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News Release from: Thompson Friction Welding
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 12 April 2004
Friction welding company adds to
engineering team
A long-established Midlands firm has boosted its engineering team with two new appointments following an upsurge in demand for its wide range of friction welding machines.
A long-established Midlands firm has boosted its engineering team with two new appointments following an upsurge in demand for its renowned range of friction welding machines Thompson Friction Welding, based in Hereward Rise, Halesowen, has taken on experienced engineers John Petrovic and Nick Walford thanks to a flourishing order book
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 3 Dec 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Thompson, the friction welding specialist, has boosted its flourishing sub-contract service with a GBP750,000 investment programme, which has included the installation of new machinery.
Petrovic, a mechanical design engineer, has extensive expertise in the welding and robotics industry, having previously worked for British Federal in Dudley for 16 years.
His new role at Thompson will involve designing special purpose friction welding machines and fully-automated cells as well as producing design concepts and proposals for new projects and working closely with Thompson's sub-contract department.
Walford, who holds a number of engineering qualifications, has joined Thompson as a design engineer after spending six years with a sub-contract manufacturing company.
Thompson, established in 1962, has won a substantial amount of new business in recent months, clinching orders from vehicle component makers such as Arvin Meritor and Visteon in the US, Dae Seung of South Korea, and Avtovaz in Russia.
Thompson machines are widely used by companies around the world to produce parts such as air bag canisters, engine valves, axles for light commercial vehicles, HGV tractor units and trailers as well as hydraulic piston rods, swivel pins and track rollers for construction equipment.
They are also used in the manufacture of a diverse range of components from small electrical connectors to drill rods for water wells and directional drilling, and large heavyweight drill pipe for oil and gas exploration.
Thompson, part of the IWKA Group, employs 50 people at its headquarters in Hereward Rise and has a turnover in the region of GBP 6 million.
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