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Automotive Applications

for Precision Induction Heating


Bonding Rubber Gaskets, Adhesive Curing, Soldering Flex Circuits, Brazing Hydraulic Hose Assemblies, Shrink Fitting Camshaft Gears, Heat Staking Metal-to-Plastic

Automotive applications for induction

Within the automotive industry, induction heating has traditionally been used in the manufacture of large-scale parts for the main body, engine, electrical, steering, fuel and exhaust systems. With the broad operating frequency range of our Ameritherm RF power supplies, we're able to heat parts of virtually any size. Larger parts such as camshaft gears can be heated at lower frequencies while smaller parts such as flexible electrical circuits are effectively heated at higher frequencies.

Brazing, soldering, molding, adhesive curing, annealing, hardening, heat staking metal-to-plastic, shrink fitting, bonding and many other processes all benefit from the many advantages offered by modern solid-state induction heating systems:

Maximum Repeatability

Faster Cycle Time

Pin Point Accuracy

Selective Heating

Flexible Set Up

Emissions Free

Increased Profitability

User Friendly

Reduce Scrap & Rework


Automotive Applications for Induction Heating

Access helpful pdf Application Notes after a brief registration:
Inserting a piston stop with o-ring into an oil pump assembly
Curing Aluminum Car Moulding
Annealing steel regulator bases for fuel injection system at 1950°F within 15 seconds
Atmospheric Brazing hydraulic hose assemblies at 2200°F within 7 seconds.
Bonding vinyl trim at 500°F at a rate of 20 ft/min.
Bonding rubber gaskets to a steel gas intake manifold at 320°F within 8 seconds.
Case Hardening an armature shaft at 1700°F within 2.5 seconds
Copper Brazing an oil suction assembly at 1850°F within 15 seconds.
Curing adhesive on aluminum auto trim at 500°F at 30 ft. per minute.
Curing adhesive inside a steel motor shaft at 290°F within 30 minutes.
Curing adhesive on rear view mirror brackets at 300°F within 5 seconds
Hardening steel seat belt retractor gears at 1700°F within 2 seconds.
Heating engine valve heads to 900°F for extended stress testing.
Pre-heating a truck axle seam to over 300°F within 15 seconds for welding.
Heat Staking steel studs into a plastic tail light at 450°F within 15 seconds.
Heat Staking brass inserts into plastic sub-assembly
Shrink Fitting 2" thick steel cam shaft gears at 500°F within 4 minutes.
Shrink Fitting steel parts into an aluminum fuel pump housing at 375°F within 60 seconds
Soldering a radio antenna at 600°F within 2 seconds.
Soldering flexible electrical circuits at 183°F within 6.5 seconds
Heating the end of catalytic converter for weld testing
Fitting a cast iron rocker arm

updated: 2/11/2008

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