Inductoheat, Inc., the world’s leading induction heating equipment manufacturer, recently shipped an induction hardening and tempering system to a major drivetrain component supplier. This machine is designed specifically for hardening and tempering hub spindles and outer ring hubs. This equipment is comprised of a STATISCAN® IV system for induction hardening, using alternating coils for two different parts and a STATISCAN® II system with a channel coil for induction tempering. To achieve the ideal case depth and hardness patterns the system included two power supplies, a UNIPOWER® UP16 200kW for hardening, and a STATIPOWER® SP16 50kW for tempering.
Up to 80 parts per hour travel through the hardening portion of the system using a two-axis gantry with absolute feedback, while a continuous feed conveyor moves the parts through the tempering section. The equipment controls package is a PLC with 12” touch-screen PC-HMI interface. This proven technology has the latest in graphical visualization software and features: part recipe management, process monitoring with data archiving, data logging, motion program, and fault help.
Several additional features include water recirculation system, quench recirculation system, automatic lubrication system, pyrometer on tempering system for process monitoring, and horizontal servo positioning on the hardening inductors. To learn more go to [www.inductoheat.com].
