Welding, joining and fastening
Left/right:
The
fastening
process
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animation)
sheet metal part and then bring the part to
in particular parts of a vehicle (A and B
the assembly area. This requires the added
pillars etc.) for enhanced crash safety. The
costs of palletisation, material handling and
quality-related costs of welding these types
storage. Profil maintains a focus on the press
of material are now so significant that OEMs
shop with the integrated riveting of the fas-
are looking for other solutions, such as inte-
tener to the sheet metal and no special weld-
grated fastenings.”
ing processes before the final body-in-white
welding – intermediate welding operations
are eliminated as are the costs and time asso-
ciated with it.
Value added elements
However, cost is not the only aspect, as
Hubert Rautenstrauch, export sales manager
for Profil, explains to ISMR.
“A lot of automotive producers are using
galvanised sheet metal. A welding operation
affects the material’s corrosion protection.
Our integrated fastening process does not
Below and right: the sheet metal
crack the material or damage it. Stronger skeleton, with Profil fatening
and higher strength material is now needed
points, of the Land Rover
16 May/June 2007 International Sheet Metal Review
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