Wed, 04 September, 2019
The rapid expansion of electro-mobility offers a unique opportunity for friction stir welding (FSW) to expand in the high-volume automotive manufacturing market.
Friction stir welded aluminium battery enclosures are already used by large volume electric vehicle OEM’s and continue to be the preferred fabrication assembly technique in the upcoming generation of affordable electric cars.
In 2030 the International Energy Agency are predicting sales reaching 43 million cars per year. Based on the current design, this would require approximately 400,000 kilometres of FSW joints.
FSW also offers solutions through cable joining, copper to aluminium joints and encapsulation of cooling channels for power electronics.
This huge demand for FSW technology is driving developments in product design, high productivity, automated manufacturing cells, cost effective FSW tools, inspection and quality assurance.
Call for papers
We strongly encourage all associated with this activity to share their experiences at the 13th International Symposium on FSW.
Dedicated sessions will allow automotive OEMs, equipment suppliers, providers of FSW, researchers to present their work in this field, network and collaborate to further the uptake of the technology.
These industrially-focused presentations should inform and highlight improvements in an aspect of FSW and not be blatant advertising. A technical paper is not expected.
When submitting your abstract please select 'EV Session'.
The deadline for abstracts is 31 October 2019.
Submit your abstract here.
About the Symposium
The 13th International Symposium on FSW takes place in Kyoto, Japan in May 2020. This unique global forum, spread over three days from 26 to 28 May, provides the opportunity for professionals from around the world to share and develop scientific and technical knowledge on FSW.
The event will be supported by the Joining and Welding Research Institute, Osaka University.
Kyoto is famous for its numerous classical Buddhist temples, gardens, imperial palaces, Shinto shrines, traditional wooden houses, and includes 17 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The Symposium will take place at the Kyoto ICC, one of Japan’s premier conference centres.
The event will include three days of oral and poster presentations plus an industrial visit organised by our supporters on 29 May 2020.
Watch our short video to hear more about the Symposium from TWI's Jonathan Martin.