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Plastic joining equipment using up to 20 lasers & pneumatic motion to weld 80 parts/min
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The depth and breadth of our expertise and adaptability to new situations and demands proved invaluable. We were able to merge a wide range of sciences for a complex, multi-faceted product on an aggressive schedule. Further, we successfully coordinated multiple teams located thousands of miles apart.
The Story
The Branson Laser IRAM Welder is a product sold by Branson Ultrasonic's (a division of Emerson Industrial Automation). It’s a complex multi-processor system with electronic, mechanical and laser control components, along with a multi-language GUI for user interaction.
It melds plastic pieces together using lasers. A conveyor belt brings the bottom piece, while a plunger has the top piece attached to it. They touch (or “kiss”). A series of fiber-optic cables direct lasers at the pieces at the right intensity, with the right heat, for the right amount of time, to seal the two parts together.
Branson already had another welder, an ultrasonic device that Cyber Group helped design and develop. In order to offer their customers a greater range of options, Branson wanted to develop the laser welder.
Branson asked Cyber Group to design and develop, from scratch, a new kind of laser welder. They had some technical aspects already developed; and Cyber Group was encouraged to use as many components as possible from the ultrasonic welder.
Branson wanted to premiere the product at a plastics trade show only a few months away, so we operated under a very tight deadline.
Read on to discover how we succeeded for Branson, or contact us today to see how we can solve your own engineering challenges. You might just save yourself a lot of time, trouble and money in the process.
