Written by Emma Wood Global Product Manager | Emerson ~ All Images courtesy of Emerson Several of today’s advanced applications involving plastic components are also some of the smallest. Developing compact devices that contain sensors and other tiny, delicate internal elements is a high priority for designers and manufacturers, particularly in the automotive and electronics industries.…

Written by Patrick O’Sullivan, Product Specialist Branson Welding and Assembly at Emerson ~ All images courtesy of Emerson When it comes to fastening, joining, and assembling plastic materials, heat sealing has been a commonly accepted joining technique since the 1950s. It’s a fast, efficient process that’s still used extensively today. However, as companies are under…

Written by Tarick Walton, Global Product Manager Ultrasonics, Branson Welding and Assembly at Emerson Conventional ultrasonic welding technology, using single-parameter weld modes, has enabled electronics manufacturers to achieve high levels of assembly quality and reliability. This is particularly true for products built from rigid, molded plastic components. Ultrasonic welding creates a high-frequency, heat-generating motion between…

Emerson is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its Branson brand — a name that has become synonymous with ultrasonic technologies for plastics and metal welding, and precision cleaning. The Branson portfolio has led the industry with expanded offerings beyond ultrasonics, developing nine other material joining technologies including laser, vibration, and infrared welding. Emerson marked the…

  Written by Priyank Kishor, Global Product Manager Branson Welding and Assembly – Emerson (all images courtesy of Emerson) The sophistication of today’s automobiles is remarkable, with thousands of low-resistance connections of sensors, cameras, and high-tech lighting inside and out. With the private and governmental mandates for the development of electric vehicles (EVs) and autonomous…

Emerson recently launched its new Branson GMX-20MA ultrasonic metal spot welder, an advanced spot welder that bonds nonferrous metals — including bus bars, foils, switches, and wire terminations in automotive electrical systems, electric vehicles, batteries and battery packs, power-storage systems, and related applications. The GMX-20MA metal spot welder is built around an all-new, rigid pneumatic…

Emerson has announced the opening of its new, Branson welding and assembly technologies’ global headquarters in Brookfield, Connecticut. This opening completes Emerson’s $49 million investment, which was announced in April 2019, and supports Branson’s plastic joining, ultrasonic metal welding, and ultrasonic cleaning technologies for the medical, textile, automotive, food and beverage, packaging and electronics industries.…

  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…

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,…

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…