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FRIMO HOT PLATE WELDING MACHINES
FRIMO JoinLine Tooling & Equipment
The FRIMO machine portfolio for hot plate welding is comprised of various sized standard machines for welding parts of different sizes. Common applications in the automotive industry include glove boxes and center consoles. During hot plate welding, the plastic parts are welded using radiant heat and contact with an electric hot plate. Despite involving contact, this is a particle-free process that allows very strong and completely tight welds to be created for a number of different plastics.
Even thin-walled parts with complex 3D contours can be processed reliably with this well-established, robust process. Modern tool change systems, sophisticated drive technology, and the appropriate degree of automation increase productivity and make this fully developed process attractive for a number of industries and applications.
HOT PLATE WELDING PROCESS
Modern contact welding
Hot plate welding is a multi-step process, as the heating and joining of the parts occur separately. After the parts are inserted into the fixture, they are placed against an electrically-heated plate. This contact with the hot plate begins the welding process, which is divided into three phases: heating, repositioning, and joining.
HOT PLATE WELDING APPLICATIONS
Large dimensions and complex geometries
- Large parts in the automotive industry, including instrument and door panels, center consoles
- Parts with complex 3D weld contours
- Air ducts
- Fluid tanks/water expansion tanks
- Tank systems/tank filters
- Housings, such as air or other filter housings
- Washing machine pedestals
HOT PLATE WELDING PRODUCTS
Tooling and equipment from a single source
The quality and performance requirements of hot plate welds vary by product and application. We have a large selection of standard production solutions in our product portfolio:
- JoinLine HE-V-ECO-800
- JoinLine HE-V-ECO-1200
- JoinLine HE-H-Highspeed
We would love to help you find the perfect hot plate welding solution for your product.
HOT PLATE WELDING TOOL DESIGN
Quick tool change for optimal handling and the highest efficiency
- Modular cartridge system
- Cartridge system provides optimal protection for hot plate
- Quick tool change (within 3 minutes)
- Several cartridges applicable for one machine
- Tool change trolley available
- Simple tool change on operator's side
FRIMO HOT PLATE WELDING MACHINE ADVANTAGES
- Welding of large areas
- Welding of parts with complex 3D weld contours possible
- Suitable for thin-walled parts
- Particle-free contact welding
- Strong, completely tight welds
- Robust, reliable process
- Suitable for a wide range of plastics
- Short cycle times for large lots
