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Friction Stir Link, Inc. Publications and Patents

1. C, Smith, Chapter 11, Robots & Machines for Friction Stir Welding/Processing, beginning page 219, Friction Stir Welding & Processing, Edited by R. S. Mishra & M. W. Mahoney, Published by ASM International, January 2007.

2. B. Halverson, J. Hinrichs, Friction Stir Welding (FSW) of Littoral Combat Ship Deckhouse Structure, Presented at 2006 SNAME Maritime Technology Conference & Expo - October 10 - 13, 2006 - Fort Lauderdale, FL. (.pdf = 71 kb)

3. C. Smith, J. Hinrichs, Development and Qualification of a Production Capable FSW Process for 25 mm Deep Robotic Friction Stir Welds, Proceedings of the 6th Int. Friction Stir Welding Symposium, St. Saveur, Quebec, October 2006. (.pdf = 218 kb)

4. J. Hinrichs, Back to the Future with Robotics, National Robot Arc Welding Conference, May 2005. (.pdf = 9684 kb)

5. C. Smith, J. Hinrichs, Friction Stir Spot Welding, Proc. Of the 5th Int. Friction Stir Welding Symposium, Metz, France, September 2004. (.pdf = 692 kb)

6. C. Smith, J. Hinrichs, P. Ruehl, Friction Stir and Friction Stir Spot Welding - Lean, Mean and Green, Detroit American Welding Society Sheet Metal Conference, May 25, 2004. (.pdf = 2194 kb)

7. J. Hootman, J. Hinrichs, J. Noruk, M. Gall, P. Ruehl, Multi-piece Extruded Link Arm - US Patent No. 6,619,533 - September 2003.

8. C. Smith, J. Hinrichs, W. Crusan, Robotic Friction Stir Welding: The State-of-the-Art, Proc. Of the 4th Int. Friction Stir Welding Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT, May 2003. (.pdf = 688 kb)

9. C. Smith, J. Hinrichs, W. Crusan, J. Leverett, FSW Stirs Up Welding Process Competition, Forming and Fabricating, October 2003 (pages 25-31). (.pdf = 99 kb)

10. C. Smith, J. Hinrichs, Robotic FSW: Benefits, Applications, and Implementation, AWS Automotive Welding Conference, Detroit, MI, December 2002. (.pdf = 1077 kb)

11. C. Smith, J. Hinrichs, A Comparison of Robotic Friction Stir Welding vs. Robotic Gas Metal Arc Welding, AWS Robot Arc Welding Conference, Orlando, FL, February 2002. (.pdf = 1388 kb)

12. C. Smith, J. Hinrichs, Robotic Friction Stir Welding, 3rd Int. Friction Stir Welding Symposium, Kobe, Japan, September 2001. (.pdf = 1233 kb)

13. C. Smith, W. Crusan, J. Hootman, J. Hinrichs, R. Heideman, J. Noruk, Friction Stir Welding in the Automotive Industry, Proceedings of the TMS, New Orleans, LA, February 2001. (.pdf = 163 kb)

14. C. Smith, Friction Stir Welding using a Standard Industrial Robot, Proc. of the 2nd Int. Friction Stir Welding Symposium, Session-1 Gothenburg, Sweden, June 2000. (.pdf = 424 kb)

15. G. Bendzsak, T. North, C. Smith, An Experimentally Validated 3D Model for Friction Stir Welding Process, Proc. of the 2nd Int. Friction Stir Welding Symposium, Session-4, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 2000. (.pdf = 1383 kb)

16. T. North, G. Bendzsak, C. Smith, Material Properties Relevant to 3-D Modeling, Proc. 2nd Int. Friction Stir Welding Symposium, Session-7, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 2000. (.pdf = 1265 kb)

17. R. Heideman, J. Scott, C. Smith, T. Thessin, B. Ranganathan, D. Bishofberger, US Patent No. 6,053,391 – Friction Stir Welding Tool, April, 2000.

18. C. Smith, G. Bendzsak, T. North, J. Hinrichs, J. Noruk, R. Heideman, Heat and Material Flow Modeling of the Friction Stir Welding Process, Proc. of the 11th Int. Conference on Computer Technology in Welding, Detroit, MI, September 1999.
(.pdf = 1065 kb)

19. R. Broman, C. Smith, J. Noruk, W. McDonald, Challenges of Robotic Welding on Aluminum Automotive Structures, 38th Conf. of Metallurgist, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, August 1999.

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