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News Release from: Thompson Friction Welding
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 19 August 2004
Ford orders axle friction welder for
Turkish plant
Thompson has won an order from Ford Otosan to supply a single-ended Model 50 friction welding machine for fabricating axle case components to Ford's Inonu plant in Eskisehir, Turkey.
Thompson has won an order from Ford Otosan to supply one of its renowned friction welding machines to Ford's Inonu plant in Eskisehir, Turkey The Halesowen-based company is to produce a single-ended Model 50 machine for friction welding axle case components for a range of Ford Transit vans
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 3 Dec 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Equipped with an automated loading and unloading system, a double-ended friction welding machine welds two forgings into a single tubular centre driveshaft component for a four-wheel drive car.
The manual loading machine, which is to be used for friction welding forged flanges to tubes, will be equipped with tooling as well as a single axis flash removal unit.
The Model 50SE will also include Thompson's Windows XP-based computerised weld monitoring system which records the entire welding process, ensuring the production of consistently accurate, top quality components.
Thompson, which has a long-established relationship with Ford dating back to the early 1960s when the vehicle maker bought Thompson's first 4 machines, clinched the order after an online tendering process.
It is the first Thompson machine to be supplied to a Ford plant in Turkey.
Thompson, established since 1962, produces friction welding machines for a wide range of well-known component makers including Dae Seung of South Korea, Arvin Meritor and PSA Peugeot Citroen.
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