MIND-L 1000 – Modularity for Optimal Induction Hardening Solutions

With its High Precision Tool System (HPTS), eldec is moving into a new dimension of quality control: With 3D design, 3D printing, 3D measurement, and 3D Coil Connect, eldec is able to guarantee a new level of quality for induction heating. 

Quality Begins with Design

The best version of the inductor and its contact with the workpiece is crucial for the optimal heating results.  At eldec, we use state-of-the-art 3D design software and rely on our development engineers decades of experience for the construction of these high-precision tools. 

Selective Laser Melting for Precise Inductor Geometries  

Inductors are traditionally made with a very sophisticated manufacturing process. However, this process has limitations that even the expertise of our employees cannot fully compensate for. The only way to eliminate these limitations is with an entirely new manufacturing technology: 3D printing of inductors. In this process, inductors are made by laser welding. The advantages of this process includes:

• Ability to create the best inductor geometry, even for delicate inductors that can’t be made manually 
• The coolant flow calculated through simulation and construction guarantees optimal cooling of inductors 
• Faster process and prototype development – from the software directly to the printer
• Perfect reproducibility – no deviations in inductor production

Ensure Safety with a State-of-the-Art Measuring System

After 3D printing the inductors, they must be mounted on the newly developed 3D coil connect. With this system, the small amount of deviations created during the process are detected with 3D measuring systems and corrected. The result are ready-to-install inductors that deliver uniform results for induction heating.

Process-Reliable Tool Changes Through a New System 

What use is the best inductor if there are still deviations during installation? This is the exact question that the engineers at eldec asked themselves, and that prompted them to develop the 3D Coil Connect. The new coaxial mounting system for inductors ensures a tooling process that is both fast and precise, and in which the geometry of the inductor foot permits only one pre-defined mounting position.  This makes improperly mounted inductors or complicated adjustment processes after changing inductors a thing of the past. Machine downtimes are reduced to an absolute minimum – while the quality of the parts increases.