Linear Friction Welder
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Press Releases
North America’s Largest Linear Friction Welder Now Operational at LIFT in Detroit
DETROIT – The first and only linear friction welder capable of full-sized part development in North America is now fully operational and ready for project work at LIFT – Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow, a national manufacturing innovation facility operated by the American Lightweight Materials Innovation Institute, in Detroit. The friction welder, built and installed by the global leaders in friction welding, Manufacturing…
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Press Releases
Worlds Largest Linear Friction Welder Arrives In Detroit
SOUTH BEND, IN – Manufacturing Technology, Inc (MTI) has shipped North America’s first linear friction welder capable of full sized part development to the Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (LIFT) facility in Detroit where it will contribute to cutting edge lightweighting research in the automotive and aerospace sectors. Weighing 122,000 pounds (61 metric tons) – roughly the same weight as a Boeing 737…
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