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Joining Systems
EPS’s Round and Rectongular joining systems produce clean, strong and consistent joints in most coated or uncoated metals. The joints are characterized by a “button” formed on the die side layer of metal and a recess formed in the punch side layer. The button is a good indicator of joint quality and therefore, simplifies quality control. Two or more layers of metal typically ranging in thickness from .008”(0.2mm) to .157” (4.0mm) per sheet can be reliably joined in most cases.
- Round Point is a circular, leakproof joint formed by drawing the metals into a circular “cup” and expanding the diameter to form a 360 lock below the bottom sheet.
- Rectangular Point is a joint formed by lancing the metals on 2 sides, drawing them through the thickness and ex- panding the width to form a lock on 2 sides.
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