Webinar

New Space Manufacturing - How to build lighter, stronger and faster with Friction Stir Welding (FSW)

June 23, 2026 10:00 AM Europe/Paris

 

Why attend this webinar?

The space industry is no longer driven only by institutional programs. New Space players operate in a fast, competitive market where lighter structures, advanced materials and shorter development cycles are the new standard.

At the same time, requirements for reliability, mechanical performance and cost control remain extremely high. High-strength aluminum alloys, copper alloys and cryogenic applications are difficult to weld with traditional arc or laser processes, often generating distortion, porosity and heavy inspection needs.

Friction Stir Welding (FSW) is emerging as a key manufacturing enabler for next-generation space production.

Join this exclusive Stirweld webinar to discover how FSW helps space manufacturers turn technical constraints into concrete industrial advantages.

 

What you’ll discover:

  • The 4 key manufacturing challenges New Space companies are facing today and how FSW technology helps overcome them.

  • Why FSW is the right process, proven on all fronts, for high-performance aluminum alloys including 2xxx and 7xxx series, copper alloys and cryogenic applications.

  • How FSW increases weld strength and structural performance while reducing inspection time, non-quality costs and overall production constraints.

  • Real-world space applications such as stiffened panels for launch structures, tailor welded blanks for lightweight assemblies, cryogenic tanks, cold plates for satellite thermal management and additive manufacturing assemblies.

 

Practical information

Duration: 40-minute presentation
Language: English
Speaker:

Laurent Dubourg

CEO, Stirweld

PhD & Friction Stir Welding expert, 20-year experience on Friction Stir Welding in NRC Canada and Maupertuis Institute, France.

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