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Pulsar Cold Weld Transcends Conventional Technology

11 February 2000

The New Evolution in Welding: Pulsar Cold Weld(TM) Transcends Conventional Technology by Not Using Any Consumables

    YAVNE, Israel, Feb. 10 -- Pulsar, Ltd. has rocked the
manufacturing world with its revolutionary welding technology.  Industrial
giants like General Motors, Pratt & Whitney, and many others have embraced
Pulsar's technology and are identifying more and more applications of this
novel welding process.
    Pulsar's Cold Weld(TM) process, also known as Magnetic Pulse Welding, uses
an extremely powerful magnetic field of short duration to create a true
molecular bond between two metals.
    Industry experts have hailed the new technology as one of the most
significant breakthroughs in the welding industry this generation.  The
process needs no filler materials, consumables, or gases.  As the name
implies, parts are not heated and there is no degradation whatsoever of the
metallurgical properties of parts.  Additionally, there are no fumes -- it is
environmentally friendly, safe, and extremely energy efficient.
    "It is a manufacturer's dream," exclaims Pulsar CEO and Founder,
Mr. Oren Gafri.  "The process is faster, cheaper and better than many current
operations.  But what is really exciting is all the new designs this will
generate.  The engineering community needs to be made aware of this enabling
tool.  They are no longer limited to materials with reasonably equivalent
melting temperatures, or other design limitations defined by the constraints
of conventional welding.  Both similar and dissimilar materials can be welded.
This technology opens up an entire world of design possibilities."
    Pulsar is working closely with the Edison Welding Institute (EWI) of
Columbus, Ohio.  EWI is considered the premier welding organization in the US,
offering welding solutions to a membership of over 400 major manufacturers.
EWI currently has a Pulsar system, which is being used for research,
demonstrations and samples production.
    A number of major manufacturers worldwide have entered into agreements
with Pulsar for the development of new products and applications using this
technology.  Pulsar has succeeded in welding aluminum to steel, which is
expected to be a major application, especially in the automotive industry.  In
most cases, aluminum to steel has been impossible to weld, because of the very
different melting temperatures.  However, with the Cold Weld it is possible,
and this enables a number of possibilities to attach lightweight aluminum to
heavier steel, making a car more fuel efficient.  Other metal combinations are
also being explored.
    In order to handle the volume of inquiries, Pulsar has created several
online forms at its website at http://www.pulsar.co.il .  The forms allow engineers
to enter detailed specifications of their applications for Pulsar engineers to
determine the applicability of the Pulsar technology to their particular
needs.