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Induction Heating for Forging Billets

L. Terry Clausing
December 20, 2021
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Using the metaphor of cooking a steak to its desired level of “doneness,” this article examines the difficulties involved in “cooking” forging billets in induction coils to their most uniform level of completion.


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Why Forgers Should Invest in Automation

A recent company survey indicates that forgers are more concerned with the availability of qualified labor than its cost. Given that, the forging community should consider automation to minimize its labor requirements. Automated billet feeding is one area that can improve manufacturing efficiency and reduce labor costs.
Jon Cocco
October 2, 2019
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As I walked through one of our customer’s forging facilities, I was reminded why I decided to purchase Feedall Automation, a 73-year-old parts-feeder manufacturer.
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Century Aluminum Expanding in Kentucky

December 10, 2018
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Century Aluminum Sebree LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Century Aluminum Co., announced two expansion programs at its Sebree, Ky., smelter that will increase the smelter’s production of both value-added and secondary aluminum. The programs, which are expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2019, will improve the smelter’s product mix by adding approximately 90,000 metric tons of additional billet production to the Sebree casthouse and increase the smelter’s overall output by adding 20,000 metric tons of additional secondary (scrap reprocessing) capacity.


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Continuous Induction Heating of Aluminum Billets

Collin A. Russell
February 7, 2017
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Given that aluminum and its alloys offer numerous advantages over many other metals, it is not surprising that inquiries about induction billet-heating equipment increasingly involve the heating of aluminum alloys.


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Induction Heating of Billets: The Thermal Influence of Skid Rails

Collin A. Russell
August 8, 2016
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The design of skid rails used in continuous induction billet heating systems is more complex than one might think.


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Gerdau Expands Caster Billet Size at Michigan Mill

January 26, 2016
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Steelmaker Gerdau completed the transition from 152-mm (6-inch) square billets to 210-mm (8.25-inch) square billets on the recently installed state-of-the-art continuous caster at its special-bar-quality (SBQ) steel mill in Monroe, Mich.


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PROFILE: T&W Forge, LLC

T&W Forge Builds Business by Selling Value

June 30, 2014
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Ohio’s T&W Forge, part of SIFCO Industries since 2010, is a supplier of alloy, carbon and stainless steel parts to its industrial customers. 


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