by Neil Meador Like silk screening, hot stamping suffers with a historic name, which refers to the origins of the process. There was a time when silk really was used to make silk screens, and there was a time when high pressure stamping really was a vital part of hot stamping. There was a time when gold foil was called gold leaf because it really was beaten gold. The point … [Read more...] about Hot Stamping Basics
2004 Oct/Nov
Molded Part Considerations: Troubleshooting the Ultrasonic Welding Process
by Kenneth A. Holt, Herrmann Ultrasonics, Inc. Although injection molding and ultrasonic welding are both well known and documented processes, the interplay of the two oftentimes is not understood. Hopefully, by discussing problems and solutions in this interplay, this article may aid those who produce assemblies that are ultrasonically welded. Ultrasonic welding is a … [Read more...] about Molded Part Considerations: Troubleshooting the Ultrasonic Welding Process