Abstract
Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors:“Crimping is a cold assembly technique, based on folding metal sheets, used in particular in the automobileindustry for shaping bodywork elem ents such as opening panels, fenders, wheel arches or hoods. Itconstitutes a ma jor step in the vehicle manufacturing process, since it generally completes the assemblyof exterior bodywork elements that are directly exposed to the view of the customer and/or user.“The crimping of motor vehicle opening panels is generally carried out either by robots using a wheelor by mechanical crimping units.
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