SMS Elotherm, Germany, has been awarded two orders for induction heating equipment by Ovako Tube and Ring AB in Hofors, Sweden. EloBar™ and EloTube™ machines by SMS Elotherm combine high energy efficiency with comparatively small space requirement.
EloBar™ will be used at Ovako’s forging operations to heat steel bars at a production rate of up to 8,000kg per hour. With an installed electrical power of 4,000kW, bars of up to 130mm diameter can be heated up to 1,220 degree celsius.
SMS Elotherm supplies the bar handling system, the induction neater with a hot shear and an industrial robot for the transfer between hot shear and press.
“Elobar™ belongs to our ForgeLine™ series which can be designed in a very flexible way”, says Torsten Schafer, Sales Representative at SMS Elotherm. “We have configured this energy-efficient system for Ovako precisely to the customer’s needs.”