30 years of Friction Stir Welding: from invention to the moon, preceded by Branch AGM

This is a London Branch event organised and run by our London  Branch for  members of the London and Kent Branches. Other members and non-members are welcome to join us.

Our meeting will commence at 6pm with the Branch AGM. This is the opportunity for members to provide feedback, suggestions and comments to develop and support the work of the Branch and The Welding Institute so do join the conversation! Branch members will be sent AGM papers in a separate email.

Overview:- The talk will give an overview of the initial developments of the process and present the latest innovations in FSW technology such as CoreFlow to produce cooling channels, CornerStir to produce fillet welds and the latest tool materials to enable steel and titanium FSW. The presentation will conclude with an overview of recent FSW applications, from battery housings for electric vehicles to rocket propellant tanks for the NASA SLS rocket.

Speaker:- Jeroen de Backer (TWI Ltd)

Speaker Biography:- Jeroen has been working with friction stir welding research for over 15 years with specialisation in robotisation and feedback control. He has an MSc in electrical engineering, a licentiate in machine design, and a PhD in production technology at University West, Sweden in 2014. Jeroen has coordinated multiple international projects,and has authored over 30 publications on FSW. He is a principal engineer in the advanced manufacturing technologies Group at TWI and part-time lecturer in the welding group at University West.

Event poster can be downloaded here

The is a hybrid event. Please indicate whether you will be attending in person on the registration form to assist with catering. There will be tea and coffee  available before the event and a sandwich buffet afterwards for those attending in person.

Please register using the link at the top of this email

Continuing Professional Development (CPD): Attending this event supports your professional development.  You can claim 2 CPD points per hour for this event.  As a member of the Welding Institute you can record your CPD activity online from your membership portal.

Additional Information:

• In person and online attendance options
• Registration for this event will close 24 hours before the start.
• Registration details maybe shared with our Branch volunteers to help facilitate this event.