Jeroen De Backer

Correction to : Properties Augmentation of Cast Hypereutectic Al–Si Alloy Through Friction Stir Processing (Metals and Materials International, (2022), 10.1007/s12540-022-01207-7)

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High speed friction stir welding of AA6063-T6 alloy in lightweight battery trays for EV industry : Influence of tool rotation speeds

Present work demonstrates high speed friction stir welding (HSFSW) of light weight battery trays assembly in electric vehicle (EV). Despite of...

High-speed friction stir welding in light weight battery trays for the EV industry

Present work aims to achieve high welding speed during friction stir welding of lightweight battery trays in the electric vehicle industry. This...

Properties Augmentation of Cast Hypereutectic Al-Si Alloy Through Friction Stir Processing

The present endeavour is to augment mechanical attributes via friction stir processing (FSP) in hypereutectic aluminium-silicon castings by the mea...

A Friction Stir Welding case study using Temperature Controlled Robotics with a HPDC Cylinder Block and dissimilar materials joining

The automotive industry is going through a radical transformation from combustion engines to fully electric propulsion, aiming at improving key...

In-situ temperature measurement in friction stir welding of thick section aluminium alloys

Friction stir welding (FSW) is a reliable joining technology with a wide industrial uptake. However, several fundamentals of the process such as th...

Thermal dissipation effect on temperature-controlled friction stir welding : [Efeito da dissipação térmica inducida durante soldadura por friçcão linear sob controlo de temperatura]

During Friction Stir Welding (FSW) of complex geometries, the thermal dissipation, induced by geometric features or the surrounding environment, ma...

Robotic Friction Stir Welding of complex geometry and mixed materials

Friction stir welding (FSW) is a solid state process for joining materials which has demonstrated advantages compares with other methods which...

Temperature measurements during friction stir welding

The increasing industrial demand for lighter, more complex and multi-material components supports the development of novel joining processes with...

Welding Temperature during FSW of 5 mm thickness AA6082-T6

Analysis of Plunge and Dwell Parameters of Robotic FSW Using TWT Temperature Feedback Control

Friction stir welding (FSW) and variants of the process have generated high interest in many industries due to its several advantages such as low...

Robotic Stationary Shoulder FSW : benefits and limitations

Cooling rate effect on temperature controlled FSW process

A continuous trend towards more demanding jointgeometries is imposed across various manufacturingindustries. During Friction Stir Welding (FSW) of...

TWT method for temperature measurement during FSW process

Friction stir weld (FSW) has generated a high interest in many industry segments in the past 20 years. Along with new industrial challenges, more...

Deflection model for robotic friction stir welding

Purpose - This paper aims to present a deflection model to improve positional accuracy of industrial robots. Earlier studies have demonstrated the...

Feedback Control of Robotic Friction Stir Welding

The Friction Stir Welding (FSW) process has been under constant developmentsince its invention, more than 20 years ago. Whereas most industrial...

Temperature control of robotic friction stir welding using the thermoelectric effect

Friction stir welding (FSW) of non-linear joints receives an increasing interest from several industrial sectors like automotive, urban transport a...

Thermoelectric method for temperature measurement in friction stir welding

Previous research within friction stir welding (FSW) has demonstrated that online control of welding parameters can improve the mechanical properti...

Three-dimensional friction stir welding of Iconel 718 using the ESAB Rosio FSW-robot

Robotic Friction Stir Welding (FSW) facilitates for increased welding flexibility, and allows for studies of forces in three dimensions without...

Influence of side-tilt angle on process forces and lap joint strength in robotic friction stir welding

Investigation of path compensation methods for robotic friction stir welding

Purpose – Friction stir welding (FSW) is a novel method for joining materials without using consumables and without melting the materials. The...

Robotic Friction Stir Welding for Flexible Production

Friction Stir Welding (FSW) is a modern welding process that joins materials by frictional heat, generated by a rotating tool. Unlike other welding...

Surface Quality and Strength in Robotic Friction Stir Welding of Thin Automotive Aluminium Alloys

Friction Stir Welding (FSW) is a novel method for joining materials without using consumablesand without melting the materials. It uses a rotating...

A local model for online path corrections in friction stir welding

Friction stir welding (FSW) has always been associated with high forces and rigid machines Today’s trends towards joining of more complex structure...

Friction stir welding with robot for light vehicle design

Reducing weight is one of the enablers to design more environmentally friendly vehicles. Friction Stir Welding (FSW) supports low weight design...

Robotic Friction Stir Welding for Automotive and Aviation Applications

Friction Stir Welding (FSW) is a new technology which joins materials by using frictional heat. Inthe first part of this thesis, a profound...