where the inverter is placed side by side with the motor. With this compact e-Axle, the low-height styling and maximizing of cabin space will be achieved at the same time. The IPU (battery) case will be made approximately 6% thinner through the adoption of megacasting and 3D friction stir welding (FSW) technology. Using a 6,000-ton class megacasting machine, the number of parts will be reduced from more than 60 to 5. By joining a dedicated IPU c...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/09

KUKA, Germany wins major order for welding technologies for e-mobility On June 12, KUKA announced that it is supplying 23 friction stir welding cells with integrated robots for the production of electric vehicles for an automotive customer. This double-digit million range order is the largest single order in this area to date. The FSW cells (FSW stands for Friction Stir Welding) with various technologies and KUKA KR FORTEC robots are integrated i...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/13

any manufacturing application from pre-defined production processes to open, unstructured work environments with unpredictable conditions from one job to the next. The LBR iisy is fully embedded into the KUKA Industry 4.0 ecosystem.  KUKA will demonstrate advanced automated friction stir welding (FSW), a process that fulfills the growing need for fast, clean, reliable, and cost-effective joining for non-ferrous metals and mixed metal combinatio...

News  Updated at: 2022/08/15

rogram offers product design and process technology solutions. The “E-mobility Aluminum Components program” focuses on electric vehicles, especially battery tray and connecting assemblies. Its competitive advantage lies in technology and process competencies, and use of friction stir welding (FSW). The “Lightweight Steel Components program” encompasses development and production of parts with vital impact on vehicle dynamics, body and...

News  Updated at: 2020/06/15

F-Tech to showcase front subframe at “Automotive Engineering Exposition 2019” F-Tech Inc. (F-Tech) announced that it will showcase at “Automotive Engineering Exposition 2019”. In addition to chassis components, the company will exhibit the world’s first mass production of front subframe using FSW (Friction Stir Welding) method for joining iron and aluminum, as well as forming press technology, light weight pedal, and light weight axle b...

News  Updated at: 2019/04/04

Furuya Metal releases industry's first iridium alloy tool for friction stir welding Furuya Metal Co., Ltd. has developed and released the world's first iridium-based alloy tool for friction stir welding (FSW). The iridium alloy tool offers high strength and high ductility at elevated temperatures. This will enable joining of molybdenum, steel and titanium materials that have high melting points. Furuya Metal expects the new tool to become a pract...

News  Updated at: 2014/02/12

F-Tech seeking to supply chassis parts to customers other than Honda F-Tech Inc. will expand sales of its lightweight chassis components based on a technology for joining steel and aluminum also to customers other than Honda. Welding aluminum and steel together has been difficult, but this new technology, developed jointly with Honda R&D Co., Ltd, employs a Friction Stir Welding (FSW) method to bond steel and aluminum, and has been applied to the...

News  Updated at: 2012/11/13

JFE Steel focusing on application of friction stir welding to automotive steel JFE Steel Corporation will step up development of friction stir welding (FSW) technology as a new welding technique for automotive steels. It aims to meet high market requirements such as development of thin high tensions steel sheets and connection of materials with different electrical properties, aiming to turn the technology into a practical business solution as ea...

News  Updated at: 2006/10/07