The invention relates to a method for monitoring the temperature of the sleeve part of a tool holder, which sleeve part is inserted into the induction coil of a contraction device, wherein the instantaneous inductance of the induction coil is measured during the inductive heating and the current supply to the induction coil is influenced if the instantaneous inductance approaches, reaches, or exceeds a specified value.

Induction heating facilitated coating systems and processes for pipes overcome corrosion and erosion of the pipes at extreme temperatures and pressures in applications including oil and gas downhole tubulars and pipelines as well as processing facilities. Being based on vitreous fused inorganic compounds, the present invention achieves very high corrosion resistance at remarkably modest cost. Attractive economics and immunity to chlorides and moisture permeation at extreme concentrations and temperatures also make it well suited to desalination plants and potable water piping applications. Due to its extreme temperature resistance, it also is very well suited for geothermal wells. Additionally, due to its characteristic smooth durable surface, the present invention is ideally suited for applications involving the opposite of corrosion, namely scaling problems, such as fouling in sewage systems and scale buildup in heavy oil wells.

Induction heating facilitated coating systems and processes for pipes overcome corrosion and erosion of the pipes at extreme temperatures and pressures in applications including oil and gas downhole tubulars and pipelines as well as processing facilities. Being based on vitreous fused inorganic compounds, the present invention achieves very high corrosion resistance at remarkably modest cost. Attractive economics and immunity to chlorides and moisture permeation at extreme concentrations and temperatures also make it well suited to desalination plants and potable water piping applications. Due to its extreme temperature resistance, it also is very well suited for geothermal wells. Additionally, due to its characteristic smooth durable surface, the present invention is ideally suited for applications involving the opposite of corrosion, namely scaling problems, such as fouling in sewage systems and scale buildup in heavy oil wells.

A fixing unit includes a plurality of first engagement portions which respectively engage with a plurality of first to-be-engaged portions to restrict a movement of a heating unit in a third direction intersecting with a first direction and a second direction. A fixed unit includes a second engagement portion which engages with a second to-be-engaged portion to restrict a movement of the heating unit in the first direction. The fixing unit includes a movable unit, a supporting member, and a reciprocating mechanism. The supporting member supports the movable unit such that the movable unit is movable along the first direction. The reciprocating mechanism causes the movable unit to reciprocate. The reciprocating mechanism causes the movable unit to reciprocate once every time a plurality of sheets pass between a first rotation member and a second rotation member in the fixing unit.

An inductively heated mold system enables rapid heating of the mold and rapid cooling to reduce thermal cycling times by employing an inductive coil in a heater module that inductively heats a ferromagnetic layer configured on the mold body, such as around the outside perimeter of the mold body. A cooling channel may be configured between the inductive coil and the ferromagnetic layer on the mold body to allow a fluid to be passed between the mold body and the heater module to rapidly cool the mold body for removal of the molded part. A plurality of heater modules may be employed that can be coupled together such that the cooling fluid passes through the coupled cooling channels from one module to a second module. In this way heater modules can be combined to provide an inductively heated mold system for a variety of mold body sizes, or lengths.

An induction heated roll apparatus includes a roller main body, an induction heating mechanism, and a cooling mechanism. The induction heating mechanism heats the roller main body, while the cooling mechanism cools the roller main body and/or the induction heating mechanism using a cavity portion between the roller main body and the induction heating mechanism. The cooling mechanism has intake apertures and discharge apertures that are formed in a journal flange portion and communicate with the cavity portion, a suction mechanism that suctions a gas in the cavity portion through the discharge apertures, and a mist supply mechanism that supplies mist to the intake apertures.

In order to supply sufficient electric power to an induction heating mechanism even with a small-diameter roller, an induction heated roll apparatus includes a roller body having a hollow cylindrical shape, a drive shaft provided at each of both ends of the roller body and rotatably supported, an induction heating mechanism that is provided inside the roller body and allows the roller body to inductively generate heat, and a support shaft that extends from both ends of the induction heating mechanism and supports the induction heating mechanism. The support shaft is rotatably supported on an inner peripheral surface at both ends of the roller body via a bearing.

An appliance for heat treatment or inductive heating or cooling of shrink chucks for shaft-type tools or a shrinkage appliance or cooling appliance or shrinkage appliance with a cooling appliance, includes a receiving device or opening receiving a shrink chuck, a heat treatment unit surrounding the receiving device relative to a central axis, an induction coil arrangement or cooling unit, and a measuring unit for temperature measurement of the shrink chuck. For exactly measuring shell temperatures of chucks in receiving openings, the measuring unit has temperature sensors around the receiving device or one temperature sensor inclined around the central axis for contactless detection of the shell temperature, or the measuring unit has sensors around the receiving device including a first temperature sensor for contactless detection of a shell temperature, and a different type of second sensor for detecting another property of the shrink chuck in the receiving device.

An appliance for heat treatment or inductive heating or cooling of shrink chucks for shaft-type tools or a shrinkage appliance or cooling appliance or shrinkage appliance with a cooling appliance, includes a receiving device or opening receiving a shrink chuck, a heat treatment unit surrounding the receiving device relative to a central axis, an induction coil arrangement or cooling unit, and a measuring unit for temperature measurement of the shrink chuck. For exactly measuring shell temperatures of chucks in receiving openings, the measuring unit has temperature sensors around the receiving device or one temperature sensor inclined around the central axis for contactless detection of the shell temperature, or the measuring unit has sensors around the receiving device including a first temperature sensor for contactless detection of a shell temperature, and a different type of second sensor for detecting another property of the shrink chuck in the receiving device.

Apparatus and associated methods relate to a pick & place system that uses a magnetic core for both magnetic coupling with an assembly component and heating of the assembly component. The magnetic core has a component engagement surface configured to magnetically and thermally engage the component. A controller is configured to provide both AC current and DC current to an inductive coil wound about the magnetic core. DC current provided to the inductive coil induces a magnetic field within the magnetic core, thereby magnetically attracting the component when engaged with the component engagement surface. AC current provided to the magnetic core inductively heats the magnetic core, thereby heating the component when engaged with the component engagement surface.