LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio research analysts predict the global friction welding machine market to grow at a CAGR of around 5% during the period 2018-2022, according to their latest report.

Friction welding uses frictional heat to forge parts together without melting them. Engineers can use friction welding to join dissimilar materials and tailor a design’s material properties.

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Thompson Friction Welding'sE100 extends the use of linear friction welding through its ability to weld anarea nearly twice as large as previously achieved (a surface area of 10,000 mm 2).It also uses ...

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SOUTH BEND — It's 20 feet tall, weighs about 400,000 pounds and is now moving down the highway from South Bend to Connecticut — it's the world's largest friction welding machine. The gargantuan piece ...