Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

James deVries

Sergey Fedorovich Golovashchenko

John Joseph Francis Bonnen

Scott Alwyn Dawson

Alexander Mamutov

Lloyd Douglas Maison

A cartridge assembly for a tool includes a cartridge body or casing that contains a conductor. A conductor is connected to a pulse generator or source of stored charge that is discharged to vaporize the conductor and create an electro-hydraulic or electro-magnetic shockwave that is used to impact or pulse weld two parts together.

Electrode cartridge for pulse welding

A cartridge assembly is disclosed for a pulse welding a first tube supported on a mandrel to a second tube. An outer tool is assembled over the second tube and a stored charge is discharged in the cartridge assembly. The cartridge comprises an annular conductor and a solid casing enveloping the conductor. The stored charge is electrically connected to the conductor and discharged through the conductor to compress the second tube and pulse weld the second tube to the first tube.

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Redford, MI, United States of America

James deVries