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Friction Stir Spot Welding

Paper: Friction Stir Spot Welding – Coming Soon to a Car Near You

Automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are under constant pressure to improve product performance. As the use of new materials and material combinations increases, methods of joining them must be reevaluated. Friction stir spot welding (FSSW) is a solid-state joining alternative to traditional resistance spot welding and riveting.

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ANOTHER New Toy — Playing with RFSSW

A few years ago, I wrote about the excitement of a new toy here at EWI. Since then, we’ve gotten several other new toys, but not one as close to my heart as the baby we just unwrapped! EWI recently took possession of a new Harms and Wende RPS100-K12 RFSSW machine! Woohoo! You have no idea […]

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