Aluminum-steel joining has emerged as a critical technology in the advancement of lightweight and high-performance structures, particularly within the automotive and aerospace industries. The ...

FlexHyJoin demonstrates a mass production process for producing a thermoplastic composite roof stiffener with welded metal brackets for assembly into a metal body-in-white, like that of the project’s ...

Welding is still the standard technique for joining metals. However, this laborious process carried out at high temperatures is not suitable for all applications. Now, a research team from the ...

Clinching is a sheet metal joining process that has been used for decades. It offers a fast, clean way to join metal parts without welding or screws. In this article, we share clinching 101 knowledge ...

Collins Aerospace’s Banbury, U.K., facility is known for filament-wound composite aircraft components like transmission shafts and fuel pipes. The company has recently invested in new technology for ...

Brazing is a process by which two metals are joined together. During the brazing process, a filler metal, which is otherwise referred to as a solder, is brought to a liquidus temperature that is ...

In order to speed up development times, reduce manufacturing costs and the weight of aerospace components and to increase functionality and performance, research is being conducted into metallic ...

Adhesives Technology Manager Dymax Corp. Structural adhesives have taken over thousands of bonding applications formerly the province of metal-joining techniques such as staking, riveting, and spot ...