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A STATION FOR WORKING ON A WORKPIECE The invention relates to a method of handling at least one workpiece in a workstation for fastening together at least two workpieces, the method being characterized in that it comprises the steps of: • positioning the workpieces in the workstation by means of a support (4); • beginning fastening; • using a handling robot (6) to take over the support function once the fastening has advanced sufficiently to set the relative positioning of the two workpieces; • mounting new workpieces on the support as soon as the handling robot has taken over; and • at the end of fastening together, using the handling robot to remove the workpieces fastened together in this way from the workstation. Translation of the title and the abstract as they were when originally filed by the Applicant. No account has been taken of any changes that may have been made subsequently by the PCT Authorities acting ex officio, e.g. under PCT Rules 37.2, 38.2, and/or 48.3.