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Three-Dimensional Laser Welding

by Jerry Zybko, LEISTER Technologies, LLC and J.W. Chen, LEISTER Process Technologies Utilizing laser as a method to join plastic components is growing in popularity....

Plastic Welding: Optimal Joint Strength is Rare in the Real World

by Tom Kirkland Plastic welding is usually the last step in an entire sequence of manufacturing processes. It is also last in a sequence of...

UV Curable Inks and Special Effect Decorative Pigments

by Scott Sabreen Question: UV-curable Inks We are considering changing from heat curing inks to UV to speed up our printing process lines. Will UV ink...

Ultrasonic Plastic Welding: Weld Processing Modes, their Descriptions, Functions and Applications

by Kenneth A. Holt, Herrmann Ultrasonics, Inc. Modern ultrasonic welding systems are capable of processing a wide array of thermoplastic parts and materials by using...

Screen Printing Application Technique – The Value of Using High(er) Screen Tension

by Scott R. Sabreen and Mike Young, The Sabreen Group, Inc. One of the most prevalent problems within the industrial screen printing industry is the...

Staking & Insertion – Why Heat is the Better Choice

by Michael J. Brunetti Back in the mid- to late 1960s, most molders and product designers thought that heat insertion and even heat staking were...

Advances in UV-Curable Ink Jet

by Mario Carluccio Technology Feature April-May2006 UV-curable jetting chemistries are rapidly emerging as the next key enabler for piezo drop-on-demand (DOD) ink jet technology. Many leading industry...

Multi-color Pad Printing with Automation

by Christopher Connell, ITW Trans Tech At some point, every pad printing operation must rise to the next level of difficulty by taking on jobs...

Heatstaking in a Nutshell

by Eric Gregorich, Plastic Assembly Systems Approximately 15 years ago, a more complex and versatile process evolved in secondary molding technologies. Many of the existing...

Electrostatics Advantageous for In-Mold Labeling

by Jay Perry With the increasing popularity of the in-mold labeling (IML) process for injection molding, electrostatics has emerged as an excellent option for IML....
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