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Certification of a weld produced by friction stir welding

  • US 8,544,714 B1
  • Filed: 11/15/2012
  • Issued: 10/01/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of acquiring certification-related information related to a weld, comprising:

  • utilizing a friction stir welding device to produce a weld that joins a first workpiece and a second workpiece;

    operating a sensor to derive sensor data that represents at least one characteristic of the weld prior to disassociating the device with the first and second workpieces;

    storing the sensor data in an electronic storage medium;

    configuring a certification engine to compare the sensor data to certification data, wherein the certification data represent at least one threshold weld characteristic defined by an extrinsic standard setting organization; and

    reporting a certification status of the weld to a user.

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