Plastics Joining (Page 4)

For certain manufacturing applications, making selected components out of plastic via 3D printing has great advantages. A significant disadvantage for high-volume production, however, is the slow extrusion rates of polymer materials. EWI has developed a new technique using ultrasonic power that can increase the speed of polymer extrusion. This method is discussed in Speeding Up...

By James Cruz, EWI An example of a PVC-aluminum laser weld. Just try to break this! My first job out of college at Honda of America Manufacturing was a dream come true—the chance to play with robots and build cars! They handed me several crisp, white uniforms on day 1. Within that first week on the production...

Olga Eliseeva Two EWI engineers are currently featured on the ASSEMBLY AUDIBLE podcast. This program, produced by ASSEMBLY magazine, explores the people, processes and technologies on the cutting edge of part-to-product fabrication. Miranda Marcus As a lead up to the ASSEMBLY Show later in October, Senior Engineer Miranda Marcus and Project Engineer Olga Eliseeva both...