New technology shows promise for joining dissimilar materials without fasteners or adhesive and without damaging either part.

Engineers have many options for welding plastic parts, including ultrasonic, vibration, laser and hot-plate welding. Two of the newest machines for joining plastic parts will be on display at The ASSEMBLY Show this fall.

Ultrasonic welding creates solid-state metallurgical bonds with high conductivity.

Torsional welding offers many advantages for assembling plastic parts.

The Ultrasafe ultrasonic welder for plastic parts features an insulating enclosure to protect workers from the sound produced during welding.

The Branson GMX-HP ultrasonic metal welder offers greater power and downforce, which is essential for larger welds required for electric vehicles, batteries and energy storage systems.

Telsonic has developed an MES Connector for its TelsoFlex control software for ultrasonic welding.

Torsional ultrasonic welding technology creates high-reliability connections for radiometer.

Engineers at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) have developed new materials and production methods to reduce the amount of aluminum used in airframes.

Summit Engineered Automation has developed what it calls the Summit Agile Process to create true partnerships with customers by focusing on risk analysis early and throughout a project. The process was put to the test recently when the systems integrator was approached by start-up Corvida Medical of Coralville, IA, to build equipment to produce its latest product.