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Flexweld® – Resistance element welding
Flexweld® – the joining
process in detail
This how Flexweld® works Producing the subassembly
Flexweld® elements are self- Preparing the aluminium joints
punched and embedded into
the aluminium sheet. This Aluminium
sheet is then welded to steel
components, using conven- Flexweld®
tional resistance spot welding (Steel resistance
guns, and then bonded with element)
adhesive.
Producing the core line Graphics: Volkswagen, Dr. Th. Franz
Adhesive bonding and resistance welding
Aluminium
Adhesive
Steel
Using the new technology it has been possible to save over one
kilogram in weight from the parcel shelf alone.
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