Dragon Steel Corp. Ltd., a subsidiary of China Steel Corp. located in Taichung, Taiwan, granted SMS Concast, a company of SMS group, the final acceptance certificate (FAC) for the modernization of its six-strand billet caster. The objective of the revamp was to improve the billet quality for applications including fasteners, welding rod, mechanical components and others. The project, which consisted of an automation upgrade and the introduction of dynamic secondary air-mist cooling (COOL-DSC) as the main modernization measures, has achieved a distinct improvement in product quality in terms of internal structure and surface cracking. 

The design of process chains is used to achieve targeted form and material characteristics and is based on the premise of fast and flexible production – with a simultaneous reduction of costs.

Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic shipped a 1,000-kW induction billet heating system to LC Manufacturing of Lake City, Mich., a supplier of closed-die hot forgings.

This article will focus on induction heating and its place as an advanced and controlled thermal process enabled by a host of modular and modern heating units tailored for specific forged parts.