Melting metals with induction heating provides reliable, repeatable, non-contact, safe and energy-efficient heat. Induction melting does not use flame that can result in heat losses and workplace dangers. Melting metal in a crucible induction furnace with our systems can increase your production efficiency thanks to the speed of induction heating.
Whether you need to melt a few grams of metals in small crucibles or several hundreds of kilograms in large furnaces, Ambrell and THE LAB can offer a solution for your company. From induction melting copper, aluminum, steel or gold, review the information below to find answers to your melting challenges.
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Induction Melting silicon in graphite crucible for material testing
The customer is developing a university lab experiment to induction melt silicon and is still developing the process.
Induction Melting lead ingots to form battery posts and connectors
Induction Melting 30 lb(13.6 kg) & 60 lb(27.2 kg) lead ingots to form battery posts & connectors
Induction Melting the end of a plastic tube to create a seal
A single turn coil encapsulated in custom blocks is used for sealing the tube. Two tubes are placed between the coil blocks and a 7lb (3.2kg) load is applied to the top of the coil.
Crucible Melting a variety of materials in a nitrogen atmosphere
The crucible is heated using an induction coil with a four turn pancake at the base that extends upward into a three turn helical coil.
Induction Melting aluminum in a graphite crucible for casting
Induction melting provides hands-free heating that involves no operator skill for manufacturing, repeatable, dependable results, more efficient and cost effective then gas furnace, does not heat up the manufacturing area and increases production.
Hermetic sealing: SS rods & glass preforms
Induction melting provides hands-free heating that involves no operator skill for manufacturing, amounts of glass are precisely controlled by the glass preforms and even flow of glass creates aesthetically pleasing bond.
Remove plastic coating from steel tubes
Induction melting is the only feasible way to remove the plastic coating, leaving it in an unpolluted form for recycling. It is a faster process
Releasing a Lens Grinding Fixture Bond
The bonded assembly is placed (glass up) within a helical coil which circles the bonding slug. Induction heats the material to the melting point in 5-7 seconds.
Induction Melting Glass for Fiber Drawing
To heat a metal susceptor vessel to 2200°F within 25 minutes with induction for a fiberglass melting application
Induction Melting of Ticonium and Nobilium ingots
Due to the small size of the ingots, RF induction melting was required to efficiently couple to the samples in order to provide the necessary power to initiate melting.
Induction heating is a fast, efficient, precise and repeatable non-contact method for heating metals or other electrically-conductive materials. The material may be a metal such as brass, aluminum, copper or steel or it can be a semiconductor such as silicon carbide,carbon or graphite. To heat non-conductive materials such as plastics or glass, induction is used to heat an electrically-conductive susceptor, typically graphite, which then transfers the heat to the non-conducting material.
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