by Tom Kirkland, Tributek The first experience many of us had working with disassembling and assembling stack components for ultrasonic welders was when tooling needed to be changed in the shop. We were led to the machine by the company's ultrasonic guru, handed a set of hex keys and some funny-looking spanner wrenches and told to start taking things apart. Once the stack … [Read more...] about The Great Ultrasonic Stack Joint Debate: Who should you listen to?
2011 Apr/May
Digital Heat Transfers
by Matt Regan and Chris Blanken With the continued trend toward shorter runs for all types of plastic molded products, there will be a demand for short-run decorating alternatives. Digital heat transfers provide an option for shorter run applications, with the added benefit of offering variable data on each plastic part. Plastics Decorating has asked two of the leading experts … [Read more...] about Digital Heat Transfers