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 ...

Friction stir dovetailing joins thick plates of aluminum to steel. The new process will be used to make lighter-weight military vehicles that are more agile and fuel efficient. The U.S. military ...

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 ESA and MT Aerospace are using artificial intelligence to help industrial manufacturing of space rockets – and to develop ...

Sensors provide real-time, non-contact temperature data during machining and welding, improving accuracy and efficiency. The technology is adaptable for friction stir welding, enabling precise thermal ...

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced that its aluminum lithium plate is featured in NASA’s friction-stir welded, spun-form dome that makes its debut today at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.