by Sean Leavy, regional product manager, Americas, Branson Assembly and Welding technologies at Emerson These are good times for product designers as new materials and technologies open up creative opportunities for multidimensional plastic parts – both large and small. This is particularly true in automotive lighting. Consider, for instance, the center taillamp designs on … [Read more...] about ‘Clean’ Plastic Welding Technologies Open New Aesthetic Opportunities in Complex, 3D Assemblies
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Laser Welding: The ‘Beautiful’ Plastics Assembly Technology
by Priyank Kishor, global product manager for non-ultrasonics, assembly technologies at Emerson There has always been a romance with the aesthetic of manufactured products, of items that are thoughtfully designed, beautifully assembled, and elegant in their function and operation. Experienced consumers with an eye for such beauty might point to a piece of ceramics, an … [Read more...] about Laser Welding: The ‘Beautiful’ Plastics Assembly Technology
Improving Plastic Welding: Learn to Think Like Molten Plastic
by Tom Kirkland, owner, tributek.us Plastics welding has come a long way since people were doing hot plate welding on an electric griddle they bought “down at the Sears and Roebuck.” Equipment has improved while materials have changed and become both more consistent and sometimes more challenging to weld. Primary processes have become more consistent. Most of all, … [Read more...] about Improving Plastic Welding: Learn to Think Like Molten Plastic
2µm Lasers: Revolutionizing Welding of Clear Plastics
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
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