A Case for Round Energy Director: Utilizing Advanced Control Capabilities of Servo-Driven Ultrasonic Welders in Evaluating Round Energy Director Performance.

摘要

Ultrasonic welding of thermoplastics is widely used in many industries to fuse two parts together in a very short time with no additional consumables. The development of the Dukane's iQ series Servo-Driven Ultrasonic Welder with patented Melt-Match~R technology introduces unique levels of control, which allow users to overcome less than optimal weld joint designs, material compositions and processes that have long been challenging to pneumatically driven welding presses. This study further investigates the capabilities of the servo-driven welder and focuses on experiments evaluating and confirming the feasibility of using round energy director (ED) designs for the ultrasonic welding process.