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Volume 20, Issue 2
1 June 2000
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Assembly Automation
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Technical Paper| June 01 2000

Audi moves forward with all‐aluminium cars Available to Purchase

Anna Kochan
Anna Kochan
European Associate Editor for Assembly Automation
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-4078
Print ISSN: 0144-5154
© MCB UP Limited
2000
Assembly Automation (2000) 20 (2): 132–135.
https://doi.org/10.1108/01445150010321751

Reviews the all‐aluminium space frame structure of the new Audi A2, describes the techniques used in the body‐in‐white shop, and outlines trim and final assembly operations.

Keywords:
Assembly, Automotive, Aluminium, Laser welding, MIG welding, Rivets
© MCB UP Limited
2000
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