Patent ID: 9604318
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: B21C,B21D,B23K

Claim:
1. A method for producing one of a tailored sheet metal strip and a metal profile comprising: feeding at least two sheet metal strips into at least one welding station by means of at least two strip feeding devices, and welding the at least two sheet metal strips to one another along their longitudinal edges, defining welded longitudinal edges, wherein the at least two strip feeding devices and the at least one welding station define a production line, the method further comprising integrating into the production line at least one further-processing station for further processing the at least two sheet metal strips welded to one another that is arranged downstream of the at least one welding station in a strip running direction, and wherein the at least one further-processing station is equipped with a) a movable feed device applying additional material to at least one of the welded sheet metal strips at positions spaced away from the welded longitudinal edges and without overlapping the welded longitudinal edges, and b) a joining tool that is concomitantly moved with the sheet metal strips for joining the additional material to at least one of the two sheet metal strips welded to one another.