A fixture assembly for supporting a plurality of blanks (22, 23, 25, 27) during a welding operation, said fixture assembly including: a frame; a plurality of electromagnets positioned on said frame for supporting the blanks (22, 23, 25, 27)and for drawing the blanks (22, 23, 25, 27) toward said electromagnets to inhibit relative movement between the blanks (22, 23, 25, 27) and said electromagnets upon being activated; at least one adjusting pin (66, 68, 70) connected to said frame and moveable relative to said frame for adjusting a position of the blanks (22, 23, 25, 27) relative to said electromagnets prior to activating the electromagnets; being characterised by the following: a plurality of intensifiers moveably connected to said frame for selectively overlying said electromagnets for being drawn toward said electromagnets over the blank (22, 23, 25, 27) to clamp the blank (22, 23, 25, 27) in place and to intensify a magnetic force provided by said electromagnets when said electromagnets are activated; and a plurality of electromagnet adjusters (62, 64) each coupled to said frame and at least one of said electromagnets for moving said at least one of said electromagnets relative to said frame after said electromagnets have been activated for closing any gaps between said blanks (22, 23, 25, 27), wherein at least one of the following i) or ii) is fulfilled: i) said plurality of electromagnet adjusters (62, 64) includes at least one rotary adjuster rotatable about an upward axis that extends generally perpendicularly to said frame, ii) wherein said frame is generally disposed along a plane, and said plurality of electromagnet adjusters (62, 64) includes at least one sliding adjuster moveable along said plane of said frame for pushing said electromagnets along said plane. a frame; a plurality of electromagnets positioned on said frame for supporting the blanks (22, 23, 25, 27)and for drawing the blanks (22, 23, 25, 27) toward said electromagnets to inhibit relative movement between the blanks (22, 23, 25, 27) and said electromagnets upon being activated; at least one adjusting pin (66, 68, 70) connected to said frame and moveable relative to said frame for adjusting a position of the blanks (22, 23, 25, 27) relative to said electromagnets prior to activating the electromagnets; being characterised by the following: a plurality of intensifiers moveably connected to said frame for selectively overlying said electromagnets for being drawn toward said electromagnets over the blank (22, 23, 25, 27) to clamp the blank (22, 23, 25, 27) in place and to intensify a magnetic force provided by said electromagnets when said electromagnets are activated; and a plurality of electromagnet adjusters (62, 64) each coupled to said frame and at least one of said electromagnets for moving said at least one of said electromagnets relative to said frame after said electromagnets have been activated for closing any gaps between said blanks (22, 23, 25, 27), wherein at least one of the following i) or ii) is fulfilled: i) said plurality of electromagnet adjusters (62, 64) includes at least one rotary adjuster rotatable about an upward axis that extends generally perpendicularly to said frame, ii) wherein said frame is generally disposed along a plane, and said plurality of electromagnet adjusters (62, 64) includes at least one sliding adjuster moveable along said plane of said frame for pushing said electromagnets along said plane. i) said plurality of electromagnet adjusters (62, 64) includes at least one rotary adjuster rotatable about an upward axis that extends generally perpendicularly to said frame, ii) wherein said frame is generally disposed along a plane, and said plurality of electromagnet adjusters (62, 64) includes at least one sliding adjuster moveable along said plane of said frame for pushing said electromagnets along said plane.