Galvanizing

[Phil Payne]

> I visited the Neckarsulm factory in March, and while the metal for the
> stampings is galvanized on both sides, as far as I know, there was no
> "dip" or immersion galvanizing.  It was interesting to watch the body
> come together, handled by robots the whole way.  At the end of the body
> assembly line there was one human, brazing a seam on the lower edge of
> the windshield area.  I think his job was one symbolic act, honoring
> craftsmanship by a long line of conscientious, dedicated workers.

There's no dipping.  The secret of the process is how the metal - which arrives galvanised -
is cut.  Special shears cut the metal from both sides, each carrying that side's coating into
the cut and sealing it.

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  Phil Payne
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