Content tagged with "joining"
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Article
February 12, 2008
Projection welding for nut and bolt attachment
Figure 1 Weld Nuts Studied A modern car body contains some 300 welded and punched fasteners, such as bolts, nuts, and studs. The quality of the attachment of these fasteners to the stamped body components is critical for the final product's safety and reliability. Crucial components such... Read more...
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January 9, 2007
Joining metal with adhesives
The use of proper dispensing equipment allows the end-user to get the benefits of a two-part adhesive without weighing products and mixing them by hand. Here a two-part mix acrylic is dispensed through a mixing nozzle onto a metal assembly. Adhesives used in assembly processes involving... Read more...
Article
July 13, 2004
Welding Miniature Devices
Welders have been joining miniature electromechanical devices for industrial and medical applications for more than 30 years. However, it's a subject that hasn't been featured much in papers and technical publications. The history of joining miniature devices goes back to the turn of the... Read more...
Article
August 28, 2003
Considering thermal processes for dissimilar metals
This joint has dual characteristics—a brazed joint on the steel side and a welded joint on the aluminum side. A reliable method of joining the two most commonly used metals, steel and aluminum, would make it possible to make these joints in several applications. On one hand,... Read more...
Article
May 15, 2003
Brazing copper tubing
This tool modifies copper fittings by making a shallow impression in the fitting wall, shortening the socket depth to 3/8 in. It should be used only for joints that will be brazed. Strength of Tube Joints Butt joints between copper tubes can be just as strong as the copper itself if... Read more...
Article
April 24, 2001
What you don't know about spot welding
To most manufacturers, spot welding is the most economical way to join two pieces of sheet metal. While joining sheet metal is the most common use for the process, resistance welding (RW) equipment actually can be used for a large variety of joining and heat-treating projects, some of which are... Read more...
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