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 with a clean, fast, and efficient induction heating system.
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
Among the many automotive applications for induction heating:
Annealing Steel Regulator Bases for a Fuel Injection System LEARN MORE
In this application, induction heating is used for heating steel regulator bases for a fuel injection system to 1,950°F within 15 seconds for annealing .
Bonding Rubber Gaskets to a Steel Intake Manifold LEARN MORE
With induction heating, rubber gaskets can be bonded to a steel gas tank assembly within 6 seconds at 350°F. without foaming.
Brazing Steel Hydraulic Hose Assemblies LEARN MORE
Using an inert atmosphere, it takes only seven seconds to heat an hydraulic hose fitting to brazing temperature without any carbon build-up.
Heat Staking a Threaded Brass Electrical Connector into Plastic LEARN MORE
In an open air atmosphere, induction heating is used to bond a threaded brass electrical connector to a plastic hollow plastic shell
Pre-Tinning Solder in a Copper Electrical Connector LEARN MORE
To develop a turnkey system for quickly pre-tinning solder in a copper electrical connector at 390°F within ten seconds.
Turnkey Induction Heating Solutions
