Vertical Steel Induction Billet Heater

In recent years increased demand for extruded seamless steel tubing, particularly from stainless steel, has increased the demand for high integrity tubing having a totally uniform, homogenous metallurgical structure. 

Banyard Vertical Steel Induction (VSI) systems have been designed for the precision vertical induction heating of solid or pierced billets and tubes.




•    Billet diameters over the range 150mm to 460mm

•    Billet lengths 300mm to 1500mm

Banyard also offers customers extensive electrical and mechanical handling expertise, able to deliver complete turnkey solutions including the following:-

•    Billet Up-Enders / Charging Units

•    Transfer Ramps / Billet Conveyors

•    Controlled Atmosphere systems including top-hat assemblies to minimise unwanted oxidation.

Benefits of Single Shot VSI technology are as follows:-

•    High circumferential temperature accuracy and repeatability. i.e. better temperature distribution

•    Automated coil tap variations for different billet lengths giving the ability to vary
     the temperature profile along the billet length

•    Ability to process billets from different materials with minimum oxidation and scale

•    No billet sticking and no glass lubricant build-up