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Induction Steel Wire Scanning for the Automotive Industry

1/18/18 2:28 PM

A manufacturer of car tires from Switzerland reached out to THE LAB at Ambrell to scan a steel wire with a steel sheet at the speed of 5 m/min (16.4 ft/min) at a temperature of 220 °C (428 °F).

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Induction Metal-to-Plastic Insertion for Cooling Fan Shafts | Ambrell

8/21/17 2:58 PM

A supplier to the automotive industry was looking to heat a cooling fan shaft for a metal-to-plastic insertion (heat staking) application. They needed to heat the end of the shaft to 572 ^oF (300 ^oC) within three seconds. They turned to the application...

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Induction Heating Coating Removal for Transformer Wires & Strips

6/8/17 4:42 PM

A client was designing a new process and needed a method for heating wires and strips for coating removal. The application was for a company in the transformer industry. They were concerned about speed, repeatability and safety, so they turned to...

heating coating removal

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Induction Heating Aluminum Tube for Bending (vs Torch Heating)

4/28/17 3:59 PM

A client had been using torches for heating parts prior to bending in the automotive accessory industry. However, they wanted to improve upon the speed, repeatability and safety that torch heating offered. Consequently, they turned to THE LAB at Ambrell...

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Induction Heating Tungsten Rod with Silicon Carbide Cover

12/2/16 11:51 AM

A client was looking to heat a Tungsten rod with a silicon carbide cover to 1200 ^oC (2192 ^oF) in 90 seconds. A 4" (102 mm) heat zone was required for this application. Heating needed to take place in a vacuum atmosphere. They turned to THE LAB at Ambrell...

THE LAB heating carbide heating

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Induction Heating a Stainless Steel Tube for Swaging or Shaping

11/17/16 11:55 AM

A client needed to heat 0.06" (1.5 mm) stainless steel tubing to 1950 ^oF (1066 ^oC) prior to swaging or shaping. They turned to THE LAB at Ambrell to design a heating solution for their manufacturing process. The objective was to heat the tubing to the...

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