The subject of the invention is an installation for the edge-to-edge positioning and for the welding, by means of a laser beam, of at least two sheet-metal blanks (2, 3). This installation comprises means (10) for supporting and for positioning a first sheet-metal blank (2) in a horizontal reference plane, means (20) for positioning the edge to be welded of the said first sheet-metal blank (2) in the axis of the laser beam, means (30) for holding the edge to be welded of the first sheet-metal blank (2), means (40) for gripping the first sheet-metal blank (2), means (50) for supporting and for positioning at least one second sheet-metal blank (3), means (60) for holding the edge to be welded of the second sheet-metal blank (3) against the edge to be welded of the first sheet-metal blank (2), means (70) for gripping using sectorised pressure, the said second sheet-metal blank (3), means (80) for applying lateral and sectorised pressure to the edges to be welded of the said sheet-metal blanks (2, 3), and a welding unit using a laser beam which can move in the junction plane of the sheet-metal blanks (2, 3) to be welded. IMAGE
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