ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has added a new flux plant to its filler metal manufacturing facility in Hanover, Pennsylvania, providing the company with a significant upgrade in manufacturing capacity. The facility will enable ESAB to improve management of its flux product line and maintain better control of inventory and delivery, as well as control costs, particularly freight costs. The new plant incorporates the latest technology, including lean manufacturing, and will produce a broad range of products for a variety of market segments including shipbuilding, wind towers, structural steel construction and general fabrication.