Adding Value to Extrusions by Friction Stir Welding: Sapa Extrusions North America and HFW Join Forces

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Author: Joseph C. Benedyk
Author's Company: Illinois Institute of Technology, Light Metal Age
Title: Adding Value to Extrusions by Friction Stir Welding: Sapa Extrusions North America and HFW Join Forces
Volume: Vol. 71, No. 3
Year: 2013
No.of Pages: 3
Description: In February 2013, Sapa Extrusions North America announced a joint development project with H.F. Webster (HFW), which would provide Sapa with access to the largest two-sided friction stir welding (FSW) machine in North America to be housed at the Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois. This article provides background information on FSW and looks at the joint project, it's development between the partnering companies, and how it will provide Sapa with a unique supply chain for the delivery of projects such as extruded floor panels for mass transit systems.
Companies Mentioned: Sapa Extrusions North America, H.F. Webster (HFW), Rock Island Arsenal, ESAB, The Welding Institute, Sapa Skandinaviska AluminiumProfiler AB, Advanced Material Processing Center and Center for Friction Stir Processing at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Product Code: art-00429