The invention relates to a method for joining a sealing seam of a tubular bag packaging by means of an ultrasonic applicator (10), characterized in that said ultrasonic applicator (10) generates ultrasonic waves at a frequency of between 0.1 MHz and 5 MHz, preferably between 0.5 MHz and 2 MHz. The invention also relates to a longitudinal seal joining device of a tubular bag machine for use with said claimed method.

A method for testing the integrity of a stack during ultrasonic welding, includes the steps of: (i) ultrasonically welding two or more work pieces with a stack, the stack including a convertor and a horn; (ii) measuring a frequency profile based on a vibration of the horn during the welding step; and (iii) comparing the measured frequency profile to a standard frequency profile to obtain an error rate, the error rate being indicative of a difference between the measured frequency profile and the standard frequency profile. A system employing the aforementioned method is also provided.

The present disclosure discloses a pressure detection assembly and an ultrasonic welding device, the pressure detection assembly includes a first connecting piece, a second connecting piece, a detection unit and an elastic member, wherein the first connecting piece is provided with a first guide portion; the second connecting piece is connected to the first connecting piece, and the second connecting piece is provided with a second guide portion matched with the first guide portion; the detection unit is provided between the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece, and the detection unit is configured to collect the pressure value between the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece; and the elastic member is connected between the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece, wherein the elastic member can make the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece clamp the detection unit.

A resonance method for a vibration system for resonant vibration of an excitation unit having a vibrating mass includes detecting a deflection of the vibrating mass, differentiating the deflection to form a velocity of the vibrating mass; generating from the deflection and the velocity a mechanical phase position; forming from the mechanical phase position a corrected phase position by using a correction value; forming, based on the corrected phase position, an electrical angular frequency with a P-regulation; integrating the electrical angular frequency to determine an electrical phase position; forming from the electrical phase position a correction factor by using a trigonometric function; and applying the correction factor to an excitation setpoint value to generate a corrected excitation setpoint value. Also disclosed are a converter, an excitation unit having the converter, and a vibration system having the excitation unit and the vibrating mass.

The present invention relates to a device for the ultrasonic processing of materials, which has an ultrasonic processing system, which comprises: an ultrasound generator, a converter (12), a sonotrode (16), and a counter tool (18); wherein the sonotrode (16) and/or the counter tool (18) has a substantially cylindrical sealing surface having at least one elevation (45) and can be rotated such that, during the processing, the elevation (45) rotates about the axis of rotation and comes in contact with the material web (20) during a sealing time, wherein a control apparatus (24) is provided for the ultrasound generator, to which control apparatus a feedback variable from the ultrasound processing system is fed and which control apparatus determines a manipulated variable therefrom and feeds said manipulated variable to the ultrasound generator, wherein a process variable from the processing process is determined and is linked to the manipulated variable determined by the control apparatus (24) before the feeding to the ultrasound generator. In order to provide an improved device for the ultrasonic processing of materials having an ultrasonic processing system, a trigger apparatus (44) is provided, which determines the position of the elevation (45) and is designed to permit or prevent the linking of the process variable to the manipulated variable in accordance with the position determination.

An ultrasonic tool including a first end face and a second end face opposite the first end face. A tool lateral surface connects the first and second end face. The ultrasonic tool is elongate in a longitudinal direction of the tool, wherein at least the first end face is designed as a connection contact surface that is arranged for pressing the ultrasonic tool against a connection component, wherein the ultrasonic tool has an end region having the connection contact surface, which end region extends from the connection contact surface in the longitudinal direction of the tool over 15 mm, but at most one third of a length of the ultrasonic tool, toward the opposite end face, and wherein a pocket-shaped and/or blind-hole-like recess having a recess lateral surface and having a recess floor facing the connection contact surface is formed at the tool lateral surface in the end region.

The present invention relates to a device for the ultrasonic processing of materials, which has an ultrasonic processing system, which comprises: an ultrasound generator, a converter (12), a sonotrode (16), and a counter tool (18); wherein the sonotrode (16) and/or the counter tool (18) has a substantially cylindrical sealing surface having at least one elevation (45) and can be rotated such that, during the processing, the elevation (45) rotates about the axis of rotation and comes in contact with the material web (20) during a sealing time, wherein a control apparatus (24) is provided for the ultrasound generator, to which control apparatus a feedback variable from the ultrasound processing system is fed and which control apparatus determines a manipulated variable therefrom and feeds said manipulated variable to the ultrasound generator, wherein a process variable from the processing process is determined and is linked to the manipulated variable determined by the control apparatus (24) before the feeding to the ultrasound generator. In order to provide an improved device for the ultrasonic processing of materials having an ultrasonic processing system, a trigger apparatus (44) is provided, which determines the position of the elevation (45) and is designed to permit or prevent the linking of the process variable to the manipulated variable in accordance with the position determination.

A horn has knurl-shaped protrusions and recesses that are formed of a plurality of protrusions, and are formed on a first end surface. Among the plurality of protrusions, at least a pair of protrusions arranged symmetrically at both outermost ends in a direction along a vibration direction are asymmetrical surface protrusions. In each of the asymmetrical surface protrusions, an angle value of an outer inclination angle is smaller than an angle value of an inner inclination angle.

An ultrasonic welding method includes welding workpieces by applying ultrasonic vibration to the workpieces, wherein in the welding, the workpieces are vibrated at an amplitude smaller than an amplitude of the ultrasonic vibration.

An ultrasound vibrating-type defect detection apparatus (100) for detecting a defect in a semiconductor apparatus (10) is provided with: an ultrasound vibrator (42); a high-frequency power supply (40); a camera (45); and a controller (50) for adjusting the frequency of high-frequency power supplied from the high-frequency power supply (40) to the ultrasound vibrator (42), and for performing detection of a defect in the semiconductor apparatus (10). The controller (50) causes the camera (45) to capture an image of the semiconductor apparatus (10) while varying the frequency of high-frequency power supplied from the high-frequency power supply (40) to the ultrasound vibrator (42), and performs detection of a defect in the semiconductor apparatus (10) on the basis of the captured image.