Airbus Operations Gmbh

Alexander Keck

Alexei Vichniakov

Remo Hinz

Filipp Köhler

Lennart Finger

Filipp Koehler

A method for welding thermoplastic components, in particular, thermoplastic fiber composite structural components for an aircraft or spacecraft, having the following steps. Arranging an insert, which has a conductor structure having a plurality of parallel electrical conductor elements, in a joining zone between a first thermoplastic component and a second thermoplastic component such that at least some portions of the parallel electrical conductor elements are located in the joining zone; locally melting the components in the region of the joining zone by supplying current to the conductor structure; disconnecting the connector elements; and removing the insert from the joining zone by pulling out the disconnected conductor elements. An insert for the resistance welding of thermoplastic components is also provided.

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Hamburg, Germany

Alexander Keck