Friction drilling is changing the world to achieve stronger, cheaper, and quicker fastening connections.

More than 5000 customers across the world currently use our friction drilling technology, and this number is growing fast. Flowdrill offers an easy way to create a strong connection in almost any metal material. This process requires no additional components, no pre-machining operations, and no rework.

Our friction drilling tool locally displaces material to create increased material thickness. After tapping this results in a strong fastening connection.

Friction drilling is a valuable tool across various industries. For instance, car manufacturers rely on Flowdrill to reduce vehicle weight and increase strength. Furniture designers use friction drilling for an aesthetically pleasing finish. General fabricators appreciate the reduced production set-up times. Furthermore, the HVAC sector also benefits greatly from the chipless process.

Our friction drills are easy to set up and highly versatile. You can use them on manual equipment, custom-built automated systems, pillar drills, CNC machining centers, and even robots

A Flowdrill friction drill locally creates three times the material thickness which can subsequently be tapped or use a thread forming screw. Friction drilling allows customers to eliminate the use of standard fasteners such as rivet nuts and weld nuts.