Welding, bonding & assembly. (What to See at NPE 2003).New approaches to joining plastic parts will attract attention at this NPE NPE NullPointerException (Java) NPE Network Processing Engine NPE National Policy on Education NPE National Plastics Exposition NPE Natural Penis Enlargement NPE Nutrition Program for the Elderly , where an array of new models of many types will be at work and several new suppliers will be on hand. About a dozen new welders will be displayed, most in the ultrasonic, laser, and infrared heating categories. In laser welding, options not available before in North America are being offered by Dukane, as well as by German suppliers, Laser Quipment and MS Plastic Welders. Highly visible at this NPE are systems for joining automotive assemblies. A new vibration welder from Branson Ultrasonics ultrasonics, study and application of the energy of sound waves vibrating at frequencies greater than 20,000 cycles per second, i.e., beyond the range of human hearing. will join reduced-density nylon 6 air-intake manifolds made with Trexel Corp.'s MuCell microcellular foam technology. Bielomatik will show a robotic cell for assembling automotive fuel tanks. And MS Plastic Welders will show an ultrasonic welder that integrates into a production cell for assembly of entire instrument panels. A large spread of specialty joining equipment is also set to debut, including a Wegener butt welder that's said to be a breakthrough for combining sheets at right angles so as to form a right angle or right angles, as when one line crosses another perpendicularly. See also: Right into boxes and tanks. And Leicester Process Technologies will display an overlap heat-welding system for joining roof membranes and geomembranes, as well as a hot-air welder for fabrics and tarpaulins. Exhibitor Listings Includes welding, sealing, and bonding equipment plus adhesives, inserts, and fasteners. New developments appear in boldface type. ACCUSONICS INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic. Antonym: dec. . Booth 9015 Supplies ultrasonic welding horns and fixtures. AMUTEC Booth 7144 (Exhibiting w/Ital-Plast) Italian supplier is highlighting a new line of bag welders that have a servo motor, PLC control, and photocell photocell: see photoelectric cell. photocell or photoelectric cell or electric eye Solid-state device with a photosensitive cathode that emits electrons when illuminated and an anode for collecting the emitted electrons. inspection system. Can produce double-side-seal and bottom-seal bags and shaped sacks. Offers in-line and reel-to-reel systems. ATF ATF Molecular virology Activating transcription factor A cellular protein that stimulates transcription of adenovirus E4 transcription unit, which acts early in infection at any of several 'enhancer' binding sites INC. Booth 1225 Sells specialty, close-tolerance fastening systems. ATl-AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY INC. Booth 870 (Exhibiting w/Lectro Engineering) Div. of Lectro Engineering newly offers custom equipment design and manufacturing services to plastics processors, an extension of its experience in other industries, such as circuit-board manufacture. Wegener's new butt welder can fuse horizontal and vertical sheets into angled parts. BIELOMATIK, INC. Booth 412 Introducing K3220 vibration welding cell, which can join 2-meter-long parts and incorporates automatic load/unload stations. Also highlighting an automated assembly system for automotive fuel tanks. Will demonstrate laser welding of delicate parts. BLUE CHIP ENGINEERED PRODUCTS INC. Booth 10609 Supplies specialty fasteners. BRANSON ULTRASONICS CORP. Booth 2542 Broad capability in assembly systems is reflected in demonstrations of ultrasonic, vibration, hot-plate, spin, and laser equipment. Showing a new line of 111AM type laser welders operating in both simultaneous and wide-beam scanning modes. Also new is the high-power 2000, IW/IW ultrasonic unit with 6000w power unit permitting large-part welding at high speeds. Also to be shown is a three-headed sequencing mode performing multiple operations at high speed. New M624H vibration welder will join nylon 6 intake-manifold parts made with the MuCell process. C.O.I.M. SPA Booth 12527 Italian company offers Novacote adhesives and coatings for welding and sealing flexible plastics packaging. DRADER INJECTIWELD INC. Booth 9330 Supplies broad range of thermoplastic A polymer material that turns to liquid when heated and becomes solid when cooled. There are more than 40 types of thermoplastics, including acrylic, polypropylene, polycarbonate and polyethylene. welding rods. DUKANE Booth 1462 Introducing a small, versatile vibration welder. Also showing upgraded ultrasonic generator, model DPC DPC Department of Premier and Cabinet (Victoria, Australia) DPC Dutch Power Cows DPC Deferred Procedure Calls (Microsoft Windows NT 4. 