VISION

Technology leadership in joining

cross-linking, pooling and increase of competences from the areas of material, process, technique, practice, science

New bonding techniques

Friction Stir Welding

Friction Welding of huge profiles

Develop the joining of new material matings like steel aluminium or coated tins to the ready to go into mass production

Establish Austria permanently as a high developed location for bonding and joining techniques

Pooling and expansion of local know-how and the international competition ability in the area of the bonding techniques

GOALS

Trendsetting:

To bring new bonding technologies fast and safe into mass production

close to series states in the prototype area

Manufacturing optimisation by the use of of modelling:

Increase of flexibility and therefore enhancement of the economic efficiency

series maturity production in the prototype construction area

experimental analysis:

generate facts for simulation

fatigue limit studies

non-destructive testing

Join:

Generation and utilization of know-how

Coverage of actual research-requirement of industry-partners

Cross-linked use of availabled resources and specific expansion of new resources

PRIORITIES

Process development

Conception and realisation of prototypes

Feasibility analysis

Education

- Degree dissertations

- Dissertations

- Advanced training (IIW, IWF)

Testing of methods

Testing of components and small samples

Consulting and Knowledge Management

Modelling and simulation

Transfer of technology