Superior efficiency, flexibility and quality of inductively heated billets

The forging industry’s drive to more accurate net shaped high quality parts and a necessity in providing more value to the forger’s customer is inherently related to the needs of further improving quality of forged parts which relates to developing superior design concepts and process control strategies that optimize all stages involved in the forging process. Modern approach for designing forging processes requires considering induction heating not as a standalone process, but as a part of an integrated system including its all-important elements: the process of induction heating, the change in the billet temperature profile during its transportation from the heater to the metal forming machine and plastic deformation itself. Induction heating has become an increasingly popular choice to heat billets prior to forging. Today’s forge shops must quickly adjust to a rapidly changing business environment, maximizing process flexibility, and electrical efficiency, yet still satisfy continuously increasing demands for higher-quality products. Superior environmental friendliness of induction billet heating compared to other heating methods and ability for in-line heating are other factors for its increased popularity.