In most people’s minds, mass car production involves lines of robots armed with welding guns, rapidly assembling a car body. Spotwelding has been the main method of sheet metal joining in automotive ...

During manufacture and assembly of products, there is a wide range of testing and inspection carried out to ensure the materials and items satisfy their specifications or are fit for the required ...

RAILWAY AGE MARCH 2022 ISSUE: Welcome to “Timeout for Tech with Gary T. Fry, Ph.D., P.E.” Each month, we examine a technology topic that professionals in the railway industry have asked to learn more ...

Traditional ultrasonic plastic welding “modes” use computerized measurements associated with each weld to control weld consistency by focusing on a single parameter or a limit most critical to part ...

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

Ultrasonic welding is based on high-frequency vibrations (typically between 20 and 40 kHz) that cause surface friction and viscoelastic heating at the weld. The most important process parameters are ...

Mechanical failure in the mining industry can have extremely serious consequence, so it is vital that the operating health of plant systems and components is tested regularly to ensure the highest ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spitzer Industries, Inc. (“Spitzer”) today announced the completion of its acquisition of Advanced Inspection Technologies (“AIT”), a company based in Houston. AIT ...

Completion of the 8-meter-long thermoplastic composite (TPC) fuselage section comprised continuous ultrasonic welding of the MFFD’s right-hand (RH) longitudinal fuselage joint (left) and resistance ...

Thiruvananthapuram: The Southern Railway has begun rigorous testing of rails and welds by ultrasonic flaw detecting machines to locate the internal flaws in rails in Thiruvananthapuram and Palakkad ...