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Ultrasonic Extruded Weld-Riveting

September 3, 2024

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

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NREL Automates Wind Turbine Blade Finishing Operation

Austin Weber

June 17, 2024

Engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are using robots to improve the consistency of wind turbine blades.

Assembly News Now—Episode 4

Manufacturers Test Humanoid Robots in Factories

April 2, 2024

Humanoid robots were once the stuff of science fiction. Now, robots with two arms and two legs may soon be deployed in assembly plants and warehouses.

New Assembly Technique Produces Lightweight Aircraft Fuselages

October 16, 2023

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

Double-Pulse Ultrasonic Welding of Fiber-Reinforced Composite

Qian Zhi Ph.D.

July 8, 2023

A new technique for ultrasonic welding could eliminate the need for energy directors with fiber-reinforced plastics.

Effects of Plasma Treatment on Bonding CFRP

By removing surface contaminants, plasma treatment can improve the bondability of CFRP.

Chengcheng Sun

August 2, 2022

Thanks to their strength, corrosion resistance and formability, carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (CFRP) are increasingly being used for automotive and aerospace structures. Adhesives are ideal for assembling CFRP.

Spot Welding Metal-Plastic Composites

A new resistance spot welding process can join metal-plastic composites

Pawel Kustron Ph.D.

April 7, 2022

Metal-plastic composites (MPCs) have many advantages for producing lightweight structures. They are lighter than steel, yet very strong. They can be shaped using standard cold-forming processes. And, they are less expensive than aluminum alloys.

Ultrasonic Welding of Thermoplastic Composites

Strong and lightweight, thermoplastic composites can be difficult to join.

Somen K. Bhudolia Ph.D.

September 7, 2021

Manufacturing large, monolithic composite parts, such as a car body or an aircraft fuselage, requires a large and complex mold. As a result, the process can be quite costly. Alternatively, such complex parts can be manufactured less expensively by assembling a series of smaller parts using various joining techniques.

Automating Carbon-Fiber Composite Fuselage Assembly

Austin Weber

August 2, 2021

Traditionally, aircraft manufacturers have been reluctant to adopt robots and other types of automation. One of the main challenges is that large plane parts come with relatively high geometry deviations, so robots need sensor guidance.

New Materials, New Fasteners

As automakers replace steel with lightweight materials, new fasteners will replace conventional screws.

John Sprovieri

June 11, 2021

Steel has been, is now, and will continue to be the predominant material for vehicle structures and body parts, such as doors, hoods, liftgates and fenders. But, other materials, such as aluminum, magnesium, plastics and composites, are becoming increasingly important.

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