Open-source modular resistance welding equipment for thermoplastic composites
Jonas Frank Reis, Luís Felipe Barbosa Marques, Miguel Omena Lucas Vieira, Davi Nascimento Gomes, Thiago Alves Kotz, Luis Rogerio de Oliveira Hein · 2026
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Description
Reis and five colleagues share an open source welding rig for plastic composite panels in twenty twenty-six. Resistance welding joins such panels, but factory stations cost too much for many labs. Their rig pairs a metal frame with a wood base that blocks stray current. A motor and load cell hold pressure in a closed loop.
A Python screen shows voltage live and logs heat, current, and power each second. Off the shelf power units feed the weld under the same control logic. Each run ends with an auto made report and raw log. The team targets research and small shops that need repeatable welds on a budget.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jonas Frank Reis, Luís Felipe Barbosa Marques, Miguel Omena Lucas Vieira, Davi Nascimento Gomes, Thiago Alves Kotz, Luis Rogerio de Oliveira Hein |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 64 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |