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A method for manufacturing an integrally bladed rotor includes fixturing a plurality of blade blanks having radially inwardly facing blade conical surfaces into a segmented blade ring assembly circumscribed around an axis. A rotor ring having a radially outwardly facing ring conical surface circumsc

A method for manufacturing an integrally bladed rotor includes fixturing a plurality of blade blanks having radially inwardly facing blade conical surfaces into a segmented blade ring assembly circumscribed around an axis. A rotor ring having a radially outwardly facing ring conical surface circumscribed around the axis is rotated to a contact speed. The rotor ring is fictionally engaged under an axially applied weld load with the blade ring assembly to effect a conical inertia weld along the mating blade conical surfaces and ring conical surface. The integrally bladed rotor includes a plurality of airfoils circumferentially distributed about and integral with a rim. The airfoils extend radially outwardly from respective airfoil bases on a radially outer flowpath surface of the rim to airfoil tips. A conical inertia weld is located between the airfoil tips and a radially inwardly facing rim surface of the rim.

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A method for manufacturing an integrally bladed rotor includes fixturing a plurality of blade blanks having radially inwardly facing blade conical surfaces into a segmented blade ring assembly circumscribed around an axis. A rotor ring having a radially outwardly facing ring conical surface circumsc

A method for manufacturing an integrally bladed rotor includes fixturing a plurality of blade blanks having radially inwardly facing blade conical surfaces into a segmented blade ring assembly circumscribed around an axis. A rotor ring having a radially outwardly facing ring conical surface circumscribed around the axis is rotated to a contact speed. The rotor ring is fictionally engaged under an axially applied weld load with the blade ring assembly to effect a conical inertia weld along the mating blade conical surfaces and ring conical surface. The integrally bladed rotor includes a plurality of airfoils circumferentially distributed about and integral with a rim. The airfoils extend radially outwardly from respective airfoil bases on a radially outer flowpath surface of the rim to airfoil tips. A conical inertia weld is located between the airfoil tips and a radially inwardly facing rim surface of the rim. gnment slot and said garage comprises at least one alignment member slidably engaged within said at least one alignment slot such that said garage is maintained in a fixed orientation with respect to said housing when said at least one alignment member slides within said at least one alignment slot and said garage can be raised and lowered over said range. 6. The device of claim 5 wherein said alignment member comprises a tongue. 7. The device of claim 5 wherein said alignment member comprises a grip. 8. The device of claim 5 wherein said dispenser frame forms four sides, wherein said blade control means comprises a pair of camming slots formed in each of two opposing sides of said dispenser frame, said camming slots angled upwardly and outwardly, said pair of camming slots of one said opposing side aligning with said pair of camming slots of said other opposing side, and wherein said blade control means further comprises opposing blade ends of each of said capture blades, said blade ends of each capture blade engaged within two opposing aligned camming slots. 9. The device of claim 8 further comprising a lifting member operable to raise and lower said garage within said housing. 10. The device of claim 9 wherein said garage has a plurality of sides including at least a pair of opposing sides, said opposing sides each having an upper edge and further comprising a flange positioned adjacent or proximate to said upper edge, each said flange having a lower surface, said flanges extending inwardly such that when a receiver for receiving one or more of said units of platform-loaded goods is held in two opposing gripper arms of a robotic device and said robotic device is activated to place said receiver within said garage between said flanges and said gripper arms are raised to lift the receiver, said gripper arms will engage the lower surfaces of said flanges and raise said garage. 11. The device of claim 10 wherein said platform-loaded goods are pipette tip flats loaded with pipette tips and wherein said receiver is a pipette tip rack. 12. The dispenser platform of claim 9 further comprising means for engaging a dispenser positioned in said region such that the blade control means of said dispenser are moved upwardly in relation to said dispenser frame to open said capture blades, allowing one or more units of platform-loaded goods in the stack in said dispenser to pass through the aperture of said dispenser. 13. The dispenser platform of claim 12 wherein said means for engaging a dispenser positioned in said region comprises a robotic gripper comprising at least two opposing gripper arms. 14. The dispenser platform of claim 13 wherein said means for engaging a dispenser positioned in said region comprises holding means for holding a receptacle for one or more of said units of platform-loaded goods, said holding means capable of engaging said blade control means such that when a receptacle is held by said holding means and said holding means engages said blade control means, said blade control means opens said capture blades sufficiently to allow one or more units of platform-loaded goods in the stack in said dispenser to pass through the aperture of said dispenser and onto said receptacle. 15. The dispenser platform of claim 12 wherein said platform-loaded goods are pipette tip flats each loaded with an array of pipette tips. 16. A device for dispensing units of platform-loaded goods from a stack of one or more units of platform-loaded goods, comprising: a dispenser, said dispenser including a dispenser frame forming a central aperture, said central aperture defining a plane and having sufficiently large dimensions to allow passage of one of said units of platform-loaded goods therethrough when said unit of platform-loaded goods is maintained in parallel with said plane, capture blades for retaining said stack within said dispenser when said capture blades are in a closed position and for releasing said stack such that units o