In a report released by the Market Research Centre on the Global Metal Fabrication Equipment Market 2016-2020 they commented:

“One of the key trends for market growth will be emergence of friction stir welding technology in automotive sector. Friction stir welding is an innovative and novel technique that makes use of frictional heat combined with precisely controlled forging pressure to join two metals. This technique adds high-integrity to the final product, by eliminating the possibility of mechanical distortions as the entire operation is carried out under a low operating temperature.” 

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