InductoForge® Modular Induction Billet Heater - Inductoheat - #2

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Infeed Systems – Heavy Duty InductoForge® Pinch Roll and Tractor Chain drive infeed systems push the billets through the InductoForge® coil line at a very accurate rate controlled by a variable frequency AC motor. Both systems automatically adjust for the diameter of the billet (for quick change-over). A lost motion detector will automatically shut down power to the system if the billets stop moving for any reason. Hot Billet Extraction – The Fastextractor™ equipment is manufactured to provide many years of low maintenance operation. Heavy-duty, multi-strand chain works with the gravity pinch wheel to quickly extract parts to insure uniform heating from the front to the back of the billet (also acting as a weld breaker). The Fastextractor™ comes standard with an infrared temperature activated accept/reject system. Optional over/under temperature gate is available. Automatic Billet Feed – Heavy-Duty step feeders, bowl feeders, feeder loaders and bin tippers can be added to increase the productivity of the heater by automatically feeding billets from a bin into the coil line. An optional billet weigh system rejects parts that do not meet the acceptable weight range. Advanced System Control – The PLC “Recipe Control” system works in conjunction with the IHAZ™ Temperature Profile Modeling computer software to make the billet heater simple to run. The operator can access stored recipes from the part number or die number identifier. The billet heater operating parameters are stored in the recipe, together they run the system, thus improving quality control and speeding up the system set up. A true “stopped line” Standby system is available for two or more module systems. Manual operation is available for the smaller Inductoheat billet or bar heating systems. Productivity Enhancements – Optional billet push-out chains or bars and coil shuttles can be included. The billet push out chain allows almost all of the billets in the line to be heated. The coil shuttle provides a quick method of switching to a different coil size or to a backup coil. The powerful combination of advanced engineering, product innovation and over 55 years experience in induction heating has helped Inductoheat become a world leader in the production of billet and bar heating equipment for the forging industry. Inductoheat’s InductoForge® Modular Billet Heating System offers flexibility and efficiency with its individually controlled (500Hz - 6000Hz) power modules. The flexible modular design results in a much finer and more accurate control of the billet temperature. High efficiency is achieved through specialized induction coil design and minimal transmission bus. The heavy-duty, single size forging coil consists of cast end boards, copper windings and long-life removable liner for heating a wide range of billet diameters and shapes. The iHAZ™ Temperature Profile Modeling computer program enables advanced temperature control of the billet heating process. iHAZ™ software allows you to customize a billet temperature profile (Induction Heat Affected Zone) to best suit your billet or bar heating application. It can also generate the optimum-running parameters and set points for Standby and Rapid Start which are stored as a recipe in the billet heater's PLC. Additional Features & Benefits: • Optimized utility costs • Replacement coil liners • Highest possible efficiency • Quick release connections • Compact, heavy-duty modular design • Infinitely variable in-feed drive speed • Reduced downtime & maintenance costs • Bar end heating • Billet & bar heating • RCS billet heating • Warm forming • Accept / Reject systems • Dual-coil shuttle systems • Bin tippers / Bowl Feeders / Step feeders • Tractor in-feed drives For more information, call 800/624-6297, email sales@inductoheat.com or visit www.inductoheat.com InductoForge® Modular Induction Billet Heaters Designed to fit the flexible manufacturing requirements of today's forge shop