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welding, friction stir welding joins materials in a solid state, softening and stirring rather than melting them. This results in stronger, more reliable joints particularly suited to thick aluminum structures.“ We can take a client’ s part from design for manufacturability all the way through tool design, process optimization, testing and low-rate production. Our team, which includes some of the brightest and most dedicated professionals in these technologies, handles equipment design, implementation, and qualification to standards including AWS D1.2, D17.3 and ABS. For customers, that means reduced costs, higher performance and faster deployment,” Tim adds.
Those capabilities sit within a broader strategic framework that CTC recently refreshed. Indeed, the company has just implemented a new three-year strategic plan built on the lessons of its previous
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