DEARBORN, MI—Since May 2013, more than 8,000 skilled trades and production workers at Ford’s Dearborn Truck Plant and Kansas City Assembly Plant have undergone an intensive training program to support production of the new F-150 pickup.
For the past 15 years or so, assemblers have used SPR as an alternative to spot welding, especially when joining aluminum with other materials. The reasons why SPR is preferred are many.
Unlike conventional riveting, self-piercing technology does not require a predrilled hole. Rather, the rivet makes its own hole as it is being inserted.
