RIFTEC friction stir welded aluminium profiles are used in specifically those situations in which the quality offered by conventional processes does not produce an adequate weld.
The outstanding example of this is the aviation sector where we find enormously high levels of stress on profiles, calling for great static and dynamic strength in the welded joint. With the use of friction stir welding, even these 'exotic' profiles can be joined. At RIFTEC, this process is applied to produce stable panels for loading bay floor panels from high-tensile aluminium profiles.
The great load-bearing strength of our friction stir welded seams is a further argument for the use of this process in the production of rerailing bridges for rail transport. We weld aluminium profiles of wall thicknesses up to 25 mm to hollow profiles.
With their distinctly lower weight, automobile floor pans and drying trays for the foodstuffs industry are winners. Here the focus is on lightweight profiles capable of carrying an extremely high load, with a wall thickness of what is in some cases only a single millimetre.