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By Clare Goldsberry, October 10th, 2014 The melting of plastic via ultrasonic vibratory energy such as first used in welding two pieces of plastic together has been around for a few decades. Barcelona, Spain-based Ultrasion SL has taken that to a higher level, using vibratory...

By Enric Sirera, September 9, 2014 In a contributed article, Enric Sirera at Ultrasion writes that micro injection moulding has many limitations, but his company’s technology answers these issues and opens new avenues for medical device makers. Injection moulding is a technology...

August 18, 2014 Today, OEMs have a new and innovative technology to assess as they strive for a cost-effective, accurate, and efficient manufacturing technology. This new micro moulding process is based on the use of ultrasonics as the agent of polymer melting, and is designed...

August 11, 2014 How can micro parts be produced by a small footprint machine that is designed to use as little energy as possible, optimise the properties of melted plastic, reduce material wastage, and reduce contingent tooling costs? Enric Sirera reveals innovation in micro...

Posted in Molding Services by Thomas Klein on July 29, 2014 Barcelona-based start-up Ultrasion SL has developed a new micro moulding technology. Based on the use of ultrasonic vibration as the plastic melting agent, the technique can produce intricate precise parts without...

Ultrasion’s ultrasound micro moulding technology represents an innovative approach to micro plastic part manufacture. As an alternative to traditional micro injection moulding technologies, it exhibits advantages in terms of power consumption, reduced material wastage, and...

Posted July 1, 2014 Ultrasion — which has developed the world’s first ultrasonic micro moulding technology (the Sonorus 1G) — is gaining international coverage as its technology is commercialised in 2014. Ultrasion’s micro moulding technology represents a new and innovative...

By Tony Deligio, June 25, 2014 Back in 2007, researchers at the Ascamm Technology Centre in Barcelona, Spain started investigating melting thermoplastics via ultrasonic energy. After proving out the process, the researchers considered possible commercial applications, according...

by Enric Sirera, June 24, 2014 When it comes to moulding of plastic parts, OEMs have had to choose from various technologies that are to a greater or lesser extent based on traditional injection moulding processes. With the trend towards miniaturisation in many industry sectors,...

By Stu Robarts, May 16, 2014. Injection molding is the widely preferred method for shaping plastic medical components, but now a new type of machine promises to slash energy and materials costs. Ultrasion’s Sonorous 1G uses ultrasound to produce highly targeted and...