To create the new iMac, Apple’s thinnest desktop yet, the designers used friction-stir welding to join the aluminum body. Unlike arc welding, the more standard way to fuse metal plates, a friction ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Twenty years ago, it was a revolutionary idea for welding metal together. Ten years later, it was critical technology for America's space shuttle. Today, the technology called ...

Friction stir welding joins previously unweldable materials. Friction stir welding, a relatively new process, is having a tremendous impact on welding dissimilar alloys. It was developed in 1991 by ...

Apple's new iMac updates the company's flagship Macintosh into a faster, faster and — in particular — thinner version of itself. Apple's iMac turned 14 this year. To celebrate, the company gave it ...

A system that utilises wireless control technology could allow a wider uptake of a highly regarded welding technique Invented by TWI (formerly known as the welding institute) in 1991, friction stir ...