![]() American Friction Welding Expands Capacity With New 50-Ton Friction Welding CenterAFW installs a new Thompson rotary friction welding machine, providing manufacturing capacity, redundancy, and scheduling flexibility.
"AFW continues to experience much growth, which is a great problem to have. The new 50-ton center opens capacity to manage high-volume demand and serve the growing needs of our customers," John Fischer, President of American Friction Welding, said in a statement. "Special thanks to our friends at Thompson Friction Welding for all their support in this endeavor." About American Friction Welding American Friction Welding (AFW) is a bi-metallic friction welder of dissimilar metals and near-net-shape parts using direct-drive rotary friction welding to deliver high-precision, full-strength welds in the most demanding applications and industries. Dramatic cost savings result from reducing the working material, machining, and surface finishing needed to produce finished metal components. AFW operates 24/7 in a 63,000-square- About Thompson Friction Welding Thompson Friction Welding - a business unit of KUKA Systems U.K. Limited – has been manufacturing rotary friction welding machines in the Black Country, UK, for 60 years. KUKA is a global automation corporation with sales of around 2.6 billion euro and roughly 14,000 employees. The company is headquartered in Augsburg, Germany. As one of the world's leading suppliers of intelligent automation solutions, KUKA offers customers everything they need from a single source: from robots and cells to fully automated systems and their networking in markets such as automotive, electronics, metal & plastic, consumer goods, e-commerce/retail and healthcare. Visit https://teamafw.com/ American Friction Welding 505 Northview Road Waukesha, WI 53188, USA teamafw.com sales@teamafw.com +1-262-797-8840 KUKA Systems UK Limited Hereward Rise Halesowen B62 8AN, UK kuka.com frictionwelding.UK@ End
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