TROY, Mich., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- After a year of successful
collaboration between Delphi, the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) and Michigan Research Institute (MRI) in the field of
advanced welding, Delphi Corp. will receive $870,000 to help fund the
continuing development of Deformation Resistance Welding (DRW) through June.
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This is the second grant for DRW from NASA. The first was a year-long
grant for $1.3 million.
DRW is a process that joins metal tubes to solids, sheet metal and other
tubes. Its uniqueness comes in its ability to join dissimilar materials and
shapes.
The development work among engineers at Delphi, NASA and MRI involves
perfecting existing techniques and creating new innovative ways to use this
welding process on suspension sub-frames and other unique manufacturing
techniques.
"NASA continues to see the possibilities in learning more about DRW and
with the help of MRI, we've extended our funding through the first-half of the
year," said Tim Forbes, director, new markets, commercialization and licensing
for Delphi Corp. "Our plans involve developing specific shipping containers,
advancing our study of joining dissimilar material joints and creating more
automotive applications -- all with the unique DRW technology."
The DRW process, developed by Delphi, can reduce the cycle time and cost
it takes to make a variety of structures using hollow members in
transportation, stationary and fluid handling applications. The process
automatically bonds metals and creates solid-state joints through the heating
and deformation of mating surfaces.
"The continuing interest and financing from NASA for DRW research and
development is not only helpful to the technology itself, but it will also
help Delphi Technologies, Inc. (DTI) in its commercialization strategy for DRW
in multiple industries and various businesses around the world," said Jayson
Pankin, Delphi new venture creation specialist.
The DRW technology was used in 2005 when Delphi joined with two other
organizations in forming a spin-out company called SpaceForm, Inc., which will
develop applications for DRW in the mobile space frame market.
For more information on DRW, visit http://www.delphi.com/dti .
At Delphi, we help make cars safer, cleaner, more efficient and fun to
drive. For more information on Delphi Corp. (Pink Sheets: DPHIQ) and its
subsidiaries, visit http://www.delphi.com .
SOURCE Delphi Corporation
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