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December, 2017 Sonobond Expands Battery Assembly in China
West Chester, PA — Sonobond Ultra- sonics’ battery assembly equipment is now in use in China, as manufac- turers worldwide expand their re- newable energy technology offerings. Companies are particularly interest- ed in Sonobond’s equipment to weld multiple anode and cathode foils to tabs, and stranded copper wire to ter-
minals. The company designs its spot welders to be reliable, cost-effective and environmentally friendly. The welders form durable bonds
by employing the company’s patented wedge-reed ultrasonic bonding sys- tem that combines high vibratory force and low amplitude coupling. Using shear vibration parallel to the
welding surface, while the line of force is directly over the parts to be joined, creates precise and highly-conductive welds. No external heat, current, flux- es, or fillers are required, and the process produces no arcs, sparks or fumes. The wedge-reed is also ca- pable of welding most oxi- dized and tinned metals in one pulse, without pre- cleaning. Sonobond produces
two ultrasonic spot welder models that join multiple layers of foils to tabs or terminals, and can be used for battery pouch as- sembly and HV termina- tion welding. The SonoW- eld® 1600 and Dual Head Spot (DHS) welders join foils as thin as 0.3 mil (7 µm) without tearing. The SonoWeld 1600 outputs 1,500 to 2,500W of power to join non-ferrous similar or dissim- ilar metal assemblies. The system can join copper to aluminum and multiple layers of foils to tabs and terminals for lithium-ion and NiMH battery assembly. The DHS welder has two ultra-
pany’s 3,500W power supply. Both ultrasonic spot welders
have built-in, microprocessor-con- trolled systems that have automatic
SonoWeld 1600 ultrasonic welder.
sonic welding heads — one on either side of the welding area. Reportedly, it is the first ultrasonic welder to join up to 100 layers of copper or alu- minum foil, without tearing, in one pulse. The welder also attaches wires to terminals, welds non-ferrous sheet metal up to 0.12 in. (3 mm) thick, and accommodates lightly-tinned or oxi- dized wires. The unit uses the com-
frequency control, overload protec- tion, and storage and recall of up to 250 protocols. Digital displays permit selection of welding modes by time, energy or height. The units use heat- treated, tool steel Taper Lock tips that perform up to 30,000 welds be- fore needing to be redressed, and as many as 100,000 welds before being removed and replaced, without re- quiring recalibration. Contact: Sonobond Ultrasonics,
1191 McDermott Drive, West Chester, PA 19380 % 610-696-4710 fax: 610-692-0674 E-mail:
info@sonobondultrasonics.com Web:
www.sonobondultrasonics.com
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equipment and consumables vendors need to truly understand what data to collect, how to collect it and how to make it actionable. This is true for every process in
the factory. And, the understanding from the industry that those who provide the overarching software need the domain expertise to achieve real operational excellence. This will go a long way toward delivering the promised value of the fourth indus- trial revolution. New Players and New Vocabu- lary. It’s always exciting to see new companies enter the industry, partic- ularly when they add a new dimen- sion and deliver new opportunities for operational improvements. At productronica, this was especially true of robotics. While companies like Yamaha and Asys have their own solutions, companies such as Kuka, ABB and CTS are adding value to the industry with their indi- vidual domain expertise. Cobots, or collaborative robots, are finally find- ing a role on the manufacturing floor and these companies are among the major players in the future in our in- dustry. It’s not just the word “cobots,”
and the companies in that sector, that are new to our industry. At pro- ductronica, like this year’s Hannover Fair, terms that include augmented reality (AR), artificial intelligence
(AI) and digital twin found their way into our conversations. These bring with them new partners, such as Mi- crosoft with its HoloLens, IBM with Watson and many more that will en- hance our industry. Optimism Abounds. I’ve been going to Munich every winter since 1989. Apart from the cold, you can al- ways rely on productronica to act as a weather vane for the industry. Ask- ing those ever-optimistic sales and marketing executives generally de- livers a positive vibe, but the off-cam- era and off-the-record discussions with other industry leaders from vendors, OEMs and EMS companies confirms that the industry as a whole is optimistic. Many feel that we are working
through the challenges of applying Industry 4.0 and can now focus on delivering all the smart factory bene- fits that it has promised and that we have been discussing. The industry is a more optimistic and collaborative place than ever before. Yes, there is still fierce competition, of course. But, overall a broader awareness that it is teams that win and not just individual companies, is good for everyone. r
Video interviews and round-
table discussions from productronica 2017 are available at
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