Did you know plastic welding is the technology that keeps us safe almost daily? Before we dive deep into the different types of plastic welding at The ASSEMBLY Show workshop, Miranda Marcus lays out the basics of how and why plastic welding started in the first place. 

STUTTGART, Germany—Mercedes-Benz is using plastic made from used tires and agricultural waste to make components for new vehicles.

Hot-plate welding is one of the simplest and most versatile methods for joining two plastic parts. The technology can weld small parts or large ones, flat parts or contoured ones. 

Telsonic Ultrasonics Inc specializes in ultrasonic welding technology for the joining of plastics and metal materials.

Rinco Ultrasonics is a world leader in ultrasonic plastic welding, cutting, and punching. Our technology is “Around You Every Day” from automotive interiors to medical devices, as well as the cutting of cakes.

DANIELSON, CT—SPIROL has launched a new and improved corporate website: www.spirol.com

Although fabricated metal parts are found in all types of products, not all fabricators are open to making multiple types of metal parts. Lancaster, SC-based Industrial Manufacturing Services (IMS), for example, specializes in producing components for OEMs in the heavy machinery industry.

CHESTERFIELD, VA—The LEGO Group will invest more than $1 billion to construct its first U.S. manufacturing plant here. The 1.7 million-square-foot factory is expected to create more than 1,760 new jobs.

Automotive OEMs love to show off their automated body-in-white assembly lines. Commercials invariably feature dozens of six-axis robots producing showers of sparks in choreographed routines. 

KARLSRUHE, Germany—Chemical recycling of mixed plastic waste is both technically feasible and environmentally and financially promising, according to new research from Audi and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.