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Built in The Black Country, UK
Compact and modular Thompson friction welding machines with forge capacities from 15 Tons up to 400 Tons for the flexible implementation of friction welding processes for a broad range of material combinations.
Machine Configurator
The Thompson friction welding machine range covers even the most difficult of industrial applications, and can include special machine configurations; such as double-ended machines, forge clamp options for long components and/ or automated machines incorporating industrial robots for load and/or unload. More details can be available on request.
Key:
PR Piston rod
AX Axle
DP Drill pipe
DR Drill rod
PS Prop shaft
TR Track roller
D Double ended
GP General purpose or unclassified application
C Configurated
S Standard configuration available
| Prefix No. | Configuration | Application Prefix | Configurated or Standard |
| Thompson 1 | D | PR;AX;DP;DR;PS;TR;GP | C |
| Thompson 2 | – | PR;AX;DP;DR;PS;TR;GP | C |
| Thompson 3 | D | PR;AX;DP;DR;PS;TR;GP | CS |
| Thompson 4 | – | PR;AX;DP;DR;PS;TR;GP | C |
| Thompson 5 | D | PR;AX;DP;DR;PS;TR;GP | CS |
| Thompson 6 | – | PR;AX;DP;DR;PS;TR;GP | C |
| Thompson 7 | – | PR;AX;DP;DR;PS;TR;GP | C |
| Thompson 8 | – | PR;AX;DP;DR;PS;TR;GP | C |
| Thompson 9 | – | PR;AX;DP;DR;PS;TR;GP | C |
Machine Configurator, Examples
THOMPSON 3 PR S
60T single ended piston rod application machine – standard option
THOMPSON 5 D AX S
125T double ended axle application machine – standard option
THOMPSON 5 D AX C
125T double ended axle application machine – configured option
subcontract friction welding
Trusting an industry leader Subcontracting your industrial joining projects
Subcontract friction welding solutions are delivered out of our Halesowen facility and provide the perfect solution for businesses who may have irregular, low volume runs, require an end-to-end service that includes consultation or don’t have the technology in house to undertake their own rotary friction welding.
Such is our belief in the machines that we develop, all of the subcontract friction welding projects we undertake, are delivered using the Thompson Friction Welding machines. To compliment this technology, there are, on premise, several additional machines and processes that support a subcontract service that is second to none, that includes a metallurgical laboratory.
Sub contract, rotational friction welding solutions from Thompson meet the expectations of modern production processes.
One key advantage of subcontract rotary friction welding is the diversity and range of solid materials that can be joined using our range of friction welding machines. Changing product iterations are no challenge for us – Big or small, we have the technology to help.
Just some of the benefits attributed to subcontract friction welding are shown below. Or, if you’d like to see our machines in action, why not drop us a line, we’d love to see you!
Alternatively, why not read our subcontract friction welding brochure?
100% parent material joints & superior joint strength
Full bonding across the entire contact area
Reliable, robust and repeatable process
Very low risk for safety critical joints
Automated joining process with 100% in-process monitoring
Flexibility to weld wide range of similar & dissimilar materials
