Friction Stir Welder (Jafo Manual Milling machine)
Specifications

- Displacement control FSW
- 7.5 HP spindle, tool rotation speeds of 56-1800 RPM
- Travel speeds of 11 to 2000 mm/min
- Suitable for FSW for aluminum and magnesium alloys of 1 to 12 mm in thickness, and steels less than 2 mm
Video of Friction Stir Welding
Refill Friction Stir Welding Equipment
Specifications

- 20,000 weld tooling life
- 5,000 weld cleaning intervals
- Spindle speed of 3000 rpm, 2.2 kW
- Welding speed up to 3.6 mm/s
- Maximum force 11 kN

Figure 1) Refill friction stir spot weld model

Figure 2) Example refill friction stir spot weld: no keyhole depression on surface, higher strength than conventional friction stir welding spot

Figure 3) Cross section of Refill Friction Stir Spot Well (Chan, Gocke, Ahmad, Scotchmer, Gerlich, SWMC 2012)