Making Light Work of your plastic assembly challenge. With laser welding, joints are dust-proof, humidity-proof, and crack resistant. They feature excellent aesthetics and can be made invisible. Extremely precise and controllable, laser welding is versatile and capable & probably costs less than you think. (read more)

Ultrasonic metal welding is sometimes called "cold welding" because it works without melting the metals. It cleans and welds at temperatures lower than the melting point of the metals. Ultrasonic metal welding most commonly joins nonferrous metals, but can also be used with other metals, such as when welding aluminum to ceramics. (read more)

Dukane introduces IQ Series Software for ultrasonic plastic welding systems. Ethernet capabilities allow remote access from anywhere in your manufacturing facility, or anywhere in the world. The graph and save tools make quality management and documentation easier (ideal for FDA/GAMP guidelines). Production analysis screens track efficiency/productivity. (read more)

Ultrasonic staking, or riveting, is an assembly procedure used to join dissimilar materials, usually plastic to metal or dissimilar plastics. A hole in the metal part receives the plastic rivet, or stud, and a specially contoured horn contacts the stud. The stud melts and reforms to create a locking head over the metal. (read more)

Features the narrow profile Model 220 press/thruster and Dynamic Process Controller. Like the Model 210, the Model 220 can be used as a benchtop press or as a thruster mounted in multihead or automated systems. (read more)

The process of hot plate welding uses a heated platen to melt the joining surfaces of the two halves of a thermoplastic part. Properly designed joints welded under precise process control often equal or exceeds the strength of any other part area. SEE ANSWERS TO FAQs & A VIDEO DEMONSTRATION (read more)

The ideal assembly solution for medium, contoured, or complex thermoplastic parts. Designed for versatility and easy tooling changeover to accommodate a variety of parts. Typical applications include fuel tanks, reservoirs, taillight lenses, and vent ducts. The welder easily achieves hermetic seals, and finished part weld strength approaches that of the virgin material. (read more)

Infrared plastic welding from Heraeus Nobelight. Welding with infrared energy is an efficient non-contact, cost-effective method of assembling plastic components using concentrated IR energy to focus heat and weld thermoplastic parts, and Heraeus Nobelight is a recognized leader in the field. (read more)

DUKANE INTRODUCES NEW DUAL SERVO SPIN WELDERS

The Dual Servo Spin welder is designed for welding circular parts that have a tight tolerance requirement for both the orientation between the parts being welded and the overall final welded assembly height. (read more)

Could you improve your company's production if you had more knowledge of ultrasonic plastics assembly? Or are you the one responsible for the requirements of your ultrasonically assembled components? If so sign up for Dukane's one day or two day training programs (read more)