A method is used for a pair of bonding composite materials that are each provided with a melting material and a heat-resistant material. Each heat-resistant material includes a heat-resistant member and a binder member. The ceramic separators have ceramic layers that face each other and that are bonded. An ultrasonic wave is applied to the composite materials while applying a pressure thereto with a processing member. Also heat is applied to the binder members with a heating member. Here, the heater heats the binder members to a temperature that is greater than or equal to the glass transition temperature of the binder members and less than the melting point of the binder members.

An active anvil assembly for use in forming a looped suture is provided. The active anvil assembly includes an anvil member, a first sensor operably connected to the anvil member, and a control assembly. The first sensor is configured for measuring at least one of force, torque, and distance feedback. Also provided are systems and methods for forming a looped suture including an active anvil assembly.

A method and apparatus for forming pouches and/or bags is disclosed. A seal and/or insert is crushed using a multiphase sealer or crusher.

A system for checking a package body with an image is capable of automatically judging good or bad product of manufactured package bodies and automatically performing change of production conditions in a filling and packaging machine, and includes a filling and packaging machine, an image data judgement system, a storage device and an image data analysis system, wherein the image data judgement system is provided with an imaging device for shooting a package body, a storage unit for storing judgement condition on good or bad package body, a judgement unit for judging good or bad package body and an image data transmission unit for transmitting the image data shot by the imaging device to the storage device.

A pyrometer device for temperature determination in laser plastic welding is provided, wherein the pyrometer device comprises: a first fiber connector for a first optical fiber; a second fiber connector for a second optical fiber; and a radiation temperature sensor; wherein the pyrometer device is adapted to forward process laser radiation received via the first fiber connector to the second fiber connector and output via the second fiber connector; wherein the pyrometer device is adapted to forward thermal radiation received via the second fiber connector to the radiation temperature sensor. Further a system for laser plastic welding with a laser beam source, process optics, and a fiber-coupled pyrometer device is provided.

A method for monitoring the sealing of a container in a system or device is described. The method includes the following steps: controlling the heating element to heat a heating stamp to a predetermined sealing temperature, monitoring the temperature of the heating stamp, determining a temperature over time curve of the heating stamp by means of at least one temperature sensor, determining at least one characteristic of the temperature over time curve, comparing the determined at least one characteristic of the temperature over time curve with a reference value, and determining a sealing property of the sealing of the container based on said comparison of the determined at least one characteristic of the temperature over time curve with the reference value.

A methods of executing start, run, and stop sequences on a machine for converting a web of preformed pouches into inflated dunnage units. The pouches are defined by transverse seals extending from a remote edge to within a predetermined distance from an inflation edge.

Apparatus for forming transversal welds on a composite web material, comprising at least two superimposed sheets of material, suitable for use in the production of sanitary articles, comprising: a feeding unit including first and second feeding means configured to advance the composite web along a main straight direction X at a speed V.sub.1. an ultrasonic welding unit 80 arranged between the first and second feeding means, comprising at least one ultrasound source coupled to a sonotrode having a flat welding surface and an anvil unit having at least one anvil element movable along a closed path, which has a straight portion parallel to the main direction X.

Welding apparatus (10; 30) having a safety feature comprising: two electrodes (11, 12; 21, 22), whereof at least one of said two electrodes is movably arranged in relation to the other electrode. The electrodes are in non-contact with each other and define a gap (13) in which an object (14) provided with an electrically non-conductive surface to be sealed may be inserted. The welding apparatus comprises an actuator (15; 25) configured to move at least one electrode when activated to squeeze the object, a detector (16; 26) configured to determine a clamping force when the inserted object (14) is squeezed between the electrodes, a distance sensor (17; 23) configured to measure the distance between the electrodes. There is also a conductance sensor (24) configured to measure the conductivity of an object located between the electrodes (11, 12; 21,22) when the object (14) is squeezed, and optionally a position sensor (19b) configured to detect the position of the object (14) inserted between the electrodes. The welding apparatus further comprises a processor configured to process the input from at least one of the detector (16; 26), the distance sensor (17; 23) and the conductance sensor (24) to provide an output that indicates if there is a blood bag tube inserted between electrodes, or if it is a foreign object.

In order to provide a method for heating an object (102) that is simple to perform and makes it possible to heat an object (102) efficiently and reliably, it is proposed that the method should include the following: providing an object (102) to be heated; applying at least one energy beam (108, 109) to the object (102) to be heated, wherein at least one energy beam (108) is guided over the object (102) to be heated multiple times, along a predetermined intended heating path (114), and this heats the object (102) along the intended heating path (114); determining a temperature distribution over the intended heating path (114), for identifying one or more deviation points (120) at which an actual local temperature differs from an expected and/or calculated temperature; changing and/or supplementing the application of at least one energy beam (108, 109) in order to compensate for the temperature difference at one or more deviation points (120).