Patent ID: 8533951

Claim:
A method for producing a solar trough collector, said method comprising fastening a mirror element to a steel and/or supporting structure, wherein said mirror element forms a first joining component of said solar trough collector and said steel and/or supporting structure forms a second joining component of said solar trough collector, wherein said mirror element is connected to said steel and/or supporting structure, and wherein said mirror element comprises a holding container and a mirrored side facing away from said holding container of said solar trough collector, aligning said mirror element as said first joining component and said steel and/or supporting structure as said second joining component relative to one another into a joining position so as to form a joining gap between joining surfaces of said joining components, at least temporarily fixing said joining components in said joining position, wherein at least temporary fixing said joining components in said joining position comprises laying said mirror element with said mirrored side thereof downward in a first holding device, suspending said steel and/or supporting structure in a second holding device arranged above said mirror element, and moving said first and second holding devices into said joining position, filling said joining gaps with a fluid joining medium, and allowing said fluid joining medium to harden in said joining gap to form a permanent connection that causes cohesion and adhesion forces and that transmits said forces occurring between said joining components, wherein said first and second holding devices are held in said joining position until said joining medium has at least partially hardened.