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Thompson Friction Welding Ltd

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Thompson Friction Welding logoHereward Rise
Halesowen, B62 8AN
UK

Company Profile

FRICTION WELDING EQUIPMENT DESIGN & MANUFACTURE

Thompson Friction Welding  (KUKA Systems UK Ltd) specialise in rotary friction welding equipment design, manufacture, refurbishment, spares, service and subcontract services. 

Thompson has a distinguished global reputation for quality, innovation, reliability and offers full support for an extensive OEM global customer base. Automation and system integration is available for machine customers.

 

- Friction welding equipment with capacities from 4 - 300T

- Single ended or double ended configurations

- Quick change tooling options

- Fast cycle times

- External turned/shear flash removal options

- Internal gas lance/boring bar flash removal options

- Axial alignment

- In process measurement options

- 100% in process monitoring

- Traceability & marking options

- Remote diagnostic options

- User friendly interface in user language

- Full suite of automation options

 

SUBCONTRACT SERVICE – LARGEST CAPABILITY IN THE UK

Subcontract rotary and linear friction welding with flexible options of procurement and stocking or pre-post weld services.

Prototyping, development, series production supported by an onsite laboratory and metallurgist for specialist advice and test requirements.

 

- Six Thompson machines ranging 12 through 150 Tonnes

- DEVELOPMENT, PROTOTYPING, SERIES PRODUCTION

- PRE AND POST WELD MATERIAL PREPARATION

- CUTTING-WASHING-FACING-INSPECTION-INDUCTION HT

- PROCUREMENT & STOCKING OPTIONS

- MATERIALS ADVICE & METALLURGICAL CONSULTANCY

- ONSITE TESTING, HARDNESS, TENSILE, MICROSCOPY & BEND TESTING.

- Thompson OEM total onsite production support.

EXPERTISE

Equipment: FRICTION WELDING EQUIPMENT DESIGN & MANUFACTURE  & ANCILLIARY AUTOMATED SYSTEMS

Services: SUBCONTRACT FRICTION WELDING, TESTING & METALLURGICAL CONSULTANCY

 

Contact: sales.uk@kuka.com

Tel: 00 44 (0) 121 585 0888

For more information please email:

 

sales@thompsonfw.co.uk