---
_id: '54797'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Focusing on upcoming challenges in lightweight design, such as increasing
    emission targets or novel multimaterial connections, versatile applicable and
    environmentally friendly production technologies are crucial. In this context,
    mechanical joining technology clinching offers a fast and energy-efficient procedure
    for assembling sheet metals, being a proper alternative to established joining
    methods, such as spot welding. However, the design of clinch points is a challenge,
    which is partly supported by numerical or data-based approaches for optimal tool
    dimensions assuring proper joint characteristics. While this is usually done for
    an ideal environment, real joining processes are characterized by multiple inevitably
    varying parameters, e.g. of the material, which have a significant impact on the
    quality of clinch points. Therefore, this contribution addresses the current gap
    by analyzing the effect of parameter variations or uncertainties on the resulting
    joint characteristics and studying the impact of the nominal tool design. Thus,
    an efficient meta-model-based variation simulation procedure is proposed and used
    for analyzing the effect of different tool design configurations and variation
    scenarios. Based on the results, it was found that varying process parameters
    have a strong impact on the resulting joint characteristics, whereby the effect
    significantly depends on the nominal tool design. This reveals the potential for
    a robust tool design and implies that the nominal tool design and the tolerancing
    of parameters should be done simultaneously for a reliable virtual joining point
    design without extensive iterations and physical tests.
author:
- first_name: C
  full_name: Zirngibl, C
  last_name: Zirngibl
- first_name: S
  full_name: Goetz, S
  last_name: Goetz
- first_name: S
  full_name: Wartzack, S
  last_name: Wartzack
citation:
  ama: 'Zirngibl C, Goetz S, Wartzack S. Influence of process variations on clinch
    joint characteristics considering the effect of the nominal tool design. <i>Proceedings
    of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical
    Engineering</i>. Published online 2024. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/09544089241259347">10.1177/09544089241259347</a>'
  apa: 'Zirngibl, C., Goetz, S., &#38; Wartzack, S. (2024). Influence of process variations
    on clinch joint characteristics considering the effect of the nominal tool design.
    <i>Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of
    Process Mechanical Engineering</i>. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/09544089241259347">https://doi.org/10.1177/09544089241259347</a>'
  bibtex: '@article{Zirngibl_Goetz_Wartzack_2024, title={Influence of process variations
    on clinch joint characteristics considering the effect of the nominal tool design},
    DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/09544089241259347">10.1177/09544089241259347</a>},
    journal={Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal
    of Process Mechanical Engineering}, publisher={SAGE Publications}, author={Zirngibl,
    C and Goetz, S and Wartzack, S}, year={2024} }'
  chicago: 'Zirngibl, C, S Goetz, and S Wartzack. “Influence of Process Variations
    on Clinch Joint Characteristics Considering the Effect of the Nominal Tool Design.”
    <i>Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of
    Process Mechanical Engineering</i>, 2024. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/09544089241259347">https://doi.org/10.1177/09544089241259347</a>.'
  ieee: 'C. Zirngibl, S. Goetz, and S. Wartzack, “Influence of process variations
    on clinch joint characteristics considering the effect of the nominal tool design,”
    <i>Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of
    Process Mechanical Engineering</i>, 2024, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/09544089241259347">10.1177/09544089241259347</a>.'
  mla: 'Zirngibl, C., et al. “Influence of Process Variations on Clinch Joint Characteristics
    Considering the Effect of the Nominal Tool Design.” <i>Proceedings of the Institution
    of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering</i>,
    SAGE Publications, 2024, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/09544089241259347">10.1177/09544089241259347</a>.'
  short: 'C. Zirngibl, S. Goetz, S. Wartzack, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical
    Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering (2024).'
date_created: 2024-06-18T07:00:26Z
date_updated: 2024-06-18T07:06:38Z
department:
- _id: '630'
doi: 10.1177/09544089241259347
language:
- iso: eng
project:
- _id: '130'
  grant_number: '418701707'
  name: 'TRR 285: TRR 285'
- _id: '132'
  name: 'TRR 285 - B: TRR 285 - Project Area B'
- _id: '144'
  name: 'TRR 285 – B05: TRR 285 - Subproject B05'
publication: 'Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal
  of Process Mechanical Engineering'
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 0954-4089
  - 2041-3009
publication_status: published
publisher: SAGE Publications
status: public
title: Influence of process variations on clinch joint characteristics considering
  the effect of the nominal tool design
type: journal_article
user_id: '107109'
year: '2024'
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