Hy-Line Vibration Welders

Branson's Hy-Line series of linear vibration welders employ the company's patented and long proven electromechanical vibrator and a new digital drive controller to provide better control of the weld process along with many other new features not available on current equipment.

The VW-4H, at right, includes:

• A hydraulic lift and clamp system which includes two proportional valves to control the speed of the lift table and the clamp force applied to the parts. This system allows the operator to input as many as eight (8) weld forces and times to provide an accurate control of the weld meltdown velocity. It is also possible to input up to three (3) hold forces to secure the parts as they cool after welding.
• A new controls system using Branson's proprietary control package, EPIC (Enhanced Processing Industrial Computer). This system is a microprocessor STD BUS based, 80x86 single board compatible control package. All system parameters are set through a 24 key tactile feel membrane operator interface with a 4x20 LCD large character readout. The EPIC system monitors the welding parameters and controls all functions of the machine.
• SPC capabilities. The microprocessor program will provide a data stream to a communication port to enable the user to hook up a computer and log the weld parameters over a period of time. The data can then be manipulated by the user's program to provide a printout in any number of forms: bar charts, histograms, or range charts.

Branson Ultrasonics Corporation, 41 Eagle Road, P.O. Box 1961. Tel: 203 796-0400; Fax: 203 796-9838.