Components for the aerospace or transportation industry are typical applications for fibre-reinforced thermoplastic polymer composites. These components often require the production of large, complex ...

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Several techniques are available for joining thermoplastic composites, including resistance welding and ultrasonic welding. While resistance welding uses Joule heating inside an electrically ...

As manufacturers seek to increase production rates and reduce costs, assembly becomes a potential bottleneck and pain point that demands innovative solutions. While mechanical fasteners and adhesive ...

Martin Frost – UK sales manager, Telsonic UK the wholly owned subsidiary of Telsonic AG Switzerland, talks to AZoM about the ultrasonic torsional welding. In plastic welding, conventional LINEAR ...

Researchers at Pennsylvania State University used large language models to evaluate parameters that can contribute to laser ...

Several structural design considerations should be taken into account for economical and efficient welding. Many of these apply to other joining methods, and all apply to both subassemblies and the ...

The lower fuselage half of the Multifunctional Fuselage Demonstrator (MFFD) being assembled at SAM|XL, shown here with conduction-welded stringers and ultrasonic spot-welded clips. Photo Credit: ...

Industry is exploiting advanced jointing techniques to deliver lighter, safer, more environmentally friendly, and cost-effective products. The need to produce lighter and more performant products has ...

New research will optimize the welding, additive and manufacturing process. Arc welding and additive manufacturing are hugely important for creating large metal components relatively inexpensively and ...

Aluminum-steel joining has emerged as a critical technology in the advancement of lightweight and high-performance structures, particularly within the automotive and aerospace industries. The ...