Booster Induction Taper Heater

The Banyard “Booster” has established itself as a low cost, highly compact induction boost taper heater for use with either gas or induction pre-heaters. Using a servo-controlled billet positioning system to deliver both accuracy and high speed, the Booster enables extruders to boost billet temperature, line speed and hence production rates.

•    Can be retro-fitted to existing extrusion lines heated by gas

•    Provides greater control of billet quality thus
     improving productivity

•    Uses proven Inductotherm Lfi series low frequency IGBT inverters

•    Reduced billet scrap rate means improved market competitiveness and greater profits

Depending on the application and the size of the billets being produced, the induction coil is graded to provide the required fixed taper gradient.
The standard taper is 10 deg C per 100mm which is equivalent to 55 deg F per foot with a starting temperature of 350 deg C (662 deg F).