Branson Hy-Line Vibration Welders - Branson Ultrasonics - #1

41 Eagle Road Danbury, CT

06813-1961 (203) 796-0349 fax (203) 796-9838

475 Quaker Meeting House Road Honeoye Falls, NY

14472 (585) 624-8000

fax (585) 624-1262

2650 Commerce Drive Rochester Hills, MI

48309 (248) 299-0400 fax (248) 299-9343

e-mail: info@bran-sonultrasonics.com

Branson, the pioneer in vibration welding with over 25 years of real-life production experience, intro­duces an enhanced version of its popular HyLine Series linear vibration welders. Branson's HyLine-2 Series welders are complete assembly systems designed to weld large or irregularly-shaped parts.

Three models, VW-4H-2, -6H-2, and -8H-2 are available to handle parts up to 58" by 22" (1473 by 559 mm), or multiple smaller parts.

The VW-4H-2 model has a solid-state 12.7 kW power supply, and the VW-6H-2 and VW-8H-2 both have 17.4 kW power supplies. All have an adjustable vibrating frequency range of 180 to 240 Hz. Modular construction allows the individual components, i.e., vibrator assembly and power sup­ply/controller, to be adapted to automated or cus­tom systems.

Vibration weld­ing is a proven friction welding technique capa­ble of producing strong, pressure-tight joints in thermoplastic parts.

Frictional heat is

generated by pressing the surfaces of two plastic parts together and vibrating the parts through a small linear displacement in the plane of the joint. When a molten state is reached at the joint inter­face, vibration is stopped and the parts are auto­matically aligned. Clamping pressure is maintained briefly while the molten plastic solidifies to form a bond approaching or equal to the strength of the parent material.

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