TPT July 2008

H eat & S urface T reatments

Induction heating solutions for heat treatment

Good surface finish maintained via safe storage Mink-Brushes, Germany, a specialist in the manufacture of high-value technical brushes, has developed a new system for the safe handling of valuable tube products. Tubes and pipes are high-value components in machine construction, so high quality expectations are placed upon their surface finish. Through poor handling and storage, surfaces may become

Induction Srl, Italy, provides solutions for induction heating with a focus on performance, efficiency and functionality. The company designs plants for a wide range of fields, according to specific requirements. Over the course of 20 years, the company has constructed and set up more than 1,000 installations in 44 countries. The company produces equipment for a number of fields including frequency generators for any application of induction heating, standard heaters for hot forging, and induction heating for the metallic tube and pipe industry.

Induction also provides the technology for heat treatment, continuous heating for hot rolling, integrated heating systems for electric motors, hot driving and brazing. Another important part of the Induction range includes furnaces for melting of precious and non-ferrous metals, and furnaces for the melting of steel and non- ferrous metals. Induction Srl – Italy Fax : +39 011 945 3160 Email : m.albertin@induction.it Website : www.induction.it

damaged. Scratches and marks on polished, coated or painted surfaces can result in high scrap rates. High-value stainless steel or aluminium profiles, or delicate glass or ceramic tubes, must be handled and stored with great care.

Scrap rates for products with sensitive surfaces are often increased by the use of conventional transport racks, trolleys and stillages. Previous solutions for the transportation, support and storage of sensitive products have not given the desired results; for example, profiled wooden or plastic bases covered with either carpet or soft matting. Both options present problems: carpet wears down in areas where greatest pressure is applied, and then fails to  The Mink Prisma-System protects sensitive products

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