Induction heating
Induction heating is widely used in the automotive industry. But as two case studies from EFD Induction show, a little creativity is all it takes to extract even more value from this amazing technology. More about induction heating in the automotive industry.
Induction accelarted bonding today
The use of adhesives in the automotive industry is becoming more prevalent, every new model seems to have more bonded joints than it's predecessor. It's not difficult to see why this is happening; the benefits of using adhesives to replace more traditional techniques are well documented, and modern day engineers are more prepared to use adhesives than their predecessors. However, one major factor in the selection and suitability of adhesives is the cure time, in many production environments, an adhesive with a suitably wide "open time" for real world usage will not reach a realistic level of strength within the production cycle and therefore, many bonded joints also incorporate immediate "mechanical" joints such as welds or rivets to maintain the product geometry until the adhesive has cured either by it's own chemical reaction or after spending 30 or so minutes in a paint oven. Read more...