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Induction Heat Treatment Challenges in a Highly Digitized World

The technology of heat treating by means of electromagnetic induction is advancing at an accelerated rate, addressing new challenges…

Dr. Valery Rudnev: Induction Thoughts

Induction heating of steel billets: causes of billet sticking/fusing problem and its prevention Steel components…

Equipment Selection for Induction Hardening: Single-Shot Hardening – Part 3

Single-shot inductors can be successfully used for hardening not only components of classical cylinder geometries…

Troubleshooting and Prevention of Cracking in Induction Hardening of Steels: Lessons Learned – Part 2

The final part of this two-part article continues a discussion on the subject of Induction…

Troubleshooting and Prevention of Cracking in Induction Hardening of Steels: Lessons Learned – Part 1

For real-world needs, producers of IH equipment should have the experience and analysis necessary to…

Equipment Selection for Induction Hardening: Single-Shot Hardening – Part 2

A conventional single-shot inductor consists of two legs and two crossover segments, also known as…

Equipment Selection for Induction Hardening: Single-Shot Hardening – Part 1

With the single-shot method, neither the workpiece (cylinder shaft, for example) nor the coil moves…

North American Forging is Advanced Manufacturing

(Part 3: Advanced Billet Heating Operations) Dr. Valery Rudnev – Inductoheat Inc., Madison Heights Mich.Jon…

Taking the Crank Out of Crankshaft Hardening

Gary Doyon, Doug Brown, Valery Rudnev, Glen Desmier, Jeffrey Elinski Inductoheat, Inc., Madison Heights, Mich.…

The day after tomorrow – the future of induction heating

by Valery Rudnev Today’s metal working and heat treating shops must quickly adjust to a…

Computer Modeling of Induction Heating Processes – Part 2

Dr. Valery Rudnev, FASM – Inductoheat Inc., Madison Heights, Mich. Part 1 of this article…

Tips for Computer Modeling Induction Heating Processes – Part 1

Dr. Valery Rudnev, FASM – Inductoheat Inc., Madison Heights, Mich. Computer modeling is no longer…

A fresh look at induction heating of tubular products: Part 1

The extensive use of metal tubing in thousands of products demands a wide range of…

A fresh look at induction heating of tubular products: Part 2

Part 1 (May/June HTP, p. 17–19) discussed induction the major between induction heating of tubular…

Intricacies of Induction Heating of Wires, Rods, Ropes & Cables

Heating by means of electromagnetic induction has become an increasingly more popular method for heating…

Intricacies for the successful induction heating of steels in modern forge shops

Dr. Valery Rudnev, Doug Brown, Dr. Chester J. Van Tyne, Dr. Kester D. Clarke Abstract…

Specifics of induction hardening of powder metallurgy (P/M) components

During the last decade, the use of advanced powder metallurgy (P/M) materials in several industries…

Implications of induction hardening

One of the most common applications of induction heat treatment is the hardening of steels,…

Subtleties of induction heating of aluminum, magnesium and copper alloys

Steel components by far represent the majority of hot worked and heat-treated parts for which…

Induction heating of wires, cables and tubular products

By Dr. Valery Rudnev In the past four decades, heating by means of electromagnetic induction…

Induction Heating Serves Todays Forging Industry

Induction heating can offer benefits to forgers in certain applications. Process and design requirements for…

Induction Heating and Heat Treating for Aerospace Applications

Induction heating is used to produce high quality, reliable aerospace components as well as unique…

Induction Gear Hardening: Part 1

The practice and science of modern induction heat-treating has advanced in many areas over the…

Induction Heating: Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask. (part 2)

As a regular contributor to the HTPro Newsletter, Professor Induction answers a wide variety of…

Induction Heating: Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask.

Induction heating is a multifaceted phenomenon composed of complex interactions involving electromagnetics, heat transfer, materials…

Induction Heating and Heat Treating of Fasteners

by: Justin Mortimer, Dr. Valery Rudnev and Andrew Bernhard Radyne Corp. An Inductotherm Group Company…

Induction hardening of cast irons

The success in induction hardening of cast irons and repeatability of obtained results are greatly…

Induction Gear Hardening: Part 2

The second in a two-part series, this installment addresses induction gear hardening by encircling the…

New Technology Straightens Out Camshaft Distortion

Gary Doyon, Valery Rudnev, John Maher, Randy Minnick, Glen Desmier – Inductoheat Inc.; Madison Heights,…

Computer Modeling of Induction Heating: Things to be Aware of, Things to Avoid

Dr. Valery Rudnev – Inductoheat, Inc.; Madison Heights, Mich. In the last decade, when discussing…

Hybrid Heating: Induction + Gas Furnace vs. Gas Furnace + Induction

Valery Rudnev – Inductoheat Inc.; Madison Heights, Mich Under certain circumstances, hybrid heating using both…

REVOLUTION—NOT EVOLUTION—NECESSARY TO ADVANCE INDUCTION HEAT TREATING

Modern, high quality equipment must be readily available and flexible enough to allow for easy…

Reader asks, ‘How do I select inductors for billet heating?

This month’s column features the answer to a question submitted by a Professor Induction reader.…

Dr. Vlaery Rudnev on Equipment Selection for Scan Hardening

Computer Modeling Single-Shot Induction Hardening Of A Power Transmission Shaft

Computer modeling is used in induction hardening process design to improve component quality including hardness,…

Computer Modeling Helps Prevent Failures of Heat Treated Components

Consider this scenario. Following the development stage, an induction hardening machine is built, completes a…

Computer Modeling Helps Identify Induction Heating Misassumptions and Unknowns

Dr. Valery Rudnev – Inductoheat Inc.; Madison Heights, Mich. Whenever someone is discussing induction heating,…

Common Mispostulation in Induction Surface Hardening

Induction Hardening of steels, cast irons, and P/M materials represents one of the most popular…