Rail Applications

Rail Applications for Aluminum Manufacturing

In the train rail car industry, there are numerous applications for Friction Stir Welding. The largest of the applications include floors, roofs, and sides. Other applications include ends or bulkheads and other sub-assemblies.

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Bayou Manufacturing has ten years of success in creating the floors, sides, roofs and enclosures of rail cars.

​Friction Stir Weld applications exist both in the passenger car and freight car segments of the rail car industry. Typically the fabrications consist of joining of multi-hollow or solid extrusions, but can also include joining of plate. Fabrications can include machining, drilling, arc welding, and various finishing operations.