Emerson has announced the BransonTM GMX-Micro series of high-precision ultrasonic metal welders featuring a new computerized operating system, multiple power levels and configurations, advanced control systems and improved connectivity. The new welders meet the changing material and production requirements for electric vehicle batteries, battery chargers, conductors and electronic components applications, reducing welding cycles, increasing productivity and reducing costs.
The new GMX-Micro ultrasonic welder features an advanced control system and better connectivity for faster welding of EV batteries, conductors and terminals
Emerson has announced the BransonTM GMX-Micro series of high-precision ultrasonic metal welders featuring a new computerized operating system, multiple power levels and configurations, advanced control systems and improved connectivity. The new welders meet the changing material and production requirements for electric vehicle batteries, battery chargers, conductors and electronic components applications, reducing welding cycles, increasing productivity and reducing costs.
The GMX-Micro series has been redesigned and upgraded from the existing GMX-20MA and GMX-20DP welders and is available in two power levels: the GMX-Micro welding power is available with a standard welding triple, while the welding power is available with a standard metal welding triple or a direct pressure triple. Direct pressure triples are specifically designed to apply greater downforce more stably, enabling complex multi-layer cell film welding or large conductor welding with greater stability and consistency.
"Emerson's new GMX-Micro series welders enable manufacturers of electric vehicles, batteries and charging systems to produce more and better quality high energy density thin film and solid-state batteries, and to reliably weld the larger battery conductors needed for high voltage and fast charging." Says Alex Yeung, global product manager for Emerson Metal Welding.
The GMX-Micro welder features a new power supply and control system, including an upgraded pneumatic rack system, which allows for faster reset (within 100 milliseconds of welding completion), resulting in shorter welding cycles and increased productivity. The welded triplets are secured to a robust sleeve support frame, while the frame is equipped with bilinear bearings, integrated height calibration and linear sensors with a resolution of 5 microns, eliminating the need for external measuring equipment. These features, combined with the precise balance of the GMX-Micro welding triplet and the joint support design of the weld head and anvil during the welding process, ensure efficient ultrasonic energy transfer and repeatable high-precision welding.
Users of the new GMX-Micro power supply (5,500W or 4,000W) manage welder functions with a standard 7-inch LCD touch screen or, optionally, an extended display that enables quick establishment, storage, or retrieval of welding solutions. In addition, the display displays key welding parameters (power, height or frequency) in real time. The new power control also provides extensive welding quality data acquisition and storage, multilingual operation, and easy software upgrades.
The new GMX-Micro series is mounted on a compact modular rack, which is available in either conventional or direct-pressure form. Both racks are designed to simplify the configuration, automation, and installation of single or multiple welder systems, with more work space under the rack, making it easier to insert and remove larger components. The welding triples are also equipped with a quick change tool for quick production changeover. Additional connectivity, including 1000/100/10 megabits per second Ethernet connectivity, enables real-time data transfer to manufacturing execution systems (MES) or retrieval of stored production solutions over the secure Internet.
