Induction coil design has a major impact on your part quality, process efficiency, and manufacturing costs.
We have assembled this 28-page brochure to help you get the best performance from your induction heating system.
This brochure provides a guide for everything you need to design the optimal coil for your part and process. Get your copy and read about the science and the art of induction coil design.
Below, we have collected excerpts from this important resource.
Induction coil design can have a major impact on part quality, process efficiency, and manufacturing costs. How do you know if your coil design is best for your part and process? Here are some induction coil basics and five tips to optimize your design.
The induction coil determines how effectively and efficiently a workpiece is heated. Induction coils are water-cooled conductors made of copper tubing that is readily formed into the shape of the coil for the induction heating process. Induction heating coils do not themselves get hot as water flows through them.
Work coils range in complexity from a simple helical- or solenoid-wound coil (consisting of a number of turns of copper tube wound around a mandrel) to a coil that is precision machined from solid copper and brazed.
Coils transfer energy from the power supply to the workpiece by generating an alternating electromagnetic field due to the alternating current flowing in them. The coil’s alternating electromagnetic field (EMF) generates an induced current (eddy current) in the workpiece, which generates heat due to I Squared R losses (core losses).
The current in the workpiece is proportional to the coil’s EMF strength. This transfer of energy is known as the transformer effect or eddy current effect.
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Induction coil design has a major impact on process efficiency and final part quality, and the best coil design for your product largely depends on your application. Certain coil designs tend to work best with specific applications, and a less than optimal coil-application pairing can result in slow or irregular heating, higher defect rates, and lower quality products.
Before designing your induction coil, consider these three factors along with your induction application:
Coupling is the transfer of energy that occurs in the space between the heating portion of the coil and the workpiece. So, coupling distance is how big that space needs to be to balance efficiency and manufacturing requirements.
Generally, distance increases with the diameter of the part, typical values being 0.75, 1.25, and 1.75 inches (19, 32 and 44 mm) or billet-stock diameters of approximately 1.5, 4 and 6 inches (38, 102, and 152 mm), respectively.
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Induction heating uniformity issues can cause a variety of problems with part quality. We often see these issues because of irregular heating patterns due to unusual part shape or nontraditional heating requirements.
Here are six ways you can augment your induction coil design or heating process to address common heating uniformity problems.
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The type and design of the induction coil determines how effectively and efficiently a workpiece is heated. Work coils range in complexity from a simple helical- or solenoid-wound coil (consisting of a number of turns of copper tube wound around a mandrel) to a coil that is precision-machined from solid copper and brazed.
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