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Flowform® – the innovative sheet metal
The screw-in process and process parameters.
The screw-in process is divided into five separate Temperatue curve
steps. Different parameters need to be selected The graph shows a typical
for each of these steps. These parameters depend temperature curve during the
on the joining combinations. Material thick- joining process.
ness and strength, heat conductivity and the
component rigidity all play a significant role in 250 Joining process Cooling phase
selecting the parameters. T [°C]
The process parameters for each step consist of control, 150
target and monitoring variables. See page 12 for further
information
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 t [sec] 9
0 Positioning 1 Hole forming
8000 8000 Aluminium 3000
n [U/min] n [U/min] F [N]
2000 Steel
6000 6000 1500
5000 5000 Steel 1000 Aluminium
4000 4000 3 4 s [mm]
3000 3000 500
2000 2000
1000 1000
Steel Aluminium
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Feed fastener Initiate rotation speed
Find drive engagement Initiate axial joining force
Use hold-down plate to clamp Locally plastify the joining area
metal plates together Tip penetrates
Position the fastener
Rotation speed and axial joining force depend on material and thickness
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