This seam-welding device carries out seam welding while repeating one cycle comprising a melting period, an interruption period, and a heating period implemented either before or after the interruption period. A welding current is applied between a pair of roller electrodes so as to form a welded part between workpieces during the melting period, the application of the current between the roller electrode pair is interrupted so as to solidify the welded part during the interruption period, and a heating current smaller than the welding current is applied between the roller electrode pair so as to heat the laminated body within a solidification temperature range of the welded part during the heating period. Consequently, even when the welding speed is increased, formation of cracks and spatter is effectively suppressed such that a high-quality joined product is obtained.

A method includes forming a first pocket in a first sheet of material and a second pocket in a second sheet of material, pressing the first pocket and the second pocket together at a nonlinear interface, and welding material of the first pocket and the second pocket at the interface.

A method can be used to produce a component from a sandwich material in sheet or strip form, which sandwich material comprises at least two metallic surface layers and a plastic layer disposed between the metallic surface layers. The method may involve at least partially heating the sandwich material along an edge region to soften the plastic in the edge region. The plastic may then be substantially completely displaced out of the edge region by exerting a force on at least one of the metallic surface layers. In this way a plastic-free edge region is produced in which the metallic surface layers are in contact in sub-regions or at points. Further, a component comprised of a sandwich material may include at least two metallic surface layers and a plastic layer disposed between the metallic surface layers. The sandwich material may have, at least along one edge, a plastic-free region in which the metallic surface layers are in contact in sub-regions or at points.

A method can be used to produce a component from a sandwich material in sheet or strip form, which sandwich material comprises at least two metallic surface layers and a plastic layer disposed between the metallic surface layers. The method may involve at least partially heating the sandwich material along an edge region to soften the plastic in the edge region. The plastic may then be substantially completely displaced out of the edge region by exerting a force on at least one of the metallic surface layers. In this way a plastic-free edge region is produced in which the metallic surface layers are in contact in sub-regions or at points. Further, a component comprised of a sandwich material may include at least two metallic surface layers and a plastic layer disposed between the metallic surface layers. The sandwich material may have, at least along one edge, a plastic-free region in which the metallic surface layers are in contact in sub-regions or at points.

In a seam welding method, a pressing force applied to workpiece by roller electrodes is reduced and an energization to the roller electrodes is stopped when the roller electrodes pass at least a portion where metal sheets are temporarily fastened together through spot welding, and the pressing force to the workpiece by the roller electrodes and the energization to the roller electrodes are restored after the roller electrodes have passed the spot welded portion.

In the electric-resistance-welded pipe welding apparatus, after a metal strip that is traveling is bent into a cylindrical shape by rolls so that both ends in a width direction of the metal strip face each other, a power supply portion of an induction heating device or an energization heating device is provided immediately near the metal strip which is bent into the cylindrical shape, a joule heating is performed with respect to the both ends by a power supplied from the power supply portion, thereafter, and the both ends are welded while being pressed to and coming in contact with each other. The electric-resistance-welded pipe welding apparatus includes a ferromagnetic body that is movably inserted between the both ends at a position further to the upstream than the power supply portion when viewed along the traveling direction of the metal strip, the position corresponding to an opening portion between the both ends which face each other.

An arrangement including a welding arm (2) for a resistance seam welding machine and a roller head (1) fastened thereon, which has a stator (3) and an electrode roller (4) which is supported as a rotor on the stator (3) in a rotatable way, wherein the stator (3) protrudes over the electrode roller (4) with fastening extensions (5) on both sides of the electrode roller (4). The welding arm (2) has a reception opening (6) for the roller head (1), which is formed between two limiting walls (7) facing each other, which themselves have fastening reception openings (8) for the fastening extensions (5). The roller head (1) is arranged inside the reception opening (6) in such a way that the electrode roller (4) protrudes outside the reception opening (6) with a part of its circumferential boundary and the fastening extensions (5) are arranged inside the fastening reception openings (8). The roller head (1) is fastened to the welding arm (2) by pressing each of the fastening extensions (5) of the stator (3) with an even contact surface (9) formed thereon to a attributed even contact surface (10, 19) inside the boundaries of the respective fastening reception opening (8), wherein each of the fastening extensions (5) of the stator (3) is pressed with a clamping piece (11) received in the respective fastening reception opening (8) with its contact surfaces (9) against the attributed contact surfaces (10, 19). It has been discovered that mounting errors may be avoided by the arrangement according to the invention and that a good and reliable sealing and current transmission can be reached.

An arrangement including a welding arm (2) for a resistance seam welding machine and a roller head (1) fastened thereon, which has a stator (3) and an electrode roller (4) which is supported as a rotor on the stator (3) in a rotatable way, wherein the stator (3) protrudes over the electrode roller (4) with fastening extensions (5) on both sides of the electrode roller (4). The welding arm (2) has a reception opening (6) for the roller head (1), which is formed between two limiting walls (7) facing each other, which themselves have fastening reception openings (8) for the fastening extensions (5). The roller head (1) is arranged inside the reception opening (6) in such a way that the electrode roller (4) protrudes outside the reception opening (6) with a part of its circumferential boundary and the fastening extensions (5) are arranged inside the fastening reception openings (8). The roller head (1) is fastened to the welding arm (2) by pressing each of the fastening extensions (5) of the stator (3) with an even contact surface (9) formed thereon to a attributed even contact surface (10, 19) inside the boundaries of the respective fastening reception opening (8), wherein each of the fastening extensions (5) of the stator (3) is pressed with a clamping piece (11) received in the respective fastening reception opening (8) with its contact surfaces (9) against the attributed contact surfaces (10, 19). It has been discovered that mounting errors may be avoided by the arrangement according to the invention and that a good and reliable sealing and current transmission can be reached.

An apparatus (10) for joining a predetermined geometrical profile shape from a sheet material (SM) includes a positioning assembly (12) including a base member (14) and a frame (16) that is operable to receive the sheet material (SM), to configure the sheet material in a predetermined orientation and to linearly translate the sheet material along a process direction (20). A Z-bar (22) is configured to guide a first longitudinal edge (FE) and second longitudinal edge (SE) of the sheet material (SM) into adjacent alignment along the process direction (20). A welding and forging assembly (60) welds and then forges a seam between the first longitudinal edge (FE) and the second longitudinal edge (SE) of the associated sheet material (SM).

A welding apparatus including: a welding unit (20) that includes a pair of electrode wheels (21A, 21B) arranged to face each other with a welding object therebetween; a pressing unit (30) that includes a pair of press rolls (31A, 31B) that are arranged to face each other with the welding object therebetween and press a welded portion of the welding object welded by the electrode wheels (21A, 21B); a cooling unit (40) that supplies a cooling medium toward the welded portion pressed by the press rolls; a heating unit (50) that heats the welded portion cooled by the cooling unit (40); and a moving body (10) that supports the welding unit (20), the pressing unit (30), the cooling unit (40), and the heating unit (50), and reciprocates in a welding direction of the welding object.