Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method for increasing the speed and increasing the stability of the welding pin in friction stir welding with the following device features: a) a tool drive has a retaining flange for a cone-shaped tool cover with a union nut; b) an annular retaining ring surrounds a pin shank with a tool shoe secured to the diameter of the retaining ring, wherein the tool shoe has a smoothing and compressing surface in the region of the pin tip for smoothing the weld seam, wherein the pin shank has the width of the tool shoe; c) the pin tip has an annular friction surface which surrounds a screw conveyor for the output of material transport from the pin tip, which has a thread running in the opposite direction to the thread of the pin tip.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method for increasing the speed and increasing the stability of the welding pin in friction stir welding with the following device features: a) a tool drive (1) has a retaining flange (2) for a cone-shaped tool cover (3) with a union nut (4); b) an annular retaining ring (12) surrounds a pin shank (6) with a tool shoe (7) secured to the diameter of the retaining ring (12), wherein the tool shoe (7) has a smoothing and compressing surface (11) in the region of the pin tip (10) for smoothing the weld seam, wherein the pin shank has the width of the tool shoe (7); c) the pin tip (10) has an annular friction surface (9) which surrounds a screw conveyor (8) for the output of material transport from the pin tip (10), which has a thread running in the opposite direction to the thread of the pin tip (10).

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for changing the welding direction of the welding shoulder of a system for a friction stir welding process virtually without delay when required by the geometric arrangement of the joint partners to be welded or by a material unevenness, having the following method features: a) a main part (1) with a horizontally movable bridge support (5) has a friction welding head (12) which can be vertically adjusted together therewith and which has a pin receiving area (13) for mounting and driving a welding pin tip (14), wherein the welding shoulder (18) has a welding shoulder receiving area (17) which is supported at multiple points, and b) the welding shoulder receiving area (17) can be adjusted to any angle of attack relative to the joint partners by means of different push-pull rods (16) during the welding process.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method for avoiding an interruption in the welding process during friction stir welding, in particular breakage of the friction pin, wherein the device has: g) at least three strip-like sensors (8), oriented at an angle of 120 degrees to one another, on the long sides of a wedge-shaped tool dome (7), wherein the tool dome (7) guides a welding pin (19) by means of a tool receiving cone (28) and a welding shoe (11), and the sensors (8) are configured to determined force, pressure and travel, h) a conical evaluation means in the lower region of the tool receiving cone (28), which serves to receive a sensor (22) for sensing the axial force, the torque and the bending moment on the welding pin (19), i) a piezoelectric vertical adjustment means for the welding pin (19), j) an arrangement of a laser measuring sensor (10) in the region of the welding shoe (11), the directivity of which passes over a round hole (27) in the passage region of the pin tip (12), wherein an airborne no

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a device for welding together two joining partners by means of friction stir welding, which prevents the joining partners being contaminated by welding residue. The method comprises the following features: a welding head that can be integrated into any machine, said welding head being in the form of a spindle drive driven by a drive unit, comprising a mounting flange for securing the device assisting the welding process, and a clamping system for receiving a frustoconical-shaped tool having a welding and smoothing shoe for guiding a welding pin (11), a device (17) integrated into the welding and smoothing shoe for grinding the waste produced during the welding process, the waste produced during welding is then removed by means of one inlet channels for fluid arranged in the upper and/or lower area of the frustoconical-shaped tool for the fluid (20, 18) and a suction channel (19).

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method for increasing the speed and increasing the stability of the welding pin in friction stir welding with the following device features: a) a tool drive (1) has a retaining flange (2) for a cone-shaped tool cover (3) with a union nut (4); b) an annular retaining ring (12) surrounds a pin shank (6) with a tool shoe (7) secured to the diameter of the retaining ring (12), wherein the tool shoe (7) has a smoothing and compressing surface (11) in the region of the pin tip (10) for smoothing the weld seam, wherein the pin shank has the width of the tool shoe (7); c) the pin tip (10) has an annular friction surface (9) which surrounds a screw conveyor (8) for the output of material transport from the pin tip (10), which has a thread running in the opposite direction to the thread of the pin tip (10).

