What is Induction Heating?

Induction heating is a non contact method of electronically heating conductive materials.
Utilising high frequency, alternating currents in coils creates a rapidly alternating
magnetic field. This magnetic field crosses the work-piece creating a current flow (eddy
currents) within the part; heat is then generated due to the resistance to eddy current
flow within the material (I2R losses).

Induction Heating – A Change For The Better?

Induction Heating is a faster, safer and more efficient way of heating conductive
materials compared to Resistance and Propane which are the traditional methods.
Our heating elements remain cool to the touch while the material heats from within.

Thermal imaging clearly shows heat focused and spread evenly spread across work area, resulting in a better quality of weld.

Advantages over Resistance Heating

Time to temperature is up to 20 times faster
Welders are not exposed to hot connectors and ceramic pads
Welding can work more efficiently as up to 75% less heat is reflected back
Less risk of fire hazard from rock wool or connectors burning our or catching fire.
Re-useable insulation leading to reduction in disposal costs
Less power consumption
Quicker stress cycle setup and no failures due to burned out connectors

Heat Treatment Services

Some of our more common applications are:

Pre and Post Weld Heat Treatment
Hydrogen Bake Out
Stress Relieving
Structural Steel
Flat Plates
Vessels
Fabrication
Coatings
Unfreezing Pipelines
Trace Heating

Flexibility

Due to the flexibility of our systems we can adapt our equipment to almost any heat treatment requirements.

Our induction heating coils are easily wrapped around various shapes and sizes of components.

Heat Treatment Areas

Our equipment has proven its technology in various projects in the following industries:

Oil Pipelines
Gas Pipelines
Offshore Oil & Gas Pipelines
New Pipelines
Power Plants
Petrochemical
Subsea
Shipbuilding
Papermaking
General Engineering and Fabrication