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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…