Dissimilar Metal Joining Technology Using Plastic Flow —Development of iMPACT Process

In transportation, there is the mainstream of flexible multi-material design that put emphasis on weight reducing. Multi-material is too complicated and cannot be done by existing method. Now it is done by bolt and glue which require many steps in process. Our company succeed in establishing short and mass production mechanical method which makes use of plastic flow. As a result, we contribute to weight reducing by applying hard metal to the parts which needs durability of wear and use light material such as Aluminum to the other parts. Our company have experiences of introducing this technology to the field of optics, machine tools, inspection machine and industrial equipment. Now we are trying to enter the transportation field such as vehicles and reduce weight of instruments. There is a big meaning of promoting multi-material technology to the field of transportation because we would like to contribute to our earth by reducing carbon dioxide.