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Induction Heating a Flanged Part Before Welding

A customer had been using an offline oven, but instead wanted the heating to occur within a cell and decided to assess induction as a solution. The application involved heating a Nickel-flanged part (a mold) for a preheat prior to welding application....

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Forming a Steel Tube with Induction Heating

A client requested complimentary application testing from THE LAB at Ambrell for a preheating for forming application. They had been using a torch, but were interested in switching to induction heating due to the speed and repeatability that it offers....

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Application Insight: Preheating Castings and Rods for Welding

A client from the automotive industry wanted to assess moving from torches to induction for a preheating for welding application. Their primary reason for evaluating switching to induction was speed of heating. With a torch, heating took 20 minutes and...

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Induction Preheating Automotive Rod Assemblies for Welding

An organization from the automotive industry had been using torch heating for their steel rod assembly preheating process. However, due to process improvements thanks to new automation in their facility, torch heating became too slow. This resulted in a...

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Welding Preheating with Induction for Rapid Heating & Reduced Time

A company that specializes in flow control solutions turned to THE LAB at Ambrell to heat a steel valve to 400 ^°F (204 ^°C) for a welding preheating application. This process is new to the customer and they turned to induction because of the potential...

Induction Forging a Steel Part with a Flange in 20 Seconds

A client attempted to cold forge a steel part with a flange, but wasn't getting the desired results. Consequently, they turned to THE LAB at Ambrell to see if hot forging would meet their time and quality objectives. Their goal was to heat the part to...