Stirtec GmbH is a leading high-tech company in the field of Friction Stir Welding (FSW), located in Premstätten, Styria (Austria). Stirtec was initially established in 2010 as a spin-off of Graz University of Technology in the Science Park Graz to exploit the commercial potential of the Friction Stir Welding technology for industrial applications. Based on more than 10 years of scientific research resulting in five patents, and together with the successful implementation of various industrial projects in close customer cooperation, Stirtec is now a leading solution provider in the field of FSW.
As a pioneer for joining so far nonweldable metals (dissimilar materials, such as steel and copper and high strength steels), the company is offering machines, software and tools for demanding applications to European and US customers. Stirtec has established an initial client base of satisfied reference customers in both the transportation and industrial sectors, securing high trust in the company. Stirtec wants to be the clear market leader in Europe for friction stir welding for industrial applications, serving globally active customers.
Stirtec GmbH is a leading high-tech company in the field of Friction Stir Welding (FSW), located in Premstätten, Styria (Austria). Stirtec was initially established in 2010 as a spin-off of Graz University of Technology in the Science Park Graz to exploit the commercial potential of the Friction Stir Welding technology for industrial applications. Based on more than 10 years of scientific research resulting in five patents, and together with the successful implementation of various industrial projects in close customer cooperation, Stirtec is now a leading solution provider in the field of FSW.
As a pioneer for joining so far nonweldable metals (dissimilar materials, such as steel and copper and high strength steels), the company is offering machines, software and tools for demanding applications to European and US customers. Stirtec has established an initial client base of satisfied reference customers in both the transportation and industrial sectors, securing high trust in the company. Stirtec wants to be the clear market leader in Europe for friction stir welding for industrial applications, serving globally active customers.
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03.10.2023

Industrialization simulation video for the B-Pillar is ready!
Have a look on how easy could be the industrialization of one of the STIR4STEEL project demonstrators: a Carbody B-Pillar ( Aluminum 6016 T4) + Bodyside Panel (Steel PHS ).
04.08.2023

First Glance of Industrialization
The industrialization simulation for the B-Pillar being part of D 6.1 allows the first results inside the Stir4steel project.
06.09.2023

WP3 workshop and consortium meeting at Hereon
The face-to-face Consortium meeting took place in person on 6th and 7th September 2023 in Geesthacht, Germany, hosted by the project partner HEREON.
11.07.2023

Heading towards technical advantages
Design of experiments (DoE) approach is employed to discover the process parameter window and obtain the optimal process parameters for the selected material combination and joint design.
26.05.2023

various perspectives to be considered
The project’s LCA activities focus also on the assessment of the environmental situation of automotive reference demonstrators, which includes existing conventional joints, materials etc. These calculated data serves as baseline scenarios and will be compared with the developed new demonstrators and its novel technologies.
22.02.2023

Base material characterization presented in D 4.1 focuses on microstructural as well as main mechanical properties characterization of all materials for each use case.
13.10.2022

Time is money –
enhanced machinability steels helps saving
Engine pistons – the heart of today‘s internal combustion enginges (ICE) – are subjected to demanding operating conditions. especially in terms of temperature as well as pressure. Thus especially for heavy duty diesel engines this leads in some cases to the preference of steel over aluminum.
17./18.05.2022

The second Consortium Meeting took place in person on 17th and 18th of May 2022 in Graz/Austria, hosted by the coordinator Stirtec at their premises.
10.04.2022

a key challenge for dissimilar refill friction stir spot welding
In a bid to enhance the corrosion resistance of dissimilar refill friction stir spot welding (RFSSW) joints between aluminum and steel, a new strategy employing Dupont Betamate 1822 sealant has been implemented as detailed in D 1.4.
07.03.2022

Setting the scene and where to go!
Multi-material lightweighting concepts using steel and aluminum are emerging to boost vehicle performances. Smart material joining is detrimental for such concepts’ success.
15.01.2022

The main industrial requirements for the new joining technologies to be developed have been defined.
18.10.2021

Development of next generation friction stir welding technology.
Ramping of for tackling challenges including welding of multi-material structures and joining difficult to weld steels started with the kick off meeting of the Stir4Steel on the 18th of October 2021.