4PIus, and a new laser welder. DYMAX CORP. Booth 13510 Makes uv-curing adhesives for plastics. Also showing uv-curing equipment, including spot-wand, flood, and focused-beam lamps used in medical, electronics, and automotive applications. H.W. ECKFIARDT CORR CORR Used on the consolidated tape to indicate a correction in a reported transaction : CORR.LAST.GY 50 WAS 51. Booth 11001 (Exhibiting w/Oetiker) Distributes engineered fastener systems. Will display self-adhesive products, cable ties, sealed inserts, pop rivets, self-clenching studs, and various clamps. EMHART FASTENING TEKNOLOGIES Booth 7105 Supplies engineered plastic fastening devices for the automotive, construction, and appliance industries. Recently introduced a new universal tie strap fastener for use in wire harnesses. EXTOL ex·tol also ex·toll tr.v. ex·tolled also ex·tolled, ex·tol·ling also ex·toll·ing, ex·tols also ex·tolls To praise highly; exalt. See Synonyms at praise. INC. Booth 13038 Supplies infrared heat-joining equipment. Will display single-point, multi-point, and rotary single-point models. FORWARD TECHNOLOGY Booth 4549 Unveiling Swiss-made Rinco Dynamic ultrasonic welder that permits independent control of velocity and force throughout the welding cycle. It's offered in 20-kHz and 35-kHz versions. T-Slot fixing clamp speeds set-ups and changeovers. Also to be shown are vibration, hot-plate, and spin welders. GENTEX GENTEX General Text CORP. Booth 10734 Demonstrating laser-welding technology for joining clear, colored, and opaque parts. Clearweld process produces instant weld with no material deformation and is viable in applications ranging from micro-tubing to electronics packaging. HERAEEUS NOBLELIGIn INC. Booth 12943 Launching a high-intensity infrared-welding system that is said to significantly boost throughput. Also showing the KL100 module for heating, laminating, or embossing embossing, process of producing upon various materials designs or patterns in relief by mechanical means. The material is pressed between a pair of dies especially adapted to its hardness and the depth of the design needed. film webs. HERRMANN ULTRASONICS INC. Booth 126 Showing a new ultrasonic welder that is more cost-effective than the company's high-end units. Also demonstrating a new ultrasonic sealer sealer, n a substance used to fill the space around silver or gutta-percha points in a pulp canal. Most contain some combination of zinc, barium, and bismuth salts and eugenol, Canadian balsam, and eucalyptol. for flexible stand-up stand·up or stand-up adj. 1. Standing erect; upright: a standup collar. 2. Taken, done, or used while standing: a standup supper; a standup bar. pouches that is said to be a more precise and faster alternative to heat sealing. KIEFEL TECHNOLOGIES INC. Booth 1850 Discussing a high-speed, hot-plate welding process for joining tubing and molded parts, especially medical bags. Also featuring a new air-supported contact (ASC ASC Ambulatory surgery center, see there ) method for plastic riveting of automotive door parts. LASS QUIPMENT Booth 5696 German company is introducing to North America its diode laser-welding equipment. Products include QS series of scanner-based diode lasers and K line of contour-welding systems. LEISTER leis·ter n. A three-pronged spear used in fishing. tr.v. leis·tered, leis·ter·ing, leis·ters To spear (a fish) with a leister. PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES Booth 7340 Introducing an automatic hot-air welder for tarpaulins and coated fabrics. Welds seams 40 mm wide at up to 10 meters/mm. Also new is semi-automatic overlap welding system for roof membranes and geomembranes. System controls temperature and speed, freeing operators to focus on welding force. LOCTTTE CORP. Booth 13311 Will show light-curing adhesives, including epoxy, acrylic, polyurethane, and cyanoacrylate cy·a·no·ac·ry·late n. An adhesive substance with an acrylate base that is used in industry and medicine. for medical, fiber-optic, and other industries. LYCRO A-S A-S Antispoofing A-S Adriamycine-Streptozotocine Booth 12451 Norwegian company specializes in spin and rotational welding equipment for joining sockets and connectors to PE, PP, and PVC PVC: see polyvinyl chloride. PVC in full polyvinyl chloride Synthetic resin, an organic polymer made by treating vinyl chloride monomers with a peroxide. sewer and drainage pipe. