Understanding and selecting the right process for plastic part assembly, Part II
Once you’ve had an opportunity to review plastic part assembly and joining options, you can finish out the selection process with some guidelines in mind.
Plastic welding isn’t one technology—the term encompasses a range of joining technologies that continue to evolve to meet a wide range of assembly needs. In rough order of their popularity and usage in the marketplace, plastic welding technologies include: ultrasonic welding, vibration welding, laser welding, infrared welding, spin welding, thermal processing, and hotplate welding.
In June’s part one, we discussed the first three technologies. Here we’ll discuss the remaining four: infrared, spin, thermal processing and hotplate welding.