Mazda Motor Corporation has developed the world's first direct spot joining technology to join steel and aluminium. This new technology was first employed in 2003 in the development of the Mazda RX-8 sports car that used friction heat to join separate aluminium sheets.

The technology has evolved, and will be used to join the boot lid and its hinges for the updated and improved Mazda MX-5 sports car that is scheduled to go on sale in the UK in late November.



More here (http://www.carpages.co.uk/mazda/mazda-direct-spot-joining-technology-05-06-05.asp?switched=on&echo=543163652) and some pics here. (http://mazdanews.com/node/view/189)

More here (http://www.carpages.co.uk/mazda/mazda-direct-spot-joining-technology-05-06-05.asp?switched=on&echo=543163652) and some pics here. (http://mazdanews.com/node/view/189)
Very cool technology.
It would be great to see it employed to build a very lightweight 4th gen rx7.

Cool! On top of being the only production rotary car. We also have leading edge technology. Good to know that our cars have all these little secrets. Our cars rule!