| Induction bending may also be referred to as hot | | | | following are the top 6 advantages: |
| rolling, but there are some differences between the | | | | 1) With induction bending you have the ability to heat |
| two processes. There are many advantages of both | | | | a specific area of the metal pipe and this will ensure |
| induction bending and the hot rolling over that of the | | | | that a minimal amount of distortion occurs after the |
| cold rolling process, but first we should explain the | | | | bend is completed. |
| difference between the two processes. | | | | 2) This process results in higher energy efficient |
| Induction bending is an efficient way to form a bend | | | | systems since only a portion of the metal requires |
| when only a specific area of a metal tube or pipe | | | | heating the power required to create the bend is |
| requires a bend. That specific area is usually heated | | | | kept to a minimum. |
| with the use of an induction coil in order to make the | | | | 3) The induction bending process does not require |
| material easier to bend to a preset radius. While in | | | | any sand filling or internal mandrels, so the overhead |
| hot rolling the entire metal slab or billet is heated to | | | | costs are much lower. |
| between 800 and 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit and while | | | | 4) Bending times do not take as long as other |
| the metal is still hot it is sent through rollers that are | | | | processes, making this process more cost effective. |
| set to a controlled amount of weight that will change | | | | 5) The overall quality of the product is better than |
| the metal to the desired size or thickness. The metal | | | | that of cold bending, where excessive warping and |
| is then quenched with either air or water spray. So | | | | wall thinning may occur. |
| induction bending is usually used to bend a specific | | | | 6) And finally this process eliminates the need for |
| area of a finished piece of metal, where hot rolling, | | | | mechanical or welded joints, resulting in a smoother |
| much in the same way as cold rolling, is a process | | | | finish. |
| used to change the thickness of a metal. | | | | Although there may be some crossovers in the way |
| Almost any metal or steel product can be