Thanks uclesyd,
new product now hundreds could climb to thousands,
both ends of U pin are attached to support plate, i.e U pin forms bracket,
joint loading is 2 to 4 pounds
materials 304 stainless steel, application temp 250C (482F)
Your temperature and plate thickness precludes essentially everything except welding or brazing (furnace) with preforms.
From the back side:
I think that MIG Spot Welding is the best approach for the small numbers. The plate thickness of 5 mm may necessitate two small through plate holes, essentially a plug weld. The holes and weld would be small due to the load requirements. This would be an autogenous weld.
This could possibly be accomplished in a normal spot welder with a little set up.
From the front side:
I have also seen this accomplished with a stud welder(arc) with a special head.
