Loading and Clamping Parts on a Customized Fixture
This video demonstrates Thermal Press International’s capability to design and manufature customized fixtures engineered to securely locate, support, and protect delicate components during heat staking operations. For applications involving intricate geometries or sensitive parts, proper fixturing is critical to achieving consistent, high-quality results. The customized fixture shown here is designed to precisely position the part […]
Heat Staking an Automotive PCB Assembly 2-Up
This video highlights an H-Series Thermal Press configured for heat staking automotive PCB assemblies in a 2-up configuration, enabling increased throughput while maintaining precise process control. The system incorporates a power shuttle table and custom-engineered tooling to streamline loading, positioning, and cycling. Two PCB assemblies are loaded into the dedicated fixture, where they are securely […]
Heat Staking an Automobile PCB Assembly on a Manual Press
This video showcases a Thermal Press International manual thermal press being used during the process development phase of an automotive PCB heat staking application. The system provides a flexible and cost-effective solution for evaluating feasibility, optimizing process parameters, and refining tooling design before transitioning to production. In this application, the PCB assembly is poisitioned within […]
Heat Sealing an Impeller Base
This video showcases a standard Dual C-Series machine designed for heat sealing a large impeller base to a bioreactor bag. This type of application is commonly found in biopharmaceutical and single-use process environments, where reliable, repeatable seals are critical to maintaining sterile conditions and product integrity. The Dual C-Series configuration allows for efficient handling of […]
Port Sealer in Action
The Port Sealer Thermal Press shown in this video is engineered to deliver precise, repeatable heat sealing of ports and fitments across a wide range of medical and fluid management applications. The system utilizes interchangeable, precision-machined Delrin nests – visible as the white ring beneath the port – to securely locate and support each component […]
2-Up Boat Port Heat Sealing
This video showcases the Thermal Press International C-Series machine in action, precisely heat sealing boat ports on two medical-grade bags simultaneously. The setup features highly specialized fixturing that securely holds the boat ports in place during the sealing process. Additionally, the system is equipped with a power shuttle table, which incorporates a custom-designed clamping mechanism, […]
Heat Sealing an Array of Small Vials
This video highlights a Thermal Press C-Series machine performing a precision foil heat-sealing operation on both ends of eight small vials simultaneously. A custom-designed fixture with locating pins secures the carrier film and ensures accurate foil placement on every cycle. The system also features a power shuttle table, allowing for efficient, repeatable loading and unloading — […]
Thermally Welding a Wearable Medical Device in an R&D Environment
This video showcases thermal welding of an adhesive patch to a wearable medical device using a C-Series machine in an R&D setting. Applications like this are common in wearable and skin-contact medical devices, where secure bonding and material compatibility are critical to both performance and patient safety. In this process, the adhesive patch is precisely […]
Heat Sealing a Flex Connector
This video showcases R&D work involving the simultaneous heat sealing of an LCD and a PCB to a flex circuit connector. The process is performed on a C-Series Thermal Press equipped with a power shuttle table for precision alignment and efficient operation. The specialized fixture includes a small vacuum hose to hold the flex connector […]
In-Line Conveyor Heat Staking of a High-Density LED Array
This video demonstrates a simulation of Thermal Press International’s In-Line Conveyor Thermal Press (SMEMA) operating within an automated production line setup. In this simulation, a pallet is advanced along a roller conveyor system, replicating its movement on an actual automation line. As the pallet reaches the heat staking station, it precisely locks into position, allowing […]