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the manufacture of a carbonated beverage, including the steps of: providing oxygen-reduced water; mixing the oxygen-reduced water with a mixing component to obtain a beverage mixture, adding a gas comprising CO2 to the beverage mixture to obtain a beverage mixture mixed with CO2, reducing the oxygen content of the beverage mixture mixed with CO2 in a first container to obtain an oxygen-reduced beverage mixture mixed with CO2, discharging the oxygen-reduced beverage mixture mixed with CO2 from the first container, determining the CO2 content of the oxygen-reduced beverage mixture mixed with CO2; and adding further CO2 to the discharged oxygen-reduced beverage mixture mixed with CO2 on the basis of the determined CO2 content to obtain a finally carbonated beverage.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for the residue-free friction stir welding of workpieces with different thicknesses, having the following method steps: a) two workpieces (6) to be welded are mounted such that the workpieces can be approached by a holding bell (3) for the friction stir welding tool and the drive head (2) thereof, b) after the welding device is started up, a welding pin tip (5) is immersed into the plastified material of the two workpieces (6) to be connected, wherein a welding shoe (4) is used which has a trapezoidal structure that extends in the diagonal direction of the welding shoe (4) for receiving the welding pin tip (5), and a circular opening (14) is mounted in a web with a smoothing surface (13) which has a front edge (12) that is part of a stepped Spahn guide stage (11), c) in order to improve the method, a welding shoe (4) is used in which the stepped Spahn guide stage (11) has material conducting channels on the front edge (12).

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method for avoiding an interruption in the welding process during friction stir welding, in particular breakage of the friction pin, wherein the device has: g) at least three strip-like sensors (8), oriented at an angle of 120 degrees to one another, on the long sides of a wedge-shaped tool dome (7), wherein the tool dome (7) guides a welding pin (19) by means of a tool receiving cone (28) and a welding shoe (11), and the sensors (8) are configured to determined force, pressure and travel, h) a conical evaluation means in the lower region of the tool receiving cone (28), which serves to receive a sensor (22) for sensing the axial force, the torque and the bending moment on the welding pin (19), i) a piezoelectric vertical adjustment means for the welding pin (19), j) an arrangement of a laser measuring sensor (10) in the region of the welding shoe (11), the directivity of which passes over a round hole (27) in the passage region of the pin tip (12), wherein an airborne no

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a device for welding together two joining partners by means of friction stir welding, which prevents the joining partners being contamined by welding residue. The method comprises the following features: a welding head that can be integrated into any machine, said welding head being in the form of a spindle drive driven by a drive unit, comprising a mounting flange for securing the device assisting the welding process, and a clamping system for receiving a frustoconical-shaped tool having a welding and smoothing shoe for guiding a welding pin (11), a device (17) integrated into the welding and smoothing shoe for grinding the waste produced during the welding process, the waste produced during welding is then removed by means of one inlet channels for fluid arranged in the upper and/or lower area of the frustoconical-shaped tool for the fluid (20, 18) and a suction channel (19).

