Advances in ultrasonic welding of thermoplastic composites: a review

SK Bhudolia, G Gohel, KF Leong, A Islam - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
The ultrasonic welding (UW) technique is an ultra-fast joining process, and it is used to join
thermoplastic composite structures, and provides an excellent bonding strength. It is more …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasonic welding of fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites: Current understanding and challenges

Y Wang, Z Rao, S Liao, F Wang - Composites Part A: Applied Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ultrasonic welding (USW) provides a cost-efficient method for joining fiber reinforced
thermoplastic composite (FRTP) which is increasingly used in various industries as a kind of …

Influence mechanism of welding time and energy director to the thermoplastic composite joints by ultrasonic welding

W Tao, X Su, H Wang, Z Zhang, H Li, J Chen - Journal of manufacturing …, 2019 - Elsevier
CF/PEEK composites were welded assisted by ultrasonic. The influence of vibration time
and using of energy director (ED) to the joints were investigated in details. The joints had …

[HTML][HTML] Online quality inspection of ultrasonic composite welding by combining artificial intelligence technologies with welding process signatures

Y Li, B Yu, B Wang, TH Lee, M Banu - Materials & Design, 2020 - Elsevier
Ultrasonic welding is a joining technology suitable for carbon-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic
(CFRTP) components because of its high throughput, and ease of automation. An effective …

Ultrasonic welding of glass reinforced epoxy composites using thermoplastic hybrid interlayers

F Rubino, H Parmar, T Mancia, P Carlone - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
A glass fiber/polypropylene semi-impregnated lamina was added to an epoxy laminate, prior
to the resin infusion, to overcome its limited weldability. Ultrasonic welding of the hybrid …

Roll bonding processes: State-of-the-art and future perspectives

HA Khan, K Asim, F Akram, A Hameed, A Khan… - Metals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Roll bonding (RB) describes solid-state manufacturing processes where cold or hot rolling of
plates or sheet metal is carried out for joining similar and dissimilar materials through the …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasonic welding of short carbon fiber reinforced PEEK with spherical surface anvils

Y Yang, Y Li, Z Liu, Y Li, S Ao, Z Luo - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Ultrasonic welding of carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) has attracted increased
attentions from researchers in the automotive and aerospace industries. This paper …

Early event detection in a deep-learning driven quality prediction model for ultrasonic welding

B Wang, Y Li, Y Luo, X Li, T Freiheit - Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 2021 - Elsevier
A goal in ultrasonic welding (USW) process monitoring is to accurately predict quality
outcomes based on monitored signals. However, in most cases, knowing only that the USW …

A review study in ultrasonic-welding of similar and dissimilar thermoplastic polymers and its composites

TG Unnikrishnan, P Kavan - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the use of integrated materials in aerospace, automotive, sportswear, wind turbine
and other fields, the industry is demanding new technologies and is rapidly adapting to more …

Ultrafast printing of continuous fiber‐reinforced thermoplastic composites with ultrahigh mechanical performance by ultrasonic‐assisted laminated object …

B Chang, P Parandoush, X Li, S Ruan… - Polymer …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Additive manufacturing (AM) of continuous fiber‐reinforced thermoplastic composites
(CFRTPCs) has drawn increasing interest and great attention in academic and industrial …