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The choice of proper joining technology is an essential aspect of designing and manufacturing activity. New product designs enforce joining different materials in a new joining method. Clinching is a relatively new joining technology in which sheet metal parts are deformed locally without use of any additional element. Combining clinching with adhesive bonding seems to be interesting hybrid joining method with new potential applications in manufacturing industry.
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