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  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="leco_ScheduleOfAcquiredFiniteLivedAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassLineItems" name="ScheduleOfAcquiredFiniteLivedAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassLineItems" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="leco_SeniorNotes2016Member" name="SeniorNotes2016Member" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="leco_SeniorNotesSeriesAMember" name="SeniorNotesSeriesAMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="leco_SeniorNotesSeriesCMember" name="SeniorNotesSeriesCMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="leco_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValueAbstract" name="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValueAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="leco_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesPerEmployeeAmount" name="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesPerEmployeeAmount" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="leco_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansOptionsExercisableAbstract" name="ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansOptionsExercisableAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="leco_SilverCommodityForwardContractMember" name="SilverCommodityForwardContractMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="leco_SouthAmericaWeldingMember" name="SouthAmericaWeldingMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element id="leco_StandardAndExtendedProductWarrantyAccrualForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLossandOtherAdjustments" name="StandardAndExtendedProductWarrantyAccrualForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLossandOtherAdjustments" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="leco_SupplementalExecutiveRetirementPlanAbstract" name="SupplementalExecutiveRetirementPlanAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="leco_TransitionTaxExpenseBenefitNetResultingfromTaxReformAct" name="TransitionTaxExpenseBenefitNetResultingfromTaxReformAct" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="leco_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsOtherAdjustments" name="UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsOtherAdjustments" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="leco_VenezuelaHighlyInflationaryEconomyAbstract" name="VenezuelaHighlyInflationaryEconomyAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
</xsd:schema>
