Curing Material on an Aluminum Mandrel

Objective

Heat a customer supplied aluminum cylinder to 80-120°C for a material curing application.

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Evaluation

Laboratory testing has confirmed the feasibility of the heating process using the Ambrell EKOHEAT 35 kW, 15-40 kHz induction system. A more powerful system may be needed once proper fixturing setup is known. Some process development may still be needed at the customer site once the induction system is delivered to account for the unique fixture/ handling techniques used.

Solution

Initial tests were conducted to optimize the power delivered to the parts. Once a satisfactory heating performance was achieved, the cylinder was heated in less than 30 minutes to achieve the 100°+ C temperature.

Ambrell 35 kW induction power supply, equipped with a remote heat station containing (4) 21.0 μF capacitors in series-parallel for a total of 21.0 μF.

Curing material on an aluminum mandrel

THE LAB at Ambrell has considerable experience with curing applications, which enable us to deliver a solution that not only met but exceeded the client's requirements. To learn more about free application testing, visit our page about THE LAB to get the process started.

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