Computer simulation of quasi-simultaneous welding process of polycarbonate

Heidi Piili; Lauri Taimisto; Tuomas Purtonen; Petri Laakso; Antti Salminen

doi:10.2351/1.5061678

Computer simulation of quasi-simultaneous welding process of polycarbonate

Heidi Piili, Lauri Taimisto, Tuomas Purtonen, Petri Laakso, Antti Salminen

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review

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Abstract

Laser welding of polymers has had everyday industrial applications for over a decade. With modern scanner and laser technology, the quasi-simultaneous welding method provides a high quality welding result with good process flexibility. So far no suitable tools for the estimation of weld properties of polymer welding have been available. Suitable parameters for welding have been searched through trial and error case by case. These parameter tests require a lot of time and effort and are considered as ineffective time in product development and production. This study presents a computer based software for estimating the weld geometry and degeneration rate of the weld. The software calculates these values according to material properties and welding parameters. By the input data, a visual image of the heating effect to the weld zone is created, which helps to understand the welding process. The correlation between the model and praxis is verified by welding tests. The welding tests are done on injection molded polycarbonate test pieces with a 100 W fiber laser and a scanner optics.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	28th International Congress on Laser Materials Processing, Laser Microprocessing and Nanomanufacturing
Subtitle of host publication	ICALEO 2009
Publisher	Laser Institute of America
Pages	990-998
ISBN (Print)	978-0-912035-59-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2351/1.5061678
Publication status	Published - 2009
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	28th International Congress on Laser Materials Processing, Laser Microprocessing and Nanomanufacturing ICALEO 2009 - Orlando, United States Duration: 2 Nov 2009 → 5 Nov 2009

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Conference	28th International Congress on Laser Materials Processing, Laser Microprocessing and Nanomanufacturing ICALEO 2009
Abbreviated title	ICALEO 2009
Country/Territory	United States
City	Orlando
Period	2/11/09 → 5/11/09

Keywords

simulation
laser
plastic
welding

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Piili, H, Taimisto, L, Purtonen, T, Laakso, P & Salminen, A 2009, Computer simulation of quasi-simultaneous welding process of polycarbonate. in 28th International Congress on Laser Materials Processing, Laser Microprocessing and Nanomanufacturing: ICALEO 2009. Laser Institute of America, pp. 990-998, 28th International Congress on Laser Materials Processing, Laser Microprocessing and Nanomanufacturing ICALEO 2009, Orlando, Florida, United States, 2/11/09. https://doi.org/10.2351/1.5061678

Computer simulation of quasi-simultaneous welding process of polycarbonate. / Piili, Heidi; Taimisto, Lauri; Purtonen, Tuomas et al.
28th International Congress on Laser Materials Processing, Laser Microprocessing and Nanomanufacturing: ICALEO 2009. Laser Institute of America, 2009. p. 990-998.

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