Refurbished Thompson friction welding machine for French firm
Hydraulic cylinder manufacturer Sahgev has installed a Thompson friction welding machine – a refurbished PR Series machine - at its factory in France.
The Gevigney-based company is using the equipment to join a range of chromed bar piston rods from 20 – 60 mm diameter.
Sahgev produces more than 300,000 cylinders a year for customers including Claas and John Deere. The company employs 200 people and has an annual turnover of €27 million.
The refurbished machine is equipped with a number of special features, including a single tool, twin axis flash removal device, two-jaw chuck and quick-change, non-marking tooling.
"This machine will help us diversify and win more business from customers in the construction machine market," explained Pierre-Antoine Quivogne, Sahgev's sales and marketing manager.
Thompson also provided a subcontract friction welding service to Sahgev in the run-up to the machine's delivery.
