WIRE-FEED FRICTION STIR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS

Abstract: a friction stir additive manufacturing system is provided. in one aspect, the system includes a spindle configured to rotate about a central axis, and a housing configured to receive at least a portion of the spindle, the housing configured to remain stationary relative to the spindle. the housing includes a wire inlet extending between an exterior surface of the housing and an interior surface of the housing, and a track extending from the wire inlet and partially around a circumference of an interior surface of the housing. the system also includes a feeding system configured to receive a wire from a roller and feed the wire through the wire inlet and into the track of the housing.

Inventor(s): Weidong Song

CPC Classification: B23K20/128 (SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM (making metal-coated products by extruding metal ; building up linings or coverings by casting ; casting by dipping ; manufacture of composite layers by sintering metal powder ; arrangements on machine tools for copying or controlling ; covering metals or covering materials with metals, not otherwise provided for ; burners ))

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