Surface treatment
- Abrasion, thin-film deposition and heating
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Electrotechnologies Benefits - Induction
- Suitable for heat treatment and galvanizing applications
- Extremely precise temperature control
- Can be used for localized heat treatment
- Plasma torch
- Suitable for thermal and mechanical abrasion applications
- Also suitable for thin-film deposition applications (e.g., refractory or abrasion-resistant coatings)
- Suitable for controlled-atmosphere treatment
- Electron beam
- Suitable for metalizing various substrates
- Highly precise beam focalization
- Infrared (IR)
- Very high energy efficiency
- Suitable for controlled-atmosphere treatment
- Can be used for focalized heat treatment
- Can be easily adapted to work with existing equipment
- Electroplating and anodizing
- Effective corrosion protection
Heat treatment
- Hardening, tempering, annealing, heating and preheating
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Electrotechnologies Benefits - Induction
- High energy efficiency
- Short heating times
- Suitable for surface or through treatment
- Extremely precise temperature control
- Can be used for localized heat treatment
- Can be adapted for treating specific shapes
- Electric resistance
- Simple heating system that's economical to buy and operate
- No combustion gases
- Sturdy construction
- Infrared (IR)
- Very high energy efficiency
- Suitable for controlled-atmosphere treatment
- Can be used for focalized heat treatment
- Can be easily adapted to work with existing equipment
Curing and polymerization
- Inks, varnishes and paints
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Electrotechnologies Benefits - Infrared (IR) (curing)
- Very high energy efficiency
- Fast and easy to control
- Quick start and easy adjustment
- Can be easily adapted to work with existing equipment
- Ultraviolet (UV) (polymerization)
- Suitable for treating surfaces or thin coatings
- Low specific consumption
- Solvent-free
- Superior finish
- High speed
- Can be easily adapted to work with existing equipment
- Electron beam
- Higher speed and greater depth than with UV radiation
- Cost-effective for large production runs
Machining
- High-precision die cutting, drilling and welding of various metals
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Electrotechnologies Benefits - Laser
- Increased productivity: higher speed, high-precision cutting and machining, suitable for robot operation
- Broad range of applications
- Electrical discharge machining
- Suitable for high-precision applications (e.g., machining small components or thick work pieces)
- Electron beam
- Suitable for high-precision applications (e.g., machining very small components)
- Plasma torch
- Quick start/stop
- Fast, precise die cutting
- Flexible operation
- Melting and maintaining the melting temperature
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Electrotechnologies Benefits - Induction furnace
- Higher energy efficiency
- Reduced metal losses
- Extremely precise temperature control
- More homogeneous melt as a result of electromagnetic mixing
- Healthier work environment (no combustion gases)
- Can be easily adapted to work with existing equipment
- Arc furnace
- High thermal efficiency
- Quick melting due to the extremely high contact temperature
- Resistance furnace
- Suitable for low-melting-point metals (e.g., aluminum, lead, tin)
- Simple heating system that's economical to buy and operate
- No combustion gases
- Suitable for controlled-atmosphere melting
- Electron-beam furnace
- Suitable for melting high-purity alloys
