Hydroforming, laser cutting, robotic insertion, & high-tech fasteners.(WIP) : An article from: Automotive Design & Production [HTML]

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Title: Hydroforming, laser cutting, robotic insertion, & high-tech fasteners.(WIP)
Publication: Automotive Design & Production (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2004
Publisher: Gardner Publications, Inc.
Volume: 116 Issue: 6 Page: 27(1)Distributed by Thompson Gale

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The Volkswagen EuroVan MV TS, a commercial vehicle, unlike many other vehicles, has a hydroformed instrument panel crossbeam. Because this was a new application, VW had to determine an effective way to attach fasteners to the steel crossbeam, which is 1.6-m long and formed from 2-mm thick material. According to Matthias Jokisch, manager of application engineering in Europe for Textron Fastening Systems (TFS; in the U.S. headquartered in Troy, MI; www.textronfasteningsystems.com), "The tubular shape and closed geometry of the crossbeam prevented access to its blind side, so conventional fasteners could not be used." He adds, "As a structural support, the crossbeam needed high joint performance and pre-tensile force equal to weld nuts and clinch nuts." And...


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