Schmelztauchveredeltes Feinblech.Hot-dip coated sheet.

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Versuchshalle 1
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Technikum
Forschungsgebäude
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Joining techniques
In addition to the forming techniques,
the joining techniques also play a major
role for customers. Within the research
department, application technology has
equipment to investigate almost all joining
techniques for hot-dip coated sheet
known in sheet fabricating. These
include, primarily, welding and here
especially laser-beam welding, mashseam
welding and resistance-spot welding
or roller-seam welding and also the
familiar inert gas shielded arc welding
or soldering and stud welding.
Further joining techniques such as
clinching, punch riveting and sticking
are increasingly being applied. In order
to optimize these joining techniques a
more holistic view of the steel base –
surface coating – joining technique system
must be taken. Special attention is
devoted here to hybrid bonds such as
the clinch-adhesion. Laboratories are
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Testing bay 1
Testing bay 2
Training centre
R+D building
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available with corresponding mechanical
equipment for such questions.
With all questions the effect of basic
material and metallic coating on the
joining parameters is always investigated
under the conditions which exist at the
customer. Consequently research is
integrated into the work of customer
service.
Simultaneous engineering
Under this heading our customers are
offered advice and practical assistance
to fruitfully combine theory and practice
in system solutions with steel for production
at the customer. This applies
all the more where highly complex technology
such as automobile production is
concerned, where as early as possible
single disciplines like materials technology,
production technology and vehicle
technology must be combined into a
universal solution.
The Dortmund OberflächenCentrum
(DOC ® )
Thyssen Krupp Stahl AG bundles the
above-mentioned and all further
research and development activities in
the field of surface technology, especially
the production and processing of surface-treated
sheets, in this complex
which is currently under construction.
The heart of the centre is a pilot plant
for strip in which new coating systems
(vacuum vapouring, plasma polymerization
and flamepyrolysis as well as chemcoating)
will be tested or developed.
Within the centre there is close cooperation
with institutes of the Fraunhofer
Gesellschaft, which bring their knowledge
to plasma and radiation technology.
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