Plastics Assembly

Optimizing Ultrasonic Plastic Welds

This advice should assist you in solving day-to-day ultrasonic welding challenges

October 2, 2019

There's nothing better than starting an ultrasonic plastic welding application and finding the process "window" right away - the sweet spot in which people, parts, equipment and processes run smoothly, with great yields and timely, efficient production.

Joint Design for Ultrasonic Welding

These tips will help you design plastic parts for optimal assembly with ultrasonics

John Sprovieri

September 6, 2019

When designing plastic parts to be assembled by ultrasonic welding, engineers have several options: a butt joint, a step joint, a tongue-and-groove joint, and a shear joint.

Microscope Ensures Additives Keep Plastic Parts Pristine

Jim Camillo

June 7, 2019

"Scratch-resistant plastic parts" is more than a phrase with great appeal to car buyers. It also presents a great challenge to automotive Tier 1s to make sure these parts perform as promised in the real world.

ASTM Intl., Boeing Developing Additive Manufacturing Standard for Plastics

May 28, 2019

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA—ASTM International’s committee on additive manufacturing technologies is developing a standard for mechanical testing of additive-manufactured plastics.

New 3D-Printing Standard Promotes Safety

April 10, 2019

NORTHBROOK, IL—A new standard addresses the indoor air pollution risks associated with additive manufacturing.

Process Monitoring Helps Molder Achieve Zero-Defect Production

Zoe Leduc

April 3, 2019

Tessy Plastics is one of the largest custom medical device and consumer component contract manufacturers in the Unites States.

Clearly Clean Will Renovate, Reopen Plant to Make Recyclable Trays

April 2, 2019

ORWIGSBURG, PA–Clearly Clean Products LLC recently announced that it is expanding its North American footprint by renovating and reopening an 80,000-square-foot thermoforming plant in Frackville, PA, to manufacture recyclable food trays.

What’s New With Ultrasonic Welding

Advanced servo drives and immediate performance feedback are among the technologies that keep ultrasonic welding a go-to method for joining thermoplastic parts.

Jim Camillo

February 4, 2019

Matchmaking is a unique skill, and in the world of assembly, few people do it better than equipment suppliers. Day after day, these experts use their extensive experience and knowledge to exactly match the right machine to a specific assembly application.

Filtering Material Offers Greener, Cheaper way to Make Plastic

January 8, 2019

GAITHERSBURG, MD—Created by a team including scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, an advanced filtering material can extract the key ingredient in the most common form of plastic from a mixture of other chemicals while consuming far less energy than usual.

A reputation of quality drives Flocon Inc.

Zoe Leduc

December 7, 2018

For nearly 30 years, Flocon Inc. has been manufacturing fluid applicators and dispensing systems in Illinois for applications in a wide variety of industries.