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS Booth 11335 Supplies ultrasonic welding and cutting equipment as well as heat-staking and spin, hot-plate, vibration, and laser-welding systems. MILLER WELDMASTER Booth 12548 Supplies rotary hot-air and hot-wedge welding equipment for joining and Sealing plastic parts, films, or fabrics. MOTOMAN INC. Booth 4375 Showing PX1850 jointed-arm robot capable of welding and handling operations. MS PLASTIC WELDERS Booth 13013 Automotive specialist is introducing a rotary, multi-station ultrasonic welding system for instrument panels. Showing for the first time in the U.S, the German parent company's laser-welding and cutting equipment. Also showing equipment that punches holes and welds brackets to bumper fascias. PILLAR TECHNOLOGIES, DIV. OF ITW ITW In The Wild (informatics, antivirus research) ITW Information Theory Workshop (IEEE) ITW Into Thy Word (religion) ITW Into the Woods Booth 1813 Displaying induction cap sealers used in conjunction with foil inner seals to provide tamper evidence, leak protection, and hermetic seals. PMS (Pantone Matching System) A color matching system that has a unique number assigned to more than 500 different colors and shades. This standard for the printing industry has been built into many graphics and desktop publishing programs to ensure color accuracy. SNC SNC St Norbert College (De Pere, Wisconsin) SNC Sistema Nervioso Central SNC Société en Nom Collectif (French: Partnership) SNC Système Nerveux Central (French: central nervous system) Booth 13410 Italian company supplies specialized joining systems for disc top closures, spray-gun manufacture, and other applications. PRECISION FASTENERS Booth 11331 Presenting high-tensile fasteners, threaded inserts, threaded rods, washers, bolts, parallel keys, and other devices for joining plastics. ROTALOC INTERNATIONAL LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control Booth 13308 Introducing perforated, high-strength threaded inserts for plastic parts. This low-profile line includes male and female inserts. SALDOFLEX Booth 7144 (Exhibiting w/Ital-Plast) Italian supplier of automatic hot-wire seal machines for films. SONICS & MATERIALS INC. Booth 1280 Showing new PLC-operated MX series vibration welder joining an automotive air-intake manifold. Also presenting a new 6000-w, 15-kHz ultrasonic welder for large PP and PE parts. SONITEK CORP. Booth 13525 Introducing Spectrum Slim-Line Series of linear actuators for heat staking. Has hydraulic speed control, post-cooling manifolds, and micro-adjustable positive stops. Demonstrating heat staking and part insertion in one operation. Also demonstrating the firm's ultrasonic welders. STAPLA ULTRASONICS CORP. Booth 142 Discussing K1 modular ultrasonic welder and specialty systems such as splice and spot welding equipment and a plastic tube sealer. Showing new dynamic-response controller for use with K and C series ultrasonic welders. TAILORED LABEL PRODUCTS INC. Booth 13407 Manufactures pressure-sensitive tapes and labels, and die-cut adhesives used to assemble plastics parts. Showing new 3M VHB VHB Verhandlungsbasis VHB Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc (Watertown, Massachusetts) VHB Very Heavy Bomber VHB Verkehrsunternehmen Hegau-Bodensee Verbund GmbH (German) VHB Virtual Human Body VHB Very High Brightness (Very High Bond) adhesive system for hard-to-bond and unlike substrates. Applications include die-cut seals, gaskets, spacers, wear pads and sound dampeners. TRI-STAR INDUSTRIES INC. Booth 10232 Supplies threaded inserts, including brass, stainless steel stainless steel: see steel. stainless steel Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat. , ultrasonic, and thermal types. ULTRA SONIC SEAL CO. Booth 4230 Demonstrating a new ultrasonic welder for joining a high-precision parts like valves for medical equipment. It uses an electric stepper motor instead of pneumatics pneu·mat·ics n. (used with a sing. verb) The study of the mechanical properties of air and other gases. pneumatics Noun to increase control over weld depth, significantly improving tolerances achieved. ULTRASONICS FOR LESS Booth 3106 Featuring cost-effective ultrasonic welders for welding and staking of plastics. Introducing a handheld, lightweight ultrasonic unit. V. HIMARK (USA) INC. Booth 13532 Providing information on Taiwanese parent company's welding and sealing equipment. WEGENER NORTH AMERICA INC. Booth 13412 Introducing a butt-welding system with capability for vertical (i.e., right-angled or corner) welding of PE, PP, PVC, and other sheet products to make shaped products like tanks. YARDLEY PRODUCTS CORP. Booth 11349 Supplies threaded inserts for plastic fastening, including products that can be molded-in, pressed-in, or inserted by ultrasonic or thermal methods. ZENITH PRODUCTS DIV. PARKER HANNIFIN CORP. Booth 5739 Exhibiting hot-melt adhesive pumps. |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion