by Josh Brown, global sales manager-laser plastic welding, Dukane Until recently, laser plastic welding had a serious disadvantage: the inability to bond clear parts. While laser plastic welding has been aggressively adopted in a wide range of commercial applications for decades, adoption of this technology is driven by the obvious benefits over other joining methods like … [Read more...] about 2µm Lasers: Revolutionizing Welding of Clear Plastics
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Bonding Bioplastics Using Adhesives (Trēva™)
Zachary Sayah, application engineer, Henkel Corporation, and Wenlai Feng, Ph.D., chemist, Eastman With the growth in the use of bioplastics, questions continue to arise on how they can be used and how they will react to processes such as adhesives, welding, decorating, etc. This article will summarize a recent study that was performed on Eastman Treva™ - a high-performance … [Read more...] about Bonding Bioplastics Using Adhesives (Trēva™)
Methods of Polymer Weld Quality Evaluation
Evaluation of the quality of polymer welds is essential to the development and production maintenance of a welding process. However, it can be challenging to select an evaluation method due to the wide variety of options. A comparison of some popular weld quality evaluation methods is discussed in this article, as well as the preparation procedures for each and what can be … [Read more...] about Methods of Polymer Weld Quality Evaluation
SIMPLESTAKE’s Impulse Staking Technology
Edited by Lara Copeland, contributing editor Plastics Decorating SIMPLESTAKE, a subsidiary of ToolTex, located in Grove City, Ohio, developed a new technology to solve issues common with staking methods. “Traditional heat staking is a messy business altogether,” Josh Clark, national sales manager, said. SIMPLESTAKE utilizes impulse staking technology to provide a new level of … [Read more...] about SIMPLESTAKE’s Impulse Staking Technology
Overview of Methods for Laser Welding Optically Clear Plastics
Abstract The use of laser welding of thermoplastics is increasing in a broad range of applications due to the many advantages it has over competing methods. It can be used in both surface heating and through transmission laser welding. In some applications, it is desirable to laser weld optically clear thermoplastics to each other. This is easier to accomplish with surface … [Read more...] about Overview of Methods for Laser Welding Optically Clear Plastics