Motor Authority: New Welding Technique Helps Acura Integrate More Aluminum In Its Cars
Viknesh Vijayenthiran Comment Now! Acura engineers have come up with a new welding technique that allows them to join ordinary steel components with lightweight aluminum pieces in a ...
New Atlas: Honda develops new technology to weld steel and aluminum together
Although some engineers have had success in spot welding steel and aluminum together, it has largely been considered impossible to achieve reliable, continuous welds directly between the two ...
For manufacturers handling carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum alloys in the same workshop, welding automation often means compromising between equipment investment, material quality, and ...
New Atlas: Researchers develop new energy-efficient technique to weld steel and aluminum
As manufacturers, particularly in the automobile industry, continue to work toward incorporating lighter metals like aluminum with heavier steel, the ongoing problem has been how to successfully weld ...
Green Car Reports: GM’s Aluminum Welding Process Means Lighter Cars, Better Gas Mileage
Motor Authority: New Welding Technique Should Lead To More Aluminum In GM Cars
General Motors has developed what it says is an industry-first aluminum welding technology, which allows it to use more aluminum in the construction of its cars rather than heavier conventional ...
If you want to weld aluminum, you might think skill-intensive TIG welding is the only way. However, if you already own a MIG welder, an add-on spool gun is a viable option. Retailing for $276, Miller ...
Machine Design: Weld, weld, weld: 50,000 aluminum welds, one set of electrodes
Just one set of standard copper electrodes produced 50,000 high-quality welds on automotive-grade aluminum sheet. The remarkably long electrode life resulted from polishing the copper electrodes ...