Written by Priyank Kishor, Global Product Manager Laser Welding for Branson at Emerson ~ All images courtesy of Emerson For manufacturers that strive to deliver a sense of craftsmanship to their products, plastics can pose a challenge because they lack the cachet of older, more conventional materials. The same is true for the methods…
How is laser welding used in the automotive industry?
Written by Mark Boyle, Product Manager AMADA WELD TECH Lasers welders produce a beam of high intensity light which, when focused into a single spot, provide a concentrated heat source — providing narrow deep welds and fast welding speeds. The process is frequently used in high-volume applications, such as in the automotive industry. Here…
Fronius’ new prototype center offers welding, simulations & quality checks
This December, Fronius will begin offering automotive manufacturers, suppliers, and integrators the option to outsource prototype construction. The company’s welding technology specialists will work with customers to develop the ideal solution for joining their components — beginning with the design phase, feasibility studies using simulations, welding process evaluation, and welding trials. This will include quality…
Koike launches two new welding packages
Koike Aronson Ransome, a global provider in cutting, welding, and positioning equipment, announced two new welding packages. One is designed specifically for pipe welding and the other is for submerged arc welding. The pipe welding package is built for optimum operator usability. It incorporates the new Cricket-I welding manipulator and Koike’s standard Wel-Handy Multi Next…
Koike launches new welding manipulator for small pipe fabrication
Koike Aronson Ransome, a global provider of cutting, welding, and positioning equipment, announced the Cricket-I, an innovative new welding manipulator that is designed specifically for the small to mid-size fabrication market. The Cricket-I manipulator with six feet of powered lift and six feet of manual reach, provides users with stable welding from end-to-end. “The Cricket-I…
What is the difference between the casting of metals and fusion welding?
Written by Jody Muelaner Casting is used to form complete parts and fusion welding creates bonded joints between parts. Nevertheless, these processes have a great deal in common. Their material properties and the physics of the processes are quite similar. For example, both applications involve heating metals beyond their melting point and allowing them to…
Emerson offers staking technology for complex plastic parts
Emerson has introduced new heat-staking technology intended to give manufacturers greater design freedom by enabling them to join delicate and complex components to plastic moldings. Using a unique pulse-staking technology that optimizes the heat staking process, the Branson GPX platform produces high-quality joins, superior product aesthetics, and energy savings in increasingly challenging applications. Electronics, automotive,…
Advanced technology for plastics staking and swaging
Written by Priyank Kishor Global Product Manager for Pulsestaking for Branson at Emerson Plastic swaging and staking technology is a widely used, low-cost method for connecting or “capturing” components made of many materials to plastic-based parts. Typical staking and swaging processes include heat staking, thermal insertion, or the embedding of fasteners in plastic parts, and…
PaR Systems brings friction stir welding to high-tech manufacturing
PaR Systems has been known by its long-term aerospace clients — such as NASA, United Launch Alliance (ULA), and others — for its contributions to applications in space exploration. Now, PaR is poised to bring its proprietary friction stir welding expertise down to earth to assist high-tech manufacturers to create lighter, stronger welds of higher…
Koike’s new IK-12 NEXT machine can cut and weld
Koike Aronson Ransome, a global provider in cutting, welding and positioning equipment, has released a new portable cutting and welding machine. The IK-12 NEXT is extremely versatile with the ability to cut and weld. This new machine is designed with two patented features: 1. A heat emission mechanism: ergonomically designed to displace up to 45%…