InductoForge® Billet Heater

The Newelco InductoForge® demonstrates a new and totally different approach to forging with its truly innovative, modular design. This allows the unit to meet today’s demands for higher efficiency, flexibility and total reliability.

Standard InductoForge system offers a modular billet heater with interchangeable power modules, each of which contains its integral coil set and bus bar connection. Universal standard high efficiency induction coils are used on every section reducing the customer’s spare parts inventory requirements. On three-module systems and above, 12-pulse rectification and standby power are standard. Standby power provides an accurate temperature holding cycle using individual module power level control for up to 20 minutes.

InductoForge systems feature iHAZ control. iHAZ control revolutionises today’s forging process and requires no operator set up or intervention. The customer’s throughput in parts per hour (PPH) and final temperature requirements are simply entered into the iHAZ control for a specific billet diameter and material. iHAZ not only calculates the process requirements for power and speed, but it also optimises each power module to ensure it produces the required temperature profile as efficiently and as quickly as possible. InductoForge uses 500Kw power modules that are capable of running at a wide range of frequencies from 500Hz to 6kHz.

Fast Start (heating from cold) optimises the power profiles in each module for the required temperature solution.

Options for dual frequency with no capacitor contactors offer the ability to heat a vast range of billet diameters while maintaining high operating efficiency and optimum running costs.


•    Flexible, modular design with single power connections
•    High energy efficiency at any production rate
•    Separate inverter per coil section - 500kW/900kW
•    Individual coil control provides accurate temperatures at any production rate
•    iHAZ predictive operation for every production variable
•    Dual frequency operation
•    Quick coil change facility
•    Robust, long-life coil design
•    Integral cooling system
•    User friendly PLC & HMI control
•    Enhanced monitoring and diagnostics
•    Heavy-duty, continuous-feed drive mechanism
•    No special foundations required
•    Fast exchange coil shuttle
•    Automatic cold start compensation
•    Optimised coil gap effect for multi-module systems
•    Fast Start and Optimised standby control available