A Roadmap for developing an Industrial Continuous Ultrasonic Welding Process for Thermoplastic Composites

F. Köhler; B.C.P. Jongbloed; T.M. Morgado Martins Filipe; Axel Herrmann; I. Fernandez Villegas; R. Benedictus

A Roadmap for developing an Industrial Continuous Ultrasonic Welding Process for Thermoplastic Composites

F. Köhler, B.C.P. Jongbloed, T.M. Morgado Martins Filipe, Axel Herrmann, I. Fernandez Villegas, R. Benedictus

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The increasing use of fibre-reinforced plastics in the aerospace industry leads to challenges in joining these materials. The traditionally used mechanical fasteners introduce damage when used in composites by disrupting the fibres. However, thermoplastic composites allow for fusion bonding processes to join parts. Ultrasonic welding has shown to be a very promising high-speed fusion-bonding technique for thermoplastic composites. At the moment, a thorough understanding of the process is required to upscale the process for industrial usage. This study focuses on defining a roadmap to develop continuous ultrasonic welding to an industrially applicable level by presenting the current state of the art, ongoing developments, requirements, and challenges.

Original language	English
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - Oct 2018
Event	ITHEC 2018 – 4th International Conference and Exhibition on Thermoplastic Composites - Congress Center & Messe Bremen, Bremen, Germany Duration: 30 Oct 2018 → 31 Oct 2018 Conference number: 4 https://ithec.de

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Conference	ITHEC 2018 – 4th International Conference and Exhibition on Thermoplastic Composites
Abbreviated title	ITHEC 2018
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Bremen
Period	30/10/18 → 31/10/18
Internet address	https://ithec.de

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