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Welding technologies for thermoplastic composite are enabling their efficient use. Depending on the materials and geometries of the parts which are to be welded, different technologies may be employed. Therefore, the electrical resistance welding, static and continuous ultrasonic welding are mainly investigated, while research on induction welding is conducted additionally. The FIBRE focusses on the small scale, coupon and small demonstrator levels. We mostly explore the process-material interaction via measurement, simulation and datadriven analysis of the thermal distribution, healing & crystallization, high-speed interaction, consolidation and downstream research questions such as regarding weld characterization such as NDT, thermal cycling, fatigue,
crash, creep, residual stresses, hydrogen permeability and crystallinity. More…