Friction Welding 101: Whiteboard Wednesday
Friction welding is a solid state joining process. It’s actually a forging process: not a welding process. In the Friction […]
Whiteboard Wednesday: Upset Control and Pressure Modulation with Dynamic Profile Modification
In friction welding, we always strive toward repeatability—even when there are differences in the length of incoming parts. This is
Whiteboard Wednesday: Upset Control and Torque Modulation
Our customers—especially those in the automotive industry—rely on repeatable upset in order to meet tight part tolerances. Remember, upset is
Whiteboard Wednesday: Upset Control and Pressure Modulation
When it comes to friction welding, we want to work towards repeatability, even when there are incoming part variations. But
Whiteboard Wednesday: Rotary Friction Welding Upset Control Part 3
Over the course of this series on upset control, we’ve discussed the repeatability of upset control and part
Whiteboard Wednesday: Rotary Friction Welding Upset Control: Part 2
In Part One of this series, we talked about how upset is the amount of shortening of a part resulting
Whiteboard Wednesday: Rotary Friction Welding Upset Control: Part 1
In previous Whiteboard Wednesday videos, we discussed the various types and benefits of rotary friction welding. The two most common
Whiteboard Wednesday: MTI 90th Anniversary
In 1926, founder Conrad Adams saw a bright future in solving problems for customers. Now, MTI is celebrating
Whiteboard Wednesday: Friction Welding Flash
During the friction welding process, the combination of heat and force applied between two parts produces more than just a
Whiteboard Wednesday: Near Net Shape with Additive Manufacturing
Two buzz words in the manufacturing industry today are near net shape manufacturing and additive manufacturing. Both terms