Hot Plate Welding allows plastic components to be welded together to produce a monolithic plastic assembly.
PROCESS The animation to the left shows a heated element in purple which traverses between the parts to be welded (blue). The parts are shuttled into the heated platen and held there until a predetermined amount of material has been melted. The 2 parts are then separated slightly from the heated platen, and brought together under pressure. The parts are held together until the plastic has resolidified.