20.03.25 – Research project
University of Paderborn: Research on process-flexible self-pierce riveting and clinching using standardized joining tools
Self-pierce riveting and clinching are established joining processes in car body construction. Although the joining tools are similar in both processes, individual tool geometries are currently used in production.
Figure 3: Joints produced with process-flexible joining tools. © LWF/Uni Paderborn
The Simulation specialist group at work. © Fynn Lucas Neubert
Figure 1: Properties of the joining tools for joining the reference joints. © LWF/Uni Paderborn
Figure 2: Cross-sections and joint characteristics of the reference joints. © LWF/Uni Paderborn
Figure 3: Joints produced with process-flexible joining tools. © LWF/Uni Paderborn