This seemed pretty interesting...watch out Gorilla Glue!

A new process using ultrasonic energy to quickly weld plastic dowels to wood
for cabinet and drawer box assembly was demonstrated last month at
Ligna-Plus in Hannover, Germany.
The ultrasonic process, marketed jointly by Titusonic and Ligmatech, was
shown in a Ligmatech drawer clamp at the Homag Group's booth. The two
companies hail it as a "revolutionary" alternative to traditional glue and
dowel construction methods.
A 5-second burst of ultrasonic energy liquifies a plastic dowel. Under the
pressure exerted by a clamp, the melted dowel fuses to the porous
particleboard parts.
The specially designed dowels used in the ultrasonic process are
manufactured from ABS.
A 5-second burst of ultrasonic energy liquifies a plastic dowel. Under the
pressure exerted by a clamp, the melted dowel fuses to the porous
particleboard parts.

Joe Keilen, material handling product manager for Stiles Machinery Inc.,
which represents the Homag Group in the United States, said "The two things
that stand out with the process is that the connection points are
approximately 30 percent stronger and the process is approximately six times
faster,"

The ultrasonic process was developed during 2003 and 2004 in a collaborative
effort between WoodWelding Technology SA and Titus International PLC. Cove
describes WoodWelding as "a Swiss technology research company with the basic
technology for welding plastic to porous material, bone, building blocks and
particleboard."

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This seemed pretty interesting...watch out Gorilla Glue!

A new process using ultrasonic energy to quickly weld plastic dowels to
wood for cabinet and drawer box assembly was demonstrated last month at
Ligna-Plus in Hannover, Germany.
The ultrasonic process, marketed jointly by Titusonic and Ligmatech, was
shown in a Ligmatech drawer clamp at the Homag Group's booth. The two
companies hail it as a "revolutionary" alternative to traditional glue and
dowel construction methods.
A 5-second burst of ultrasonic energy liquifies a plastic dowel. Under the
pressure exerted by a clamp, the melted dowel fuses to the porous
particleboard parts.
The specially designed dowels used in the ultrasonic process are
manufactured from ABS.
A 5-second burst of ultrasonic energy liquifies a plastic dowel. Under the
pressure exerted by a clamp, the melted dowel fuses to the porous
particleboard parts.

Joe Keilen, material handling product manager for Stiles Machinery Inc.,
which represents the Homag Group in the United States, said "The two
things that stand out with the process is that the connection points are
approximately 30 percent stronger and the process is approximately six
times faster,"

The ultrasonic process was developed during 2003 and 2004 in a
collaborative effort between WoodWelding Technology SA and Titus
International PLC. Cove describes WoodWelding as "a Swiss technology
research company with the basic technology for welding plastic to porous
material, bone, building blocks and particleboard."


That is interesting.

But do we really want plastic welded to our bones??

My understanding is that special materials are required so the body will not
reject the foreign material. Does this mean there is "body friendly" plastic
now?

I don't know what to think about that.

Except that I don't any steekin' plastic in me.

"Lee Michaels" writes:


My understanding is that special materials are required so the body will not
reject the foreign material. Does this mean there is "body friendly" plastic
now?

Plastic is used inside the human body all the time.

I don't know what to think about that.

Except that I don't any steekin' plastic in me.

So, you would rather die or live with pain than have plastic inserted into
your body?

Brian Elfert