Energy reduction for the spot welding process in the automotive industry

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Cullen, J D ^a   Athi, N ^a   Al Jader, M A ^a   Shaw, A ^a   Al Shamma'A, A I ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34547668904     PISSN: 17426588     EISSN: 17426596     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/76/1/012022     Document Type: Article

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