American Friction Welding Employee Directory

Machinery ManufacturingWisconsin, United States11-50 Employees

Founded in 1986, American Friction Welding is a Midwest-based subcontract fabricator that specializes in friction welding and CNC-enabled production to finished specifications. Operating from a 63,000-square-foot, climate-controlled facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin, the company is ISO 9001:2008 certified and supports projects from prototypes to large-volume production for original equipment manufacturers.

Beyond welding, AFW provides value-added services such as welding analysis, process optimization, feasibility studies, prototyping, and in-house tooling to improve material use and manufacturing efficiency. The company focuses on joining dissimilar metals and creating near-net shapes with full-strength penetrations, serving multiple industries through automated production cells that can produce thousands of parts each month. In 2022, AFW expanded its Waukesha facility with a Thompson 50-ton rotary friction welding center to increase capacity and scheduling flexibility.

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