*1994 : Enlisted as LSTK contractor for Flare systems
*1998 : awarded ISO 9001 Certification for entire plant
*1999 : ventured on their own as Ador Technologies Ltd.
*2001 : Merged with Ador Welding Ltd as PEB – a division of AWL
*2002 : Registered in Oman for flare systems
*2005 : Awarded OHSAS 18001 Certification for entire plant
*2007 : Established Fabrication Unit for Process Equipment for Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchangers, Reactors
*2008 : Awarded ASME approval in "U", "R" & "NB" Stamp for Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchangers
*2008 : Registration in UAE for Flares
*2011 : Re-certification of ASME approval in "U" & "R"

== Facilities ==

* A distributor and sales network of over 125 outlets throughout India
* Four manufacturing units located in [[Silvassa]], [[Chennai]], [[Raipur]], and [[Pune]]<ref>[[Tata Group|Tata BlueScope Building Solutions]]. [http://tatabluescope-bs.com/Resources/CaseStudies/Ador%20Welding_Technova%20080710.pdf "Case Study: Design Flexibility and Aesthetics weld into a Magnificent Structure"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331200848/http://tatabluescope-bs.com/Resources/CaseStudies/Ador%20Welding_Technova%20080710.pdf |date=31 March 2012 }}</ref> (India). (The units are [[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]] 9001:2000 certified for quality management systems and ISO 14001:2004 standard for environment management systems and are audited by NCC Abu Dhabi and PDO Oman.)<ref>[http://adorwelding.com/manufacturing.html Ador Welding: Manufacturing Plants] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118000550/http://adorwelding.com/manufacturing.html |date=18 November 2011 }} (official website)</ref>
* Eleven area offices in India and one overseas office in [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]] (United Arab Emirates)
* Distributor bases in the [[Persian Gulf]]/Middle East, Southeast Asia and Africa
* Two [[Research and Development]] Centers in India at Pune and Silvassa<ref>[http://adorwelding.com/knowledg_tdc.html Ador Welding: Technology Development Centres] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907175740/http://adorwelding.com/knowledg_tdc.html |date=7 September 2011 }} (official website)</ref>
* The Ador Welding Academy (AWA) for training welders in welding techniques and procedures. The AWA (Formerly AIWT) has trained over 60,000 welders in India.<ref>[http://adorwelding.com/knowledg_cwe.html Ador Institute of Welding Technology] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111119093230/http://adorwelding.com/knowledg_cwe.html |date=19 November 2011 }} (official website)</ref>

== Leadership ==
The following are the key executives of the company as of 2011:<ref>[http://www.adorwelding.com/corp_management.html Ador Welding: Executive Management Team] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907155443/http://www.adorwelding.com/corp_management.html |date=7 September 2011 }} (official website)</ref>

* N Malkani Nagpal, Director
* R A Mirchandani, Director
* A T Malkani, Director
* D A Lalvani, Director

==Clients==
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Ador Welding's services to clients have included:
* Providing welding service applications and consumables to the [[Navratna|Navaratna Companies]].
* Developing special electrodes for welding of the [[penstock]]s at the [[Bhakra Dam]], as well as those at [[Hirakud]], [[Nagarjuna Sagar Dam|Nagarjuna Sagar]], and [[Koyna Dam|Koyna]]
* Assisting in the erection of plants and the introduction of [[rutile]] based electrodes and [[orbital welding|orbital welder]]s for [[Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited]], [[National Thermal Power Corporation]], and [[Neyveli Lignite Corporation]]
* Providing solutions for welding high-alloy [[austenitic]] materials, high-temperature materials and capillary tubes for [[Bhabha Atomic Research Centre]], and nuclear power plants ar [[Kalpakkam]], [[Narora]], and [[Kaiga]]
* Developing a high productivity welding process for [[Suzlon]], NEPC Group, and Wescare (India) Limited.
* Providing technical knowhow and consumables for the erection of plants at [[Bhilai]], [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]], and [[Durgapur, West Bengal|Durgapur]]
* Developing special welding applications and consumables for [[ONGC]], [[GAIL]], and [[Bharat Petroleum]]
* Helping to set up the structure and mining process operations for [[Coal India]], [[National Aluminium Company|Nalco]], [[Bharat Gold Mines]], and [[Indian Rare Earths Limited]]
* Providing technology and consumables for maintenance of worn out rail track points and crosses for [[Indian Railways]].

==References==
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==External links==
*{{NSE|ADORWELD}} 
*{{BSE|517041}})

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