Induction Heating

Brazing and soldering can both be made more efficient by applying induction heating. Induction heating process can produce the cleanest, most reliable joints possible for your part. Induction heating systems can be easily integrated into your line with continuous automatic feeds and may be designed to provide heat at multiple locations simultaneously.

Brazing is a joining process whereby a non-ferrous filler metal and an alloy are heated to melting temperature (above 450°C; 800°F) and distributed between two or more close-fitting parts by capillary action. At its liquid temperature, the molten filler metal interacts with a thin layer of the base metal, cooling to form an exceptionally strong, sealed joint due to grain structure interaction. The brazed joint becomes a sandwich of different layers, each metallurgically linked to each other. Common brazements are about 1/3 as strong as the materials they join, because the metals partially dissolve each other at the interface, and usually the grain structure and joint alloy is uncontrolled. To create high-strength brazes, sometimes a brazement can be annealed, or cooled at a controlled rate, so that the joint’s grain structure and alloying is controlled.

Soldering is a method of joining metal parts using an alloy of low melting point (solder) below 450 °C (800 °F). Heat is applied to the metal parts, and the alloy metal is pressed against the joint, melts, and is drawn into the joint by capillary action and around the materials to be joined by ‘wetting action’. After the metal cools, the resulting joints are not as strong as the base metal, but have adequate strength, electrical conductivity, and water-tightness for many uses. Soldering is an ancient technique that has been used practically as long as humans have been making articles out of metal.

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Here is a list of the top induction heating companies:

Ameritherm

Precision induction heating solutions are our specialty. We won’t send you an oversized power supply and hope it works by brute force. No two heating applications are exactly alike, and neither are our customers!

Our approach is first to listen to your unique needs and concerns. Then, we’ll invite you to send samples of your parts to our Applications Lab for a NO CHARGE evaluation and system recommendation. Benefit from the advice of experienced applications engineers who have worked with parts of virtually any size and shape. Let us show you the Ameritherm difference!

http://www.ameritherm.com

Ajax TOCCO

Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic®, a subsidiary of Park-Ohio Holdings Corporation®, designs and manufactures world class induction heating and melting equipment for various industries and applications throughout the world. In addition we provide a range of services including laboratory process development, preventative maintenance, equipment repair and parts, coil repair facilities, and installation services.

Please feel free to browse our site for more information on your particular application or need by utilizing the drop down menus on the left hand side of the page or use the search box, located in the upper right corner of every page, to direct you to a particular location.

http://www.ajaxtocco.com

Inductoheat

HEAT TREATING – HEATING FOR FORGING. Inductoheat, Inc. USA is the world’s largest manufacturer of induction heating equipment used for heat treating and heating for forging. We can solve your most challenging heat treating problems with our wide range of induction heating equipment and services. We can provide you with flexible, extremely heavy duty induction heating for forging systems. With more than 20 companies worldwide, our engineering excellence has no boundaries.

http://www.inductoheat.com/

Lepel Corporation

The Induction Innovators
For over seventy years, Lepel Corporation has been providing advanced solutions to complex heating problems. Our progressive, non-contact heating techniques yield superior results in production efficiency, energy savings and final product quality when compared to other industry methods.

Service and Support
With a world class manufacturing environment, expert engineering staff, 24-hour service hotline and extensive product line, we are prepared to meet the needs of customers around the globe. Our engineers can fulfill specific custom requirements and deliver solutions quickly through our technically qualified direct sales force.

In addition, customers can test applications in our state-of-the-art lab equipped with advanced measuring instrumentation, metallurgical analytical equipment and power supplies of varying powers and frequencies.
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