METHOD FOR ACTIVELY COOLING AND SUPPORTING COMPONENTS DURING THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE WELDING
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Feb 6, 2025
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Aug 1, 2023
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A method for welding thermoplastic composite parts while actively cooling includes placing a first composite part onto a surface of a tooling, placing a second composite part onto the first composite, pressing the second composite part toward the first composite part with an induction welding end effector, and providing a flow of air or gas through an opening extending through the shaping surface while induction welding the second composite part to the first composite part. The first composite is sandwiched between the surface of the tooling and the second composite. The flow of air or gas impinges on a bottom surface of the first composite part and is sufficient to press the first composite part toward the second composite part. Induction welding the second composite part to the first composite part is performed by applying induction heating while the flow of air is provided through the at least one opening.
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