Thompson Friction Welding Machines. Built by KUKA, in The Black Country, UK.

Thompson friction welding machines: advanced manufacturing processes for a wide variety of industrial components. The iconic machines are supplied worldwide, with an established track record of satisfying friction welding process innovations, across a full range of machine configurations. Established during an era of manufacturing evolution in the late 1800's, the Thompson product is firmly imbedded in the manufacturing heritage of The Black Country, kept alive today under the KUKA brand who manufacture the friction welding machines at their Halesowen site.