Plastic welding medtech

Plastic Welding

Capabilities

Technical Expertise

These are the core processes of our plastic welding and related services:

  • Ultrasonic welding and related processes (swaging, cutting, sewing, and more)
  • Laser welding and surface treatment
  • Infrared welding (through-transmission and standard)
  • Spin welding
  • Vibration welding
  • Thermal welding (staking, hot plate, film sealing, etc.)
  • Extrusion welding
  • Hot gas welding
  • Implant and radio frequency induction welding
  • Resistive implant welding
  • Adhesive bonding

Testing & Analysis

No process is complete without thorough testing and analysis. Here is a selection of techniques we employ to be sure we’re developing the most effective plastics solution:

  • Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA)
  • Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
  • Microtome testing
  • CT scanning
  • CT metrology for dimensional analysis
  • Material selection and weldability testing
  • Joint and tooling design
  • Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy
  • Microscopic analysis
  • Air decay leak testing
  • Diffusion analysis
  • Mechanical testing (tensile, shear, peel, push, impact, etc.)

Equipment & Lab Resources

  • Ultrasonic welders:
    • 40 kHz Branson, pneumatic
    • 30 kHz Dukane, servo
    • 20 kHz Herrmann, dual pneumatic
    • 20 kHz Branson, pneumatic
    • 20 kHz Dukane, pneumatic
    • 20 kHz Dukane, servo
    • 15 kHz Dukane, servo
  • Laser welders:
    • Leister Globo with 850-950nm range diode laser
    • Leister Workcell with 850-950nm range diode laser
  • Induction generators:
    • Ambrell HotShot 7.5kW power supply, 150-400kHz
    • Seit 1TM, 2.8kW, 700-1,100kHz
  • Spin Welder:
    • 3000 rpm Dukane, dual servo
  • Resistance:
    • Amada-Miyachi UniFlow 4, 2kVA power, up to 600C
  • Induction:
    • Ambrell HotShot 7.5kW power supply, 150-400kHz
    • Seit 1TM, 2.8kW, 700-1,100kHz
  • Evaluation:
    • Fourier Transform Infrared Analysis (FTIR)
    • Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA)
    • Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
    • Air Decay leak and tensile testing
    • Sectional analysis

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