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for changing the welding direction of the welding shoulder of a system for a friction stir welding process virtually without delay when required by the geometric arrangement of the joint partners to be welded or by a material unevenness, having the following method features: a) a main part (1) with a horizontally movable bridge support (5) has a friction welding head (12) which can be vertically adjusted together therewith and which has a pin receiving area (13) for mounting and driving a welding pin tip (14), wherein the welding shoulder (18) has a welding shoulder receiving area (17) which is supported at multiple points, and b) the welding shoulder receiving area (17) can be adjusted to any angle of attack relative to the joint partners by means of different push-pull rods (16) during the welding process.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for the low-resistance welding of metal sheets with a high cycle rate.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for the mobile friction stir welding of two tubular structures as joining partners, said apparatus having the following features: a) an annular main body (2) which can be unfolded using a hinge (4) and can be fixedly connected for operation opposite the hinge (4) using a locking mechanism (1); b) a plurality of lifting elements (3) which are distributed along the circumference of the main body (2), can be moved radially by a drive unit (5), and each include a retaining jaw (15) for securing the tubular structures, one retaining jaw (15) being mounted so as to be horizontally movable by a drive unit (6); c) a ring gear (21) which is connected to the main body (2) and on which a spindle head (11) can be moved by a drive unit (20) in an orbital movement about the tubular structures in order for a weld seam to be applied; d) a welding shoe (27) having a sliding surface (27) which is adapted to the curvature of the surfaces of the joining partners.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and to a method for homogeneously welding two-dimensionally bent structures by friction stir welding.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for detecting the mechanical forces at the welding pin tip during friction stir welding, having the following features: a) a strip-shaped sensor (3) at a long side of a tool cup (9) holding a welding pin pen (12) by way of a pin shaft (13) using a tool receiving cone (14), and also holding a welding shoe (11); b) a conical narrowed portion (20) in the further region of the tool-receiving cone (14), which serves to receive a sensor (18) for detecting the axial force, the torque and the bending moment at the welding pin pen (12); c) a further narrowed portion in the front region of the tool-receiving cone (14), having three sensors (24) distributed across the circumferences at a distance of 120 degrees; d) a sensor signal amplifier having a rotor antenna (19) for receiving, amplifying and forwarding all detected measurement values, said measurement values being forwarded by a static antenna (17) to a machine control; and e) an inductive power supply system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for the residue-free friction stir welding of workpieces with different thicknesses, having the following method steps: a) two workpieces (6) to be welded are mounted such that the workpieces can be approached by a holding bell (3) for the friction stir welding tool and the drive head (2) thereof, b) after the welding device is started up, a welding pin tip (5) is immersed into the plastified material of the two workpieces (6) to be connected, wherein a welding shoe (4) is used which has a trapezoidal structure that extends in the diagonal direction of the welding shoe (4) for receiving the welding pin tip (5), and a circular opening (14) is mounted in a web with a smoothing surface (13) which has a front edge (12) that is part of a stepped Spahn guide stage (11), c) in order to improve the method, a welding shoe (4) is used in which the stepped Spahn guide stage (11) has material conducting channels on the front edge (12).

Abstract: Apparatus and method for increasing the quality of the weld seam in friction stir welding, with the following features: a) a receiving plate (1) with a drive head (2), the latter having a receiving flange (19) for receiving a holding bell (3) connected by means of a union nut (7) to a welding shoe (4) with a welding pin tip (5), b) the welding shoe (4) has a circular basic shape, on which there is a transverse web running over the cross section and rising at a right angle to said basic shape, said transverse web having a width of approximately ¼ to ? of the diameter of the basic shape and having an arc-shaped shoe sliding surface and shoe smoothing surface (9), c) the welding pin tip (5) has substantially a surface structure in the form of a tapering thread, this thread-like structure not being arranged in a purely circular manner.

Abstract: Method and device for quick and reliable tool changing in the process of friction stir welding, comprising the following features: a) a robot (1) with a robot pivoting head (2) and a friction welding head (3) with a welding shoe (13), wherein the robot (1) can select a friction welding head (2) from a tool magazine (4), b) a device for sensing the mechanical forces at the welding pin tip (14) of each welding shoe (13) of a friction welding head (2), wherein a sensor (16) is attached to the frustoconical part of the tool (11), wherein a sensor (21) is provided, and wherein furthermore a sensor (25) is provided in the flared pin receptacle (26) and a piezoelectric force-measuring sensor (24) is provided in the longitudinal axis of the pin shaft (27) for measuring the axial force acting on the welding pin tip, c) an RFDI code provided on the pin shaft (27) of each welding shoe (13) for identification, d) a changing skid (28) provided on each welding shoe (13).

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for the low-resistance welding of metal sheets with a high cycle rate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and to a method for homogeneously welding two-dimensionally bent structures by friction stir welding.