Induction Heating Applications

Every induction heating process rests on the same physics: a coil creates an alternating magnetic field, and that field induces heat in the workpiece. What differs between processes is where the heat must go. A hardening coil wants a precise pattern on a shaft, a brazing coil wants heat only at the joint, and a tube welding line wants current kept on the weld edges.

Fluxtrol’s soft magnetic composites (SMCs) are magnetic flux controllers. Placed around a coil or inside a part, they give the field an easier path, concentrating it where heat is needed and keeping it away from where it is not. That single idea shows up as different benefits in different applications, listed below.

Each page describes the process, the challenges that limit it, the Fluxtrol materials that help and the research behind the claims. If your process is not listed, our R&D services team develops and validates new induction applications with customers.

How flux control helps each process

Need help matching a process to a material? Browse the SMC family or contact our engineers .