Warren — General Motors Co. believes it is the first automaker to weld steel to aluminum through resistance spot welding, a technique it spent some two years developing and expects will save ...

Although some engineers have had success in spot welding steel and aluminum together, it has largely been considered impossible to achieve reliable, continuous welds directly between the two ...

Joining It All Together Spot welding aluminum requires higher electric currents and some means of removing the oxidized coating that covers this metal’s surface. General Motors has made recent ...

General Motors will license out its patented spot welding technique and technology, as seen on the 2016 Cadillac CT6.

GM tested the water when it put an aluminum liftgate on a Tahoe hybrid in 2008 and tested its ability to do aluminum-to-aluminum spot welding.

Such tactics, backstopped by one of the most efficient aluminum plants in the world, have made Harvey Aluminum the bright spot this year in a generally tarnished-profit industry.

The new resistance spot welding process is an industry-first method to weld aluminum; the technique uses a patented multi-ring domed electrode that is able to do what smooth electrodes are ...

Explore industry trends, regional analysis, market forecasts, and tariff impacts in this comprehensive report.Dublin, April 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Aluminum Welding Wires - Global ...

GM's system spot welds aluminum sheet, such as doors, hoods and tailgates, on existing production lines with the same robots and welding guns used for steel.

One of the latest trends in clinching technology is the ability to process newer types of materials used in lightweighting ...

Rochester, N.Y. — Our Bright Spot shines on new graduates. Monday marked a special day for the second cohort of the Rochester Educational Opportunity Center's (REOC) mobile welding lab.