AUTOMATED ULTRASONIC WELDING STATIONS AND RELATED METHODS

Abstract: a method of ultrasonic welding in an automated mass production process includes: (a) advancing a pallet to move a set of workpieces in the pallet into alignment with a lift of an ultrasonic welding station; (b) operating the lift to raise the set of workpieces out from the pallet and into contact with a horn of the ultrasonic welding station; (c) when the set of workpieces are in contact with the horn, transmitting vibrational energy from the horn to the set of workpieces to weld the workpieces together in a welding operation; and (d), after (c), operating the lift to lower the set of workpieces out of contact with the horn and back into the pallet.

Inventor(s): Kenneth Wayne NICHOLSON, Philip David MUNROE

CPC Classification: B29C65/7802 (SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING (making preforms ; making laminated products by combining previously unconnected layers which become one product whose layers will remain together - ))

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