International Friction Welding Conference
May 19-21, 2026
TWI Ltd Headquarters, Great Abington, Cambridge, United Kingdom
EWI Senior Technology Leader Mike Eff will be presenting three talks at the International Friction Welding Conference:
- Breakthrough in AM:3-D Printing Aluminium at over 100-lbs/hr via Additive Friction Stir Deposition, part of the Additive Friction Stir Deposition: Aluminium Alloys session on Tuesday, 5/19, at 2:00 p.m.
- A Hybrid AI/ML Framework for Distortion-Minimized Friction Stir Welding of Thick Al-Li Panels: Scalable Transfer Learning and Energy-Efficient Manufacturing, part of the Friction Stir Welding: Thermal Modelling session on Thursday, 5/21, at 1:10 p.m.
- Repair of Steel Railroad Rail via Additive Friction Stir Deposition, part of the Additive Friction Stir Deposition: High Temperature Materials session on Thursday, 5/21, at 3:10 p.m.