FSAM - Friction Stir based Additive Manufacturing

Process description:
Friction stir based additive manufacturing (FSAM) is a recently developed method for additive manufacturing that builts parts in a solid state, operating below the melting point. Because of its solid-state approach, FSAM offers advantages such as reduced residual stresses and a markedly decreased vulnerability to issues like porosity and hot-cracking, which are common in traditional fusion-based metallic additive manufacturing processes. These distinctive characteristics position FSAM as a compelling substitute for conventional forging techniques when producing sizable components for aerospace, naval, nuclear, and automotive purposes.
Advantages:
- Solid-state process in open atmosphere. Deposition by deforming.
- No solidification defects. Process the unweldable.
- Low-energy pathway to manufacturing with reduced heat input and residual stresses.
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LORTEK is a private Technology Centre, specialized in digitalising manufacturing processes and developing innovative solutions in digital and smart manufacturing in response to the technological challenges related to the digital and energy-climate transition.
LORTEK’s activities are framed within advanced & smart manufacturing:
• Additive Manufacturing Technologies
• Digitalisation Technologies
• Joining Technologies
Lortek brings together technologies and capabilities applied to different industrial sectors such as advanced manufacturing, energy, transport and metal industry.
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Lortek S.Coop. es un centro tecnológico privado, miembro de la alianza BRTA (Basque Research & Technology Alliance) y cooperativa integrada en la Corporación MONDRAGON, especializado en la digitalización de los procesos de fabricación y en el desarrollo de soluciones innovadoras en fabricación digital e inteligente, para dar respuesta a los retos tecnológicos relacionados con la transición digital y energético-climática.
La actividad desarrollada por Lortek se enmarca dentro de la fabricación avanzada e inteligente y cuenta con tres grupos de investigación en los siguientes ámbitos de conocimiento:
• Tecnologías de Unión
• Tecnologías de Fabricación Aditiva
• Tecnologías de Digitalización
Lortek reúne tecnologías y capacidades aplicadas a diferentes sectores industriales tales como fabricación avanzada, energía, transporte e industria del metal.