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Laser plastic welding is a method of bonding two or more thermoplastic components together. Although there are many methods for joining thermoplastics, laser plastic welding has a few clear advantages: higher joining quality, minimal resulting flash or particulates, higher quality controls, less stress to the component and the ability weld complex and intricate shapes.
Design Considerations
The follow requirements
need to be addressed in your part design for a successful laser plastic weld.
Melt-Collapse
Melt-collapse (D1 and D2, Figure 1)
is the distance the joining partners travel as they move together under clamping
pressure. This collapse allows for material fusion and a bond to occur. If
joining two flat pieces, a weld rib (E, Figure 1) will b