Intro: Soldering brass tubes Objective: Soldering two brass tubes measuring 3/4 and 1/4 together for use as cellular phone antennas. The lengths of tubes range from four (4) feet to twelve (12) feet, and must be soldered along the axial side. The joint is to…

Intro: Soldering Steel Objective To heat a special steel housing to 500(260) F(C) for a soldering applicationMaterial Steel housingSolder wire and fluxTemperature 500(260) 550(287.8) F(C)Frequency 200 kHzEquipment Power of 6kW, 150-400 kHz solid state induc…

Intro: Soldering Steel Tube Objective Heat a.125” (3.175mm) diameter stainless steel tube to a 1” diameter cylinder 1” (25.4mm) tall for a soldering applicationMaterial Stainless steel cylinder and tubeTemperature indicating paint Lead free solder preform…

Intro: Soldering copperObjective Heat copper tab until the solder reflows.Material Copper tab 0.25 X 0.25 inch square about 0.05 inches thick.Lead free solder material (higher melting temperature than regular solder.)Temperature 500 F for 1.25 secondsFrequen…

Intro: Shrink Fit Cast Iron Objective To use induction to prepare cast iron assemblies for shrink fit assemblyMaterial Customer supplied cast iron rocker arms of varying sizesTemperature 450 F (232 C)Process Time 20 secondsFrequency 48 kHzEquipment Power of …

Intro: Shrink fit steel gear Objective Heat the bore of a hardened spur steel gear to shrink fit onto a gear motor shaft. This is part of a chair for the disabled.Material Steel gear 2.5 h (63.5mm) OD, .75 h (19mm) ID x .625 h (16mm) thick, temperature indic…

Intro: Shrink fitting carbide ring Objective Shrink fitting a carbide ring into a steel valve seatMaterial Steel valve seat 6” (152.4mm) OD with 3” (76.2mm) ID hole & .75” (19mm) thick, carbide ringTemperature 500 F ( 260 C)Frequency 55 kHzEquipment •…

Intro: Shrink fitting impeller blades to shaft Objective Heat aluminum impeller blades to 200 F (93 C) and shrink fit onto a shaft.Material Aluminum impeller blades with a .28” (7.109mm) bore, aluminum shaftTemperature 200 F (93 C)Frequency 255 kHzEquipment…

Intro: Shrink fitting pulley to insert bearing Objective Heat aluminum pulley for insertion of an inner bearing for the automotive industryMaterial Aluminum pulley 2.3” (60mm) OD x 1.6” (40mm) ID x 1” (27mm) high and inner bearing 0.7” (17.8mm) high x 1.…

Intro: Shrink fitting wrist pin into connecting rod Objective Assemble connecting rods with a more accurate control of the heatMaterial Rod has an OD of .9125” (23.18mm), knuckle has an ID of .9125” (23.18mm) with an interference of .0001” (.0025mm). Knuc…