‘Ultrasonic Welding’

An Engineeringtalk guide

Start with the news release Epoxy structural bonding from Loctite from Henkel Loctite Adhesives, which we summarised at the time by saying "The Loctite Hysol Epoxy adhesive range comprises one- and two-component epoxies that offer improved clarity, less odour, better flow, higher strength and greater durability than competitive products. ". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release SGS inspects storage tanks at refinery from SGS SA - Industrial Services: "SGS Colombia SA has performed storage tank inspections for the expansion of the Cartagena Refinery. ".

In November 2009, we covered the news from RDP Electronics - take a look at RDP transducers give direct analogue output which says: "RDP Electronics' rugged MTS R Series analogue transducers are suited to a range of industrial applications that require a direct analogue output for continuous measurement of displacement and speed. ".

Take a look also at the news release from Advanced Manufacturing UK , Advanced Manufacturing announces Medtec 2010, as well as ESAB launches welding helmet from ESAB, and ESI simulation suite suits complex weld designs from ESI Group.

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Diversified Plastics helps produce medical device (October 2009)

Diversified Plastics has been chosen by Coaxia to produce a polycarbonate miniature manifold, which is part of Coaxia's Neuroflo catheter.

ESI software supports PT-Grid project (October 2009)

ESI Group has announced its participation in the Plasma Technology (PT) Grid project, a three-year joint initiative funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

RFID handhelds speed up offline data collection (October 2009)

Being able to read and write data to RFID tags using handheld programming helps to easily and reliably manage data, and in some cases increases the visibility and effectiveness of the process.

ESAB gloves make welding safer (October 2009)

ESAB is offering gloves designed to make welding safer.

Permabond offers alternative to welding (October 2009)

Permabond is offering a range of high-performance adhesives for use in place of welding.

ESAB explains how to improve welding productivity (October 2009)

At Schweissen und Schneiden 2009 in Essen, Germany, ESAB provided an exhibition newsletter entitled 'Let's Talk Productivity' that explains the link between quality and productivity.

ESAB telescopic boom requires less floor space (October 2009)

ESAB if offering the Telbo telescopic boom that requires less floor space than conventional column-and-boom equipment and offers enhanced production flexibility, according to the company.

Marathon Pac bulk packaging boosts productivity (October 2009)

At Schweissen and Schneiden 2009 exhibition, ESAB dedicated a significant part of its stand to welding consumables, including the company's Marathon Pac.

Ultrasonic welding simplifies mould tooling

Ultrasonic welding now supplements the sizable moulding and in-house tool manufacturing facility at Toolcraft Plastics offering customers optimum economy of manufacture.