A device for heating and quenching a tubular member has a central axis. The device includes a first quenching ring, a second quenching ring axially spaced from the first quenching ring, and a heating ring axially positioned between the first quenching ring and the second quenching ring. Each quenching ring and the heating ring is configured to receive the tubular member. The heating ring is fixably coupled to the first quenching ring and the second quenching ring. The heating ring includes an induction coil configured to heat an annular target zone along the tubular member. The first quenching ring is configured to deliver a first quenching fluid to the target zone and a first annular heat affected zone along the tubular member, and the second quenching ring is configured to deliver a second quenching fluid to the target zone and a second annular heat affected zone along the tubular member.

An induction heating apparatus of a plate-like member for arranging a plate-like member having a three-dimensional structure so that it is interposed between a pair of plate-like coils and inductively heating the plate-like member, the pair of plate-like coils having a three-dimensional structure that corresponds to the plate-like member and being arranged to be opposed to each other. The plate-like member arranged between the pair of plate-like coils includes a plurality of surfaces in a predetermined cross section perpendicular to a current that flows through the plate-like coil pair, and each of the coils of the plate-like coil pair is divided into a plurality of turns along the direction in which the current flows for at least each of the plurality of surfaces of the plate-like member.

A heating device includes a magnetic field heating coil that inductively heats a composite material by a magnetic field. The composite material has a length in a depth direction and a length in a width direction orthogonal to the depth direction. The magnetic field heating coil has a first coil part provided along the width direction, and a pair of second coil parts provided on both sides of the first coil part in the width direction so as to be continuous with the first coil part, the second coil parts being tilted a predetermined angle θ to one side in the depth direction with respect to the width direction. The first coil part and the second coil parts are symmetric with respect to a line segment drawn in the depth direction at a center of the first coil part in the width direction.

A heating device includes a magnetic field heating coil that inductively heats a composite material by a magnetic field. The composite material has a length in a depth direction and a length in a width direction orthogonal to the depth direction. The magnetic field heating coil has a first coil part provided along the width direction, and a pair of second coil parts provided on both sides of the first coil part in the width direction so as to be continuous with the first coil part, the second coil parts being tilted a predetermined angle θ to one side in the depth direction with respect to the width direction. The first coil part and the second coil parts are symmetric with respect to a line segment drawn in the depth direction at a center of the first coil part in the width direction.

The invention relates to a method and a heating device (1c) for inductively heating a stator (2) or armature (3) of an electric machine, in particular before and during trickle impregnation thereof. In addition, the invention relates to an impregnating device (50) in which this heating device (1c) is integrated. According to the invention, it is provided that the heating takes place inductively by electromagnetic fields of different frequencies. For this purpose, it is provided in the case of the heating device (1c) that it has at least one electromagnetic inductor (18, 21, 24) which is disposed coaxially or axially parallel with respect to the longitudinal axis (7) of the stator (2) or armature (3) and which inductively heats said stator or armature, and that the at least one inductor (18, 21, 24) is designed to generate at least two electromagnetic fields of different frequencies.

The invention relates to a method and a heating device (1c) for inductively heating a stator (2) or armature (3) of an electric machine, in particular before and during trickle impregnation thereof. In addition, the invention relates to an impregnating device (50) in which this heating device (1c) is integrated. According to the invention, it is provided that the heating takes place inductively by electromagnetic fields of different frequencies. For this purpose, it is provided in the case of the heating device (1c) that it has at least one electromagnetic inductor (18, 21, 24) which is disposed coaxially or axially parallel with respect to the longitudinal axis (7) of the stator (2) or armature (3) and which inductively heats said stator or armature, and that the at least one inductor (18, 21, 24) is designed to generate at least two electromagnetic fields of different frequencies.

An induction heating system for heating a component, the induction heating system having an alternating voltage supply device, a capacitor, a displacement unit, and an induction coil. The alternating voltage supply device supplies alternating voltage to a series resonant circuit which is formed by the capacitor and the induction coil. The displacement unit allows the induction coil to be displaced laterally in at least one direction relative to the component. The capacitor is situated between the displacement unit and the induction coil. A device for the additive manufacturing of a component uses such an induction heating system.

An induction heating system for heating a component, the induction heating system having an alternating voltage supply device, a capacitor, a displacement unit, and an induction coil. The alternating voltage supply device supplies alternating voltage to a series resonant circuit which is formed by the capacitor and the induction coil. The displacement unit allows the induction coil to be displaced laterally in at least one direction relative to the component. The capacitor is situated between the displacement unit and the induction coil. A device for the additive manufacturing of a component uses such an induction heating system.

Zonal heating and cooling during the production of matrix drill bits may be achieved with a system that includes a cavity defined within a mold assembly having a central axis; reinforcing particles and a binder material disposed within the cavity; and a plurality of induction coils about a periphery of the mold assembly, each induction coil being spaced from each other along the height of the mold assembly, wherein a first induction coil of the plurality of induction coils is arranged proximal to a portion of mold assembly containing a portion of the reinforcing particles and a second induction coil of the plurality of induction coils is arranged proximal to a portion of the mold assembly containing a portion of the binder material.

Zonal heating and cooling during the production of matrix drill bits may be achieved with a system that includes a cavity defined within a mold assembly having a central axis; reinforcing particles and a binder material disposed within the cavity; and a plurality of induction coils about a periphery of the mold assembly, each induction coil being spaced from each other along the height of the mold assembly, wherein a first induction coil of the plurality of induction coils is arranged proximal to a portion of mold assembly containing a portion of the reinforcing particles and a second induction coil of the plurality of induction coils is arranged proximal to a portion of the mold assembly containing a portion of the binder material.