January 2, 2013 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google If your project requires joining two pieces of plastic and need a stronger connection than you'd get with glue ...

Non-contact laser welding offers several advantages when it comes to joining one plastic part to another. It works on the principle of partial transmission which lets a laser’s light travel through ...

Even though 3D printers can fabricate complex shapes that would be nearly impossible to mill, they are not well suited to designs requiring bridging or with large empty spaces. To overcome this, ...

It's often to a designer's advantage to make a rotationally or rotomolded part as simple as possible, then customize it with additional fittings, baffles, flanges, and various attachments using a ...

Laser penetration welding operates contact-free and enables direct process control. The question on how plastic parts can be bonded permanently in the best possible way has been occupying the minds of ...

Last time we talked about a video that purported to do plastic welding, we mentioned that the process wasn’t really plastic welding as we understood it. Judging by the comments, many people agreed, ...

Industrial lasers are used to process engineering plastics across many markets. Some examples of the common processes are shown in Figure 1, including laser marking, cutting, and welding.

To me, this looks like a must have item for my repair arsenal. Has anyone tried it? What kind of results did you get? The one linked above uses low voltage and very high current from a small ...

Welding gloves not only protect hands from sparks and sunburn, but they also allow a welder to steady a welding rod or MIG nozzle with their free hand. One-handing a MIG nozzle or welding electrode ...