A spinning tool plunges into two pieces of metal, rotating at a high rate of speed. As the tool begins to move, it softens and mixes the metal, creating a powerful weld—one that can securely join ...
The spring 2025 edition of Army Sustainment contained an excellent article written by MG Gavin Lawrence and MG Michael Lalor ...
BYU manufacturing engineering professor Yuri Hovanski and a few of his research students discuss friction stir technology and its impact in the industry. (Anna Wilson) BYU manufacturing engineering ...
TAMPA, Fla. — The Rock Island Arsenal-Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center's cutting-edge technology for 3D printing large metal components has already begun to garner recognition, winning awards ...
A breakthrough achieved at a lab in the United States could bring friction stir welding to assembly lines. The technique involves the use of a spinning tool to generate intense levels of deformation ...
Editor’s note: This is the first article in a two-part series exploring additive manufacturing. The Pentagon has poured unprecedented funds into additive manufacturing as a potential game-changer for ...
This 3D-printed component, made with Markforged Metal-X technology, is used in training at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research’s additive manufacturing lab. (Institute for Advanced ...