1921
Grundas Kjellberg Elektroden und Maschinen GmbH, Berlin (senare Kjellberg Elektrod & Maschinen GmbH, Finsterwalde)

1932
Grundas ESAB-Iberica S.A, Madrid, Spanien.

1932
Grundas ESAB S.A, Bryssel, Belgien och PEAS i Prag i forna Tjeckoslovakien.


1933
Grundas Welding Supplies Ltd, England och ESAB Danmark.

1935
Grundas ESAB.Elettrodi Rivestiti S.A, Milano, Italien.

1936
Första numret av ESABs tidskrift ”Svetsaren” utkommer.

1937
Man uppfinner metoden för pulverbågssvetsning.

1938
Grundas Kjellberg-Eberle GmbH, Tyskland.

1938
Grundas ESAB Norge.

1940
ESAB Welding Corporation i USA grundas.

1935
ESAB-Elettrodi Rivestiti S.A., Milan, Italy is established.

1936
The first issue of ESAB’s technical publication Svetsaren is published.

1937
The Submerged Arc Welding method is invented.

1938
Kjellberg-Eberle GmbH, Germany, is founded, and ESAB begin manufacture of cutting machines.
ESAB Norway is set up.

1940
ESAB Welding Corporation in the USA is established.