There will be an extraordinary range of new auxiliary equipment on display at the show.

Customers requested enhanced process control, faster tool changes and setup, and increased speed and efficiency of the welding process.

Customers requested enhanced process control, faster tool changes and setup, and increased speed and efficiency of the welding process.

DataRecorder from Herrmann Ultrasonics Inc., Bartlett, Ill., is a new Windows-based add-on software package that improves the data-management and communications capabilities of the company’s Dialog ultrasonic welders.

Greater use of electric servo drives and new hybrid systems incorporating multiple joining methods were recurring themes among the latest plastics welding and assembly equipment introduced at the recent K 2007 show in Dusseldorf.

Herrmann Ultrasonics, Inc. has moved into a larger facility in Bartlett, Ill.

A new tabletop rotary indexing unit from Herrmann Ultrasonics Inc., Bartlett, Ill., is said to be a compact solution for automated or semi-automated ultrasonic welding of small parts in moderate volumes.

Herrmann Ultrasonics, Inc., maker of welding and bonding equipment, plans to move next month from Schaumburg, Ill., to new headquarters in Bartlett, Ill.

Herrmann Ultrasonics has installed an ultrasonic pouch-sealing system for application development at its Schaumberg, Ill., headquarters.

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Ultrasonic plastic welding uses acoustics (mechanical sound waves) to create frictional heat, producing a molecular bond between plastic materials.

You know how to set a timer, but newer ultrasonic welders also offer control by energy, collapse distance, and absolute distance. Do you know when and how to exploit these options to make better welds?

The spotlight in plastics welding and assembly at NPE 2003 was focused on laser, infrared, and ultrasonic equipment.