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Infrared Imaging Systems: Test weld joints, bonding integrity with IR imaging. Infrared Imaging system works hand in hand with Dukane’s Laser Welding systems. They provide machine vision inspection through a standalone inspection unit or placed in an assembly line. With the fairly recent adoption of laser plastic welding as a technique for joining plastic components, the need… Continue Reading Infrared Imaging Inspection to Test Weld Joints and Integrity of Laser Welded Plastic Parts

An Introduction to the process and advantages of Laser Plastic Welding The use of various plastics in manufacturing has grown immensely in the last 15 or so years. Weight savings, optical requirements, and flexibility to name a few reasons push the envelope of legacy materials and often times leave plastics as the only logical choice… Continue Reading 12 Advantages of Laser Plastic Welding

Assembling medical devices and other medical components are demanding.  Consistently producing good parts, in a validated process, while recording, storing, and analyzing data points is imperative.  Utilizing an ultrasonic welding process for assembly is widely accepted for medical devices and components because it is a fast, clean, easy to validate, repeatable assembling process. However, the… Continue Reading Reduce Flash, Get Stronger Welds, & Lower Residual Stress with Dynamic Weld Velocity

Mastering the 4 pillars of Laser Polymer Welding using 1 micron Laser will provide an excellent foundation for you to design-in the technology. Pillar #1 – IR (Infrared) Transparent Upper Layer The first layer of material that the laser beam encounters (the IR Transparent Layer) must allow a certain portion of the laser energy to… Continue Reading The 4 Pillars of Laser Polymer Welding using 1 micron Laser

A patented plastic welding process to repeatably detect melt transition from solid to molten state, then accurately controlling the melt flow of a thermoplastic material during the weld and transitioning from the molten to solid state. Melt-Match® is known in the plastic industry to improve all the phases of the welding process with servo-driven control… Continue Reading What is Melt-Match®?

Ideally, in ultrasonic welding the area where the horn contacts the part should be as close to the part joint as possible. However, at times, odd-shaped and sized parts prevent a half-wave horn from contacting the part where needed or developing sufficient amplitude to weld the application. In these situations, the answer is to use… Continue Reading Composite Horn – Ultrasonic Welding