Once induction coils or other installation components have been designed or produced in our facility, Fluxtrol can provide on-site support at the customer’s site. With experienced set up and run off personnel, including in house metallurgists, material scientists and electromagnetic experts, Fluxtrol prides itself on its concept-to-reality capabilities.
Please contact us for information related to our on-site support.
Where on-site support fits
Fluxtrol’s coil workflows run from application description and simulation to coil engineering, manufacturing and a test that compares results with simulation. On-site support carries that work into the customer’s plant, where the coil meets the real machine, power supply, cooling system and part flow.
What the team brings
- Setup and run-off experience. Personnel who set up the coil and run the process.
- Metallurgy. In-house metallurgists who can judge the heat treatment result on the part.
- Material science. Expertise in the SMC controllers and the coil materials.
- Electromagnetic expertise. Experts who understand how the coil, controller and power supply interact.
Because the same team designs the coil, builds it and simulates it, questions that arise on site can be traced back to the model and the design.
Supporting a coil and controller installation
Several topics covered elsewhere on this site are the sort of issues a coil encounters at startup and in service:
- Water and electrical integrity. The ASM Handbook chapter calls for leak checking, flow rate checking against a defined minimum and electrical measurement of inductance or impedance before a coil ships; see coil quality and integrity .
- Controller attachment and protection. Adhesive or mechanical attachment, coatings and watching for glue cracks that separate the controller from the copper; see assembling and protecting SMCs.
- Maintenance. Regular cleaning and visual inspection of coil and controller; see maintenance .
What to prepare
To scope support, it helps to have the part and process description, the coil drawings and simulation results, the power supply and cooling system details, and the target results. These are the same inputs used in the coil workflows and let the support team compare site results with the model.
Ties to other R&D services
On-site work pairs with personal training for operators and engineers and with consulting when a process question goes beyond setup. A University of Cambridge researcher valued Fluxtrol’s help in the wider context of implementation, including cooling and power supply design.
Outcomes
The goal is a working process at the customer site, achieved by the people who designed it, as part of Fluxtrol’s concept-to-reality approach.
Ask about on-site support
Contact Fluxtrol with your site, process and timing.
Real-world results
Hairpin coil workflow
Pre-production workflow from simulation to coil engineering, manufacturing and testing.
- Simulation first
- Test compared with simulation
Design and Fabrication of Inductors (ASM Handbook 4C)
Describes inductor integrity checks and maintenance practice relevant to installation.
- Leak and flow checks
- Cleaning and inspection