CFSP Lab Equipment - BYU

  • MTI RM-2 Model FSW Machine

    MTI RM-2 FSW machine was designed for stiffness and spindle characteristics specifically for the FSW of steels.  It includes a full data acquisition and display capability.Includes servo-controlled axes and a variable frequency drive on the spindle, with the speed range of up to 1800 r/min and the motor torque of up to 550 N m. Used with polycrystalline cubic boron nitride (PCBN) tools.

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • BYU FSW Lab System

    FSW facilities at BYU with temperature sensing equipment

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • High Speed Refill FSSW End Effector

    6000 RPM Spindle (~2x faster)
    3000 mm/min vertical axes (10x faster)
    30 kN downforce (~3x)
    48 N-m torque  (>2x)
    72 kg weight –interface with any 75 kg robot
    Quick change tooling
    Integrated tool cleaning with robot motion
    Capable of RFSSW 3-mm sheet in 500 msec

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     
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