Dukane is a global leader in designing and manufacturing high speed ultrasonic bonding & cutting equipment. Our rotary ultrasonic horns, rigid horns & blades, and automation ready ultrasonic generators offer clean, consistent and fast processing for joining and cutting nonwoven materials.
Our patented Rotary Ultrasonic bonding technology provides high-speed continuous or intermittent bonding of nonwoven materials. Manufacturers get the following benefits by using rotary ultrasonic bonding technology:
- Higher productivity with high speed rotary technology (800 meters/minute) and lower process delay time
- Reduces material weight by eliminating adhesive
- Reduces equipment maintenance costs by eliminating adhesive delivery systems from the process
- Energy savings by eliminating adhesive dispensing systems (heater and pump)
- Suitable for many different applications including fin and lap sealing, tube forming, bonding, feature attachment, embossing, sheet lamination, cutting, and slitting.
Ultrasonic bonding or sealing technology offers unique solutions for a variety of applications in medical disposable, hygiene, and personal care industry.
• Face Mask Bonding: Intermittent or continuous bonding useful in the production of face masks can be achieved. This includes the ability to bond around rigid parts (e.g., metal nose bands) and bond non-thermoplastic components like cotton and elastic components into other face mask materials.
• Garment Seaming: The rotary bonding system can be used to make intricate seams on medical disposable garments where a continuous seam without holes is required.
• Elastic Attachment: Rotary ultrasonic horn provides a robust, high-speed process for creating elasticized materials and eliminates the need for costly and messy adhesives. Products can range from narrow containment flaps up to large side panels and can be constructed with lighter-weight materials without concern for adhesive bleed-through
• Ear Construction & Attachment: High-speed attachment of multiple components used in the construction of ears or intermittently placed ear attachments used on diapers and other hygiene/personal care articles without the need for adhesives.
• Leg Cuff Attachment & Construction: Provides high-speed and precise location of the attachment of leg cuff materials to the chassis of a product either in a continuous or intermittent manner and enables high-speed, continuous construction of leg cuff materials without the need to apply costly adhesives
Automation Ready Ultrasonic Generators
Dukane’s iQ AiM™ Ultrasonic Generator is Industry 4.0 ready for modern manufacturing challenges. Industry leading accuracy and repeatability with upgraded 3rd Generation hardware and firmware. Power Factor Correction (PFC) circuitry provides > 92% power efficiency, reducing energy consumption and operating costs. Combined with our rotary ultrasonic bonding technology iQ AiMTM can seal nonwovens/films over 800 meters per minute.
Service and Support:
Our technical experts are just a phone call away to answer questions on issues such as: continuous operation and importance of proper cooling; premature tool wear and the benefits of carbide and titanium; material handling logistics, coordination and flow; automation, control and monitoring requirements; required throughput and maximum quality feed rates. Contact us today to learn more about how our technology can be customized for a variety of hygiene and personal care applications.