Functional Description
3-5
Digital Compact
2002 BRANSON Ultrasonics Digital CompactVersion 22.08.2002
3.4.3 Horn
The horn (welding tool) concentrates and amplifies the longitudinal
mechanical vibrations and applies the vibratory energy onto the joint
surface of the plastic part to be welded.
Fig. 3-4 Horn
Horns are manufactured individually for each application and therefore
have different shapes (please refer to Fig. 3-6).
3.4.4 The Welding System
Assembled together, the following four items are the main components
of a welding system:
• Power supply module Digital Compact,
• Converter,
• Booster,
• Horn.
3.4.5 Boosters - Overview
Tab. 3-1 Amplification factors of the boosters
Amplification > 1 Amplification = 1 Amplification < 1
Ratio Color Ratio Color Ratio Color
1 : 1,5 gold 1 : 1 green 1 : 0,6 purple
1 : 2,0 silver 1 : 0,5 blue
1 . 2,5 black