RAILWAY AGE MARCH 2022 ISSUE: Welcome to “Timeout for Tech with Gary T. Fry, Ph.D., P.E.” Each month, we examine a technology topic that professionals in the railway industry have asked to learn more ...
In most people’s minds, mass car production involves lines of robots armed with welding guns, rapidly assembling a car body. Spotwelding has been the main method of sheet metal joining in automotive ...
During manufacture and assembly of products, there is a wide range of testing and inspection carried out to ensure the materials and items satisfy their specifications or are fit for the required ...
Traditional ultrasonic plastic welding “modes” use computerized measurements associated with each weld to control weld consistency by focusing on a single parameter or a limit most critical to part ...
Several techniques are available for joining thermoplastic composites, including resistance welding and ultrasonic welding. While resistance welding uses Joule heating inside an electrically ...
The last two decades have seen substantial improvements in ultrasonic plastic-welding machines. Bench-top models feature proportional-valve controls, linear encoders, line-voltage regulation, internal ...