Technologies
NCAM has strong expertise and investments in large scale, multi-axis robotic friction stir weld and automated composite fabrication equipment. Technology thrust areas include:
![pin tool](/ncam/images/pin-tool.jpg)
![lap joint](/ncam/images/fsw-lap-joint.jpg)
Friction Stir Welding
- Dissimilar alloys
- Non-corrosive, defect free welds
- Titanium, Aluminum and Mild Steel
- Rivet replacement
- Metal to composite joints
- Metallic multi-lobed pressure vessels
- Online sensing of weld quality
- Repair techniques (in production and in field)
![fpm head](/ncam/images/fpm-head.jpg)
![fpm contoured female part](/ncam/images/fpm-contoured.jpg)
Automated Fiber Placement
- High temperature / high performance applications
- Complex integrated structures to reduce part count
- Out of autoclave
- Advanced material characterization
- Simulation of complex multi-scale physics based models
- Structural health monitoring
- Repair techniques (in production and in field)