TECH ADVANCES
Q HEAT: THE STATE OF THE ART OF THE HEATING SYSTEMS
The fastest, flexible and efficient solution for flat products heating.
Induction heating is the process of heating an electrically conducting object by electromagnetic induction, where eddy currents are generated within the metal and resistance leads to Joule heating of the metal. So it is possible to heat a metal without direct contact and without open flames or other heat sources.
Q-Heat induction heating furnace is the most environmentally friendly solution for reaching the required rolling temperature without using gas, and drastically reducing smoke emissions and scale formation.
Additionally, the induction heating furnace is ready in real time: no need for long start/stop sequences, as with traditional reheating furnaces.
Why “Q” heat?
Quality: Eliminates issues associated with open flame, torch heating, black spots on surfaces with enhanced final product quality.
Quantity: Maximizes productivity because heat is developed directly and instantly inside the product.
Quickness: Immediate availability of heating.
- Flexibility: differentiated heating between heads and tails. Cold edges control by dedicated edge heaters or by the innovative TFH inductors.
- High efficiency (up to 70%) heating of a wide range of thicknesses by using the right technology (TFH up to 20 mm; LFH from 30 mm).
- Fast Operating Setup: the IH furnace is ready for use in a few seconds. Power can be adjusted during operation in less than a second.
- Scale formation is strongly reduced: typically, in a gas furnace the scale production is 3-4% compared to 0.5% in a IH furnace.
- Perfect temperature thanks to independent control of each inductor and equalization between head and tail of the material.
- High Specific Linear Power Density: up to 5.3 MW/m.
- Environmentally friendly: zero gas emissions in working area.
- Return Of Investment (ROI) < 1 year.
- Fabrizio Arduini
- f.arduini@dca.it
- +39 345 5774539