Future Plans for the Development of an Industrialized Continuous Ultrasonic Welding Process

Conference paper (2022)

Authors

B.C.P. Jongbloed Intelligent Manufacturing systems - Aerospace Engineering
E. Akay Aerospace Structures & Computational Mechanics - Aerospace Engineering
F. Köhler Aerospace Manufacturing Technologies - Aerospace Engineering
I.F. Villegas Design for Sustainability - IDE , Aerospace Structures & Computational Mechanics - Aerospace Engineering
Research Group
Intelligent Manufacturing systems (Aerospace Engineering) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2022 B.C.P. Jongbloed, E. Akay, F. Köhler, I.F. Villegas
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Published Date

2022

Language

English

Faculty

Aerospace Engineering

Department

Aerospace Structures & Materials

Research Group

Intelligent Manufacturing systems

Abstract

The need for robust joining methods for thermoplastic composites increases since the usage of these materials expands steadily in the aerospace industry. Continuous ultrasonic welding has been demonstrated in the recent years as one of the most promising joining techniques for thermoplastic composites to fulfill this need. This paper presents our state-of-the-art research conducted on continuous ultrasonic welding and aims to provide insight into the future steps needed to obtain an industrialized robotic welding process.