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Bond at FABTECH Chicago | Sept. 8–11 | Booth #B17039 with KUKA | RFSSW on a KUKA Robot!
Bond at FABTECH Chicago
Sept. 8–11 | Booth #B17039 with
KUKA RFSSW on a KUKA Robot!
Bond’s RFSSW machines replace rivets or resistance spot welding with a process better suited to overlap joints in aluminum alloys. This environmentally friendly process is often faster and lower in cost than competing joining methods, and produces excellent tensile and fatigue results.
Bond’s RFSSW head can be integrated onto a robot or function as a stand alone work station.
Bond’s Refill Friction Stir Spot Welding (RFSSW) machines offer a superior alternative to traditional joining methods like rivets and resistance spot welding. By generating heat through friction and plastic deformation below the melting point, the solid-state process avoids the drawbacks of melt-phase methods and eliminates the need for shielding gas, making it sustainable and energy-efficient.
Developed in collaboration with researchers and industry experts, Bond’s RFSSW head delivers higher torque, faster traverse speeds, and advanced control, ensuring exceptional weld quality. The equipment refines the grain structure, enhancing tensile strength and fatigue resistance, and can join various material thicknesses and dissimilar materials in a single setup.
Bond’s RFSSW head is versatile, usable as a fixed mount or end-of-arm tool for robotic applications. With sub-one-second cycle times for some alloys, it is ideal for high-volume production, combining speed, efficiency, and superior performance for demanding manufacturing environments.
The interface between the plates is bonded metallurgically by upsetting the interface under heat and pressure, creating a strong weld between the layers. A fully automated welding cycle creates a weld in three steps:
1. Clamping ring (cylindrical)
2. Shoulder (cylindrical)
3. Probe (rod)
6,000 rev/min
4,000 rev/min
23 N-m @ 5,600 rev/min
36 N-m @ 3,600 rev/min
Extended throat depth, 609 mm [24 in], 160 kg [353 lbs]
Other sizes upon request.
*Actual values may vary slightly.
Combined force of Clamp Ring + Shoulder + Pin limited to 40 kN
Bond Technologies offers a full line of RFSSW machines, custom engineering solutions, and a host of other services to help you integrate FSW technology into production.
