Virginia Tech advances additive friction stir deposition - creating a strong, defect-free material that can be 3D printed in bulk.

A spinning tool plunges into two pieces of metal, rotating at a high rate of speed. As the tool begins to move, it softens and mixes the metal, creating a powerful weld—one that can securely join ...

BYU manufacturing engineering professor Yuri Hovanski and a few of his research students discuss friction stir technology and its impact in the industry. (Anna Wilson) BYU manufacturing engineering ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The Rock Island Arsenal-Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center's cutting-edge technology for 3D printing large metal components has already begun to garner recognition, winning awards ...