Automotive Industry Solutions
Overview
Recent initiatives for lean, just-in-time manufacturing within the automotive industry have emphasized the need to find faster and more efficient heating technologies. Induction heating, already used to produce large body and engine parts, is now being utilized for an ever-increasing variety of smaller scale manufacturing processes where quality and consistency are imperative.
Plant managers who must comply with advanced environmental regulations have discovered that they can reduce their emissions and lower their utility bills by replacing an old fossil fuel furnace or flame heating setup with a clean, fast, and efficient induction heating system.
These systems are increasingly used for processes such as:
• Hardening
• Tempering
• Annealing
• Brazing
• Heat staking
• Adhesive curing
• Bonding
The Induction Advantage
Induction heating is a quick, clean, non-contact method of inducing heat for a wide variety of metal joining and heat treating applications. When compared to convection, radiant, open flame or other heating methods, induction heating offers substantial advantages.
• Increased consistency with solid state temperature control & closed loop monitoring systems
• Maximized productivity with in-cell operation; no soaking time or lengthy cool down cycles
• Improved quality with minimized product warpage, distortion and reject rates
• Extended fixture life with site-specific heat without heating any surrounding parts
• Environmentally sound without flame, smoke, waste heat, noxious emissions or loud noise
• Reduced energy consumption with up to 80% energy efficient operation
Turnkey Induction Heating Solutions
Automotive part manufacturing processes such hardening, tempering, annealing, heat staking and bonding all benefit from induction heating's advantages: speed, precision, consistency, and cleanliness.