The New Generation of Inductive FAG Heating Devices – Quality and Safety Redefined

FAG’s new generation of HEATER inductive heating devices allows rolling bearings and rotationally symmetrical parts made from steel to be heated significantly more safely and gently than was possible before. The seven devices are a significant improvement on the previous design and feature several unique technical innovations. For example, the position of the induction coil in the heating devices’ housing has been optimized to prevent the device and the workpiece from overheating. This function, together with the newly-developed combined temperature and time control, also allows controlled heating, which reduces the risk of damage to the workpiece. Improvements have been made that benefit the workpiece, the customer’s machine, the device itself, and the user. Safety and reliability of FAG’s HEATER series has been tested and certified by TÜV Rheinland. A broad scope of delivery and a warranty extension to five years further emphasize the high level of quality.

High machine availability depends on the quality of the individual machine components. This means that workpieces must be heated as homogeneously as possible prior to mounting. When the heat output is too high, this causes a temperature difference between the inside and outside of the workpiece, and this in turn can lead to cracks and distortions in the material. To prevent this, the new FAG heating devices are equipped with a combined temperature and time control – no other product on the market has this feature. This unique feature and the horizontal positioning of the coil in the device housing ensure that the workpieces are heated uniformly. Because workpieces become magnetized during the inductive heating process, all heating devices feature a demagnetization function. This prevents the attraction of metallic contaminants that could damage the workpiece.