StirLight

Dr.-Ing. Jeroen De Backer is StirLight’s co-founder and Technical Director, and one of Europe’s foremost friction stir welding specialists. He spent a decade in TWI’s Friction and Forge Processes group, holds a doctorate in Production Technology from University West in Sweden, and has led national and EU research including Clean Sky 2 OASIS, StirCoat, and Swedish programmes on lightweight FSW. He has authored more than 20 journal papers and continues to teach and supervise students in welding and automation.