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Metal welding
without melting it.

A solid-state bond in copper, aluminium and other non-ferrous metals — wire splices, terminals, battery tabs, busbars and tube seals, with no heat input and no current through the part.

Ultrasonic metal welding is a solid-state process. The metal never melts. Vibration under clamping force scrubs the oxide layer off both surfaces and brings the clean metal underneath into contact until the atoms bond — no heat input, no current through the parts, no filler.

Why that matters

Because there is no melting, you can join metals that resistance and laser welding handle badly — copper to aluminium, thick to thin, multiple strands to a solid terminal. The heat-affected zone is minimal, so components alongside the joint survive. And the process cuts through surface contamination rather than trapping it in a weld pool.

The limitation, stated up front. Ultrasonic metal welding is for non-ferrous metals — copper, aluminium, nickel, brass, gold, silver and their combinations. It is not a substitute for steel welding.

What it is used for

Wire splicing

Joining multiple copper conductors into a single splice, typically in a wiring harness. Fast, no solder, no crimp, and the joint is smaller than the alternatives — which matters when it has to fit inside a loom and be taped over.

Wire-to-terminal

Bonding flexible stranded wire directly to a flat terminal or lug. Better conductivity than a crimp, and no risk of a cold solder joint.

Battery tabs and busbars

The application driving the most growth. Joining thin foil tabs to cell terminals and connecting cells into modules with copper or aluminium busbars — without heating a cell that must not be heated. EV packs, energy storage, tool batteries.

Tube sealing

Pinching and sealing copper and aluminium tube in a single operation — a hermetic, leak-tight seal used in refrigeration and HVAC in place of brazing.

The equipment

TypeWhat it does
Wire splicersCompact splices from multiple conductors. Splice cross-section set by the tooling.
Spot weldersDiscrete lap joints — tabs, busbars, foils, terminals.
Rotary / seam weldersContinuous seams in foil and thin sheet.
Sonotrodes & anvilsThe wearing pair. Knurled faces grip the metal; both are consumable and are matched to the joint.

Power and frequency are specified per application — splice cross-section, material combination and cycle rate drive the machine selection. Send the joint details through the enquiry form.

What we need to quote it

  • Both materials and their thickness or conductor cross-section (mm²)
  • How many conductors, and whether they are the same or mixed
  • Joint size and the space available around it
  • What the joint has to survive — pull test, current, vibration, temperature
  • Cycle rate and annual volume
  • Photos of the joint and the surrounding assembly

Send us the part, not just the enquiry

Ultrasonic welding is decided by the parts — the resin, the wall, the joint and what the weld has to do. Send photos and drawings through the enquiry form and you get an engineered answer, not a price range.

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