{"id":3544,"date":"2025-10-06T16:20:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T14:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fkm-elemente.de\/cold-pressure-welding\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T10:02:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T09:02:02","slug":"cold-pressure-welding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fkm-elemente.de\/en\/cold-pressure-welding\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold Pressure Welding"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3544\" class=\"elementor elementor-3544 elementor-2796\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41776ac7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41776ac7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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This process was taken over by FKM Metallkomponenten GmbH in 2003 and has been carried out and further developed by FKM Elemente GmbH Innovations and Standards since 2014. <\/p><p>It belongs to the group of non-detachable connections and corresponds to cold pressure welds according to DIN 1910.<\/p><p>The shape of the tongue and groove results in both a clamping connection and partial cold welds. The pointed elevations of the tongue tear open the oxide layer of the groove during indentation and deform plastically. This allows atomic forces to take effect in the metal lattice structure.  <\/p><p>A connection is achieved that corresponds to a longitudinal seam weld, but does not have the disadvantages of distortion and loss of strength in the heat-affected zone (HAZ).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62fb5e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"62fb5e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtube.com\\\/shorts\\\/U5PXBYGrzwg&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95d7a14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"95d7a14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;masonry&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:2,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fkm-elemente.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"95d7a14\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"4\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzU0NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5ma20tZWxlbWVudGUuZGVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC80LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6Ijk1ZDdhMTQifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.fkm-elemente.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4-768x1086.jpg\" data-width=\"768\" data-height=\"1086\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fkm-elemente.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"95d7a14\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"5\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzU0OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5ma20tZWxlbWVudGUuZGVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC81LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6Ijk1ZDdhMTQifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.fkm-elemente.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-768x1086.jpg\" data-width=\"768\" data-height=\"1086\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d3e27b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d3e27b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd7c107 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd7c107\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The KPS process was specially developed for joining aluminum extruded profiles.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Low manufacturing costs on the KPS composite enable the production of large profiles and plate-shaped components, as well as spatial shapes that cannot be produced by extrusion. Another advantage lies in the economical mechanical processing of the individual profiles before the KPS composite. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A connection is achieved that corresponds to a conventional welded connection, but does not have the disadvantages of distortion and loss of strength in the heat-affected zone.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The KPS process is an excellent extension of the design possibilities with aluminum extruded profiles and has proven itself in series production for components from the areas of<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Vehicle construction (buses and trains)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mechanical engineering<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Electrical engineering and much more <\/span><\/li><\/ul><div><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #000000;\"><br \/>For more information, please contact our Technical Director, Mr. Oliver Quaschny <\/span><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:o.quaschny@fkm-elemente.de\">o.quaschny@fkm-elemente.de<\/a><\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Competencies Cold Pressure Welding Cold Pressure Welding (KPS) An innovative and economical joining process for extruded profiles The KPS process was developed by Honsel and is a patented process for joining aluminum extruded profiles without heat input or welding consumables. 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