This article was updated March 7, 2023. It was originally published Dec. 9, 2004. Engineers have an impressive array of ways to join two pieces of metal including adhesives, nuts and bolts, and a long ...

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 ...

The joining of magnesium and titanium alloys represents a vital area of materials science, given the need for high-performance, lightweight structures in aerospace, automotive and other advanced ...

Folding and adding bending tabs is one of the easiest and most economical way of making moderately strong joints in sheet-metal parts that will permanently or semi-permanently attach to one another.

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 ...

Dissimilar metal joining of titanium and stainless steel represents a pivotal area of research driven by the need to combine the exceptional corrosion resistance and low density of titanium with the ...