6. Applications
6.1 Current applications
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Shipbuilding
To date, several applications are at the industrial production stage.
The very first application involves light-alloy panels for refrigeration systems on fishing boats, produced by juxtaposing and FSW welding extruded profiles.
A similar application has begun in Japan for 1,250 × 5,000 mm shipbuilding panels.
More than 1,700 panels covering a length of 160 km were produced in Norway.
In these large-scale production processes, the main benefit is the resulting low distortion, which, combined with productivity, was the deciding factor.
Some panels used to form ship hulls are...
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Organizations
Most of the data concerning the process can be found at the British Welding Institute, TWI, and the French Welding Institute, IS.
The process is currently the subject of numerous research and development programs financed by companies and institutes, some of which are French (aeronautics, railways, etc.). They cover all aspects of the process: scientific, technological, economic and practical. All...
Websites
The following websites may also be consulted:
http://www.twi.co.uk of the TWI Institute (Great Britain).
http://www.eurostir.co.uk on the EUROSTIR program, part of the EUREKA framework on the process. The Eurostir...
Machine builders
(non-exhaustive list)
The main manufacturers of friction stir welding machines are listed below.
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