Abstract: An adjustable workpiece cradle for a welding system includes a support frame, an elongate flexible member coupled to the support frame and extending along a pathway that forms a concave receptacle configured to laterally receive an elongate workpiece for the welding system, and an adjustment module coupled to the flexible member, wherein the adjustment module includes a powertrain configured to selectably adjust the size of the concave receptacle formed by the pathway of the flexible member.

Abstract: A method of heat treating an engine component includes connecting a disk having a plurality of titanium components to a fixture, positioning one of the titanium components into an induction coil loop, providing an alternating current to the induction coil loop, heat treating the titanium component positioned in the induction coil loop and, monitoring a temperature of the heat treating.

Abstract: A method of thermal management includes positioning a first workpiece and a second workpiece in at least one tool having internal cavities, passing a fluid into at least one of the internal cavities to cool portions of the first and second workpieces, welding the first workpiece and the second workpiece in the at least one tool by resistance heating to form a joined workpiece, controlling a rate of cooling of the joined workpiece to slow a rate of cooling through at least one of a resistive heat element or welding electrode of the at least one tool.