Process to plug join two pieces of sheet metal face to face in a seamless join without material deformation

摘要

In a process to join two pieces of sheet metal face to face the two pieces of metal are placed over a two-part (6) dovetail recess (7) under a press with a central aperture (5). Two-part epoxy resin (8,9) is injected through the gap at high pressure, forming a dovetail locking plug. The press (4,6) parts are detached.