| Abstract Scope |
Friction Stir Welding (FSW) processes have been shown to be very attractive not only for high-value added structure manufacturing such as aerospace structures but also for high-volume manufacturing of many other components. For example, the emerging applications for e-mobility have promoted the industrialization of the FSW technology due to advantages such as high productivity, low cost, high quality, energy efficiency, etc. The mass production of some components present very short cycle times and the quality control or inspection techniques can be very time consuming and expensive. Thus, it is necessary to develop new quality control techniques to improve the global manufacturing chain of the newly developed components.
Several quality control techniques with automation potential and applicable for components manufactured by FSW will be discussed in this work, such as infrared thermography for root defect detection or laser profilometry for surface defect detection. |