WEST CHESTER, Pennsylvania, February 19, 2008 -- Sonobond Ultrasonics announced today that increasing numbers of companies are relying on its microprocessor-controlled spot welding technology. According to Janet Devine, president of Sonobond Ultrasonics, manufacturers are reporting that the SonoWeld® 1600 Digital Metal Spot Welder Series is proving to be very dependable, efficient, and easy-to-operate. She cited Lake Cable, LLC as an example of a company that is getting impressive results from this Sonobond technology. The company encapsulates cables in metal sheathing and extrudes overall jackets over its control, instrumentation, and power cable product line.
Lake Cable, LLC needed to update its spot welding machine at its 100,000-square-foot Prairie Cable facility in Valparaiso, Indiana. According to that facility's maintenance manager, Chris McLaughlin, they were already familiar with many of the advantages of Sonobond technology. He says, "When we contacted Sonobond to replace a manual we'd lost, they recognized that a newer, customized unit could help us improve our existing processes."
Sonobond responded promptly by providing free, sample welds and a recommendation that Lake Cable, LLC replace the current unit with a specially modified version of the 2500-watt SonoWeld® 1600 Digital Metal Spot Welder. As a result, Lake Cable LLC found that the weld strengths of the new joint equaled 90% of parent material strength. They were also pleased to find that a 3/4" weld took only 1/2 second.