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Friction welding solutions for the Construction and Agriculture industries

Friction welding is used extensively in the Construction and Agricultural industries because the welds are of forged quality, with a 100% butt joint weld throughout the contact area. This creates a bond strong enough to handle the high stress and torque required of heavy machinery components including hydraulic piston rods, rear axles, and gears.

How MTI is making a difference in the Construction and Agricultural Industry

MTI has extensive experience developing welding solutions for the construction and agricultural industry. Friction welding is used extensively in the agricultural industry because the welds are of forged quality with a 100% butt joint weld throughout the contact area. The bond is strong enough to handle the high stress and torque required of heavy machinery components. These costs can be lowered by replacing expensive, total forged parts with forged end welded to bar or tube stock without a reduction in quality. An example of this is hydraulic piston rods. These have similar-size ends but vary in rod diameter and length. Standardized ends can be welded to the required-size rod, reducing component costs as well as physical inventory requirements.

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Solutions that make it easy to select the right friction welding technology
Water pump gear
Application Water pump gear
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Bar to Plate
Diesel engine pre-combustion chamfer cross-section
Application Diesel engine pre-combustion chamfer cross-section
Materials Steel - Alloys
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Tube to Disk
Water pump - as welded
Application Water pump - as welded
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Bar to Bar
Water pump - finished
Application Water pump - finished
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Bar to Bar
Diesel engine piston
Application Diesel engine piston
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Tube to Tube
Track roller. Forged halves welded together to produce track roller assemblies.
Application Track roller. Forged halves welded together to produce track roller assemblies.
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Tube to Tube
Steel-backed, bronze-laminate thrust washers and sleeves welded together to produce track roller bushings. Replaced costly, solid bronze castings.
Application Steel-backed, bronze-laminate thrust washers and sleeves welded together to produce track roller bushings. Replaced costly, solid bronze castings.
Materials Copper Alloys
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Tube to Plate
Rear axles for tractors - 4 inches (101.6 mm) diameter bar stock welded to hub forging
Application Rear axles for tractors - 4 inches (101.6 mm) diameter bar stock welded to hub forging
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Bar to Plate
Truck trailer brake S-cam
Application Truck trailer brake S-cam
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Bar to Bar
Forged wheel spindles joined to 5 inches (127 mm) diameter - 5 inches (12.7 mm) wall tubing to produce trailer axles.
Application Forged wheel spindles joined to 5 inches (127 mm) diameter - 5 inches (12.7 mm) wall tubing to produce trailer axles.
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Tube to Tube
Power control drive shaft for motor grader. Inertia weldment replaces upset forging (left) which required five straightening operations
Application Power control drive shaft for motor grader. Inertia weldment replaces upset forging (left) which required five straightening operations
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Bar to Plate
Universal joint clevis
Application Universal joint clevis
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Tube to Bar
Front axle yoke shaft for four-wheel-drive vehicles - bar stock to yoke forging
Application Front axle yoke shaft for four-wheel-drive vehicles - bar stock to yoke forging
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Bar to Bar
Pin assembly. Pre-chromed pin welded to retaining plate
Application Pin assembly. Pre-chromed pin welded to retaining plate
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Bar to Plate
Finished gear welded to clutch drum
Application Finished gear welded to clutch drum
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Tube to Plate
Oil pump gears. Welded bar stock replaces forged blanks. 15% - 30% cost reduction (depending on size and usage).
Application Oil pump gears. Welded bar stock replaces forged blanks. 15% - 30% cost reduction (depending on size and usage).
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Bar to Plate
Cluster gear. Small finished gear welded to larger gear blank.
Application Cluster gear. Small finished gear welded to larger gear blank.
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Tube to Disk
Two pre-finished transmission gears welded using precision piloted tooling
Application Two pre-finished transmission gears welded using precision piloted tooling
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Tube to Tube
Chain drive sprocket
Application Chain drive sprocket
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Tube to Plate
Lift screw. Roll threaded stock cut to length and welded to screw machined ends.
Application Lift screw. Roll threaded stock cut to length and welded to screw machined ends.
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Bar to Bar
Lift link-ball socket. Forged couplings welded to tubing and barstock.
Application Lift link-ball socket. Forged couplings welded to tubing and barstock.
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Bar to Bar
Truck rear suspension link welded on twin 150 Inertia Welder. Ends are oriented to within ±1° of each other.
Application Truck rear suspension link welded on twin 150 Inertia Welder. Ends are oriented to within ±1° of each other.
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Bar to Bar
Torque rod. Forged eye welded to various barstock lengths.
Application Torque rod. Forged eye welded to various barstock lengths.
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Bar to Bar
Hydraulic piston rods. Rod eyes cut from heavy-wall tubing welded to pre-chromed bar stock.
Application Hydraulic piston rods. Rod eyes cut from heavy-wall tubing welded to pre-chromed bar stock.
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Bar to Plate
Track adjusting yoke for commercial tracked vehicles
Application Track adjusting yoke for commercial tracked vehicles
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Bar to Plate
Hydraulic piston rod
Application Hydraulic piston rod
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Bar to Plate
Bar stock welded to clevis forging for manufacture of large (5 inches (127 mm) diameter and larger) piston rods
Application Bar stock welded to clevis forging for manufacture of large (5 inches (127 mm) diameter and larger) piston rods
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Bar to Bar
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Why friction welding is vital for Construction and Agriculture applications

Component costs can be significantly reduced by replacing expensive, totally-forged parts with parts using forged ends welded to bar or tube stock. This can be done without a reduction in quality by using friction welding. For example, the hydraulic piston rods used extensively in construction and agriculture equipment have similar-sized ends, but vary in the rod length and diameter. Instead of stocking expensive forged components in a variety of different diameter and length configurations, we can friction weld standardized ends to the required rod size by using standardized stocked diameters and lengths of bar or tube stock. This reduces component costs as well as physical inventory requirements. Other applications include front axle yoke shafts, rear axles, drive shafts, and gears.

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