A customer needed to preheat a billet to 250 ºF (121 ºC) for forging. After forging, it was going to be rolled into bars. The tested material was a 5.5 inch (140 mm) wide billet that was 62 inches (1575 mm) long. The LAB at Ambrell determined that an Ambrell EKOHEAT^Ⓡ 250 kW, 5-15 kHz induction heating power supply with a workhead and pancake coil specifically designed for this application would meet the customer's requirements.

inTEST Corporation (NYSE American: INTT), a global supplier of precision-engineered solutions for use in manufacturing and testing across a wide range of markets including automotive, defense/aerospace, energy, industrial, semiconductor and telecommunications, announced today that its thermal segment subsidiary, Ambrell Corporation, is expanding its Applications Laboratory capabilities in the United States and Europe.

Our Applications Laboratory – recognized in the industry as THE LAB at Ambrell – is known for developing innovative and effective heating solutions that produce extraordinary results. Clients regularly take advantage of a free half-day of laboratory testing, and have the option of receiving the lab report and video after testing or visiting one of our laboratories to observe testing and interact during the process. 

A manufacturer of sink products had been using a torch for brazing their brass assemblies. However, repeatability had become an issue so they turned to THE LAB at Ambrell to test induction heating for their brazing application.