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Friction welding solutions for the Oil and Gas industry

Friction welding’s proven reliability is coupled with such process advantages as being clean, fast, consistent, and free of operator-induced error. This makes friction welding one of the leading methods of joining flanges to valve bodies, drill pipe, high-pressure hose couplings, and manifold tubes.

How MTI is making a difference in Oil and Gas Manufacturing

Harbison-Fischer, a manufacturer of oil well pumping equipment, was having trouble producing a key pump part in a timely and cost-efficient manner. After teaming up with MTI, we applied our partnership process along with our experience in oil field applications.

This led to developing a friction welding machine that solved their problem by manufacturing the part with much higher quality while also saving them time and money. The experience also resulted in creating other innovations for this and other industries as well.

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Solutions that make it easy to select the right friction welding technology
High-pressure valve body. Forged flanges welded to forged valve body.
Application High-pressure valve body. Forged flanges welded to forged valve body.
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Tube to Disk
Butterfly valves. Wrought stainless steel extension welded to investment cast stainless steel butterfly valver: Stator vane root weld - with flash removed, Right: Stator vane root weld - as welded.
Application Butterfly valves. Wrought stainless steel extension welded to investment cast stainless steel butterfly valver: Stator vane root weld - with flash removed, Right: Stator vane root weld - as welded.
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Bar to Bar
High-pressure valve body weld cross-section
Application High-pressure valve body weld cross-section
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Tube to Tube
Geological core drill - end blank welded to tubing
Application Geological core drill - end blank welded to tubing
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Tube to Bar
Sucker rod. Threaded end connector welded to forged sucker rod.
Application Sucker rod. Threaded end connector welded to forged sucker rod.
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Tube to Bar
Oil well drill pipe. Close-up of tooljoint to drill pipe weld - female end.
Application Oil well drill pipe. Close-up of tooljoint to drill pipe weld - female end.
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Tube to Tube
Oil well drill pipe. Close-up of tooljoint to drill pipe weld - male end.
Application Oil well drill pipe. Close-up of tooljoint to drill pipe weld - male end.
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Tube to Disk
Oil well head manifold tubing cross-section
Application Oil well head manifold tubing cross-section
Materials
Technology Rotary Friction Welding
Geometry Tube to Tube
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Why friction welding is vital for Oil and Gas applications

Since a typical string of drill pipe can be three to four miles long, composed of 30-foot sections, weld integrity is a must in the oil field drilling industry. The friction welds support the lower drill stem assembly (made up of other drill pipes, drill collars, and the drilling bit) and transmit the rotary torque needed for drilling. Friction welding produces a metallurgical bond strong enough to take the high torque and highly loaded rotary tension due to directional drilling.

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Friction Welding for Tap and Cutting Tools

Cutting and tap tools are a high-volume, widely used application among various industries. In this blog, we discuss how friction welding and MTI provide a turn-key solution.

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MTI UK's Subcontract and Machine Build Capabilities
MTI UK's Subcontract and Machine Build Capabilities

MTI's European location in Kingswinford, UK offers Subcontract welding, Machine Build, and world-wide support coverage! Included are value-added pre and post-weld services such as material sourcing, heat treating, metallurgy and more.

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MTI's 2022 Year in Review
MTI's 2022 Year in Review

MTI looks back at 2022's accomplishments and plans ahead for 2023.

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Whiteboard Wednesday: Friction Welding VS Arc Welding
Whiteboard Wednesday: Friction Welding VS Arc Welding

This episode of Whiteboard Wednesday explains the key differences and abilities between Friction Welding and Arc Welding.

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