Ybridio - Novel Technologies for Dissimilar Materials Joining

the requirements of innovation and efficiency are pushing industrial manufacturing methods to a new stage, where novel materials and components with enhanced properties are required. polymers and polymer based composites are able to provide strength, light weight, corrosion resistance, impact resistance etc. which are highly demanded from advanced technological sectors such as automotive, aerospace, electronics, consumer goods and others. for this reason the main objective presented in this project is the development of innovative and reliable thermal joining methods to join dissimilar materials, such as metal-plastic hybrid parts, with the aim to produce high quality joints between dissimilar materials, ensuring the integrity of the structure throughout the design, production and life cycle performance. therefore, ybridio is focused on thermal joining methods, specifically laser transmission joining (ltj) and induction joining (ij), which have demonstrated excellent potential to be im