Welding plastics -electromagnetic radiation

Welding plastics - electromagnetic radiation A BUXTON IR microwave, high frequency, etc. 

The use of plastics and their composites is rapidly increasing in numerous areas. However, the final assembly of products is often limited by the capability of existing joining techniques. The ability of ICPs, especially polyaniUnes, to absorb electromagnetic radiation and convert it into heat introduces another application in the welding of thermoplastics and thermosets [210]. 

Infrared radiation, i.e. radiated electromagnetic energy in the wavelength range of 780 qm to 1 nun, has been used as a heating source in industrial applications for decades. Previously it was used mainly in large scale industrial processes recently more applications in smaller scale plastic welding have been developed. 

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