STIRWELD FSW SERVICE
Friction Stir Welding Design Assistance
Seamlessly align your part specifications with Friction Stir Welding constraints — and boost your project’s success from the design stage.
Why Choose Stirweld for your FSW-Part Design?
Experience the unique advantage of Stirweld: Our unparalleled expertise in Friction Stir Welding, deep industry knowledge and cutting-edge FSW design methods are at your service.
Comprehensive Assistance
Enhance the design of your parts while maintaining a focus on long-term cost efficiency. Offerings include detailed analyses of mass production costs, covering aspects such as time, consumables, and manufacturing expenses.
Cost Savings
Opt for quality by engaging with Stirweld Friction Stir Welding design assistance. This strategy leads to fewer defective parts and a consequent reduction in non-conformity related expenses.
Expertise
With a foundation of extensive experience, the team of FSW experts at Stirweld has provided comprehensive design guidance to numerous businesses, enhancing their FSW component designs.
Friction Stir Welding Design Assistance: Navigating the Process with Stirweld
At Stirweld, our focus on design assistance for Friction Stir Welding encompasses a comprehensive, step-by-step approach tailored to meet your specific needs. From initial confidentiality agreements to final design optimization, we guide you through each stage with precision and expertise. Our process ensures that your parts are not only FSW compatible but also optimized for production efficiency and quality. Explore our key steps to unlock the full potential of Friction Stir Welding for your projects.
Step 1
Initial Agreement: Securing Confidentiality with an NDA
For mutual protection, a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) is executed between both parties at the onset of our discussions.
Step 2
Design Evaluation: Choose your path
At this juncture, you have two options:
Step 3
Expert Analysis: In-Depth Engineering Review
The analysis phase follows in the Friction Stir Welding design assistance service. Conducted by a seasoned welding engineer from Stirweld, this stage involves scrutinizing aspects like flatness, pressure endurance, mechanical robustness, welding area, tool passage space, optimal welding sequence and the appropriate location for the exit hole.
Step 4
Custom Recommendations: Tailored Design Guidance
Post-analysis, we present our bespoke recommendations through a document that encapsulates design advice, specifically addressing the critical aspects of your part. Each report is customized to meet the unique welding requirements of your part, including both our suggested and essential modifications for optimal FSW compatibility.
Here is an example of the kind of design recommendations you could expect to receive within the Friction Stir Welding design assistance:
| Required design modifications | Mandaroty or recommended |
| Switch Butt configuration | Mandatory |
| Part thickness to handle stress into the weld | Mandatory |
| Top contact width for butt welding | Recommended |
| Part self-support under the welding area | Mandatory |
| Weld radius to avoid overheating in turns | Recommended |
| Create start/stop area to leave the ending hole | Recommended |
| Adding ribs to avoid too high distortion of the part | Mandatory |
Step 5
Design Optimization: Adapting for FSW Compatibility
After receiving our design recommendations, you can proceed to adjust your parts to be Friction Stir Welding compatible. While some recommendations might not be immediately implementable, we encourage ongoing dialogue to explore viable solutions.
Step 6
Finalization: Ready for FSW Welding and Beyond
Your part is now primed for Friction Stir Welding!
In addition, following the Friction Stir Welding design assistance service, if you are interested in prototyping with us, we offer comprehensive services in this area. Explore our prototyping offerings to learn more.
FAQ – Friction Stir Welding Design Assistance
Find quick answers to your questions with our FAQ. This section covers a range of common inquiries, providing you with immediate solutions and detailed information.
Any part made of FSW-compatible materials—such as battery trays, cold plates, bus bars or stiffened panels—can benefit from design assistance to ensure defect-free, high-quality welds.
Yes. Our support includes design review, adaptation to FSW constraints, clamping system definition, and prototyping — all tailored to your part and use case.
We evaluate your CAD files and welding requirements to assess compatibility with the FSW process and suggest necessary modifications for optimal performance.
Absolutely. Our team provides specific guidance to ensure your clamping solution matches FSW force dynamics and thermal behavior, ensuring weld integrity.
Yes. All recommendations and evaluations follow the ISO 25239 standard, ensuring your design is ready for certified FSW manufacturing.
Enhance Your Projects with Friction Stir Welding Design Assistance
Ready to enhance your product design for Friction Stir Welding? Contact Stirweld today for specialized design assistance and take the first step towards efficient and high-quality FSW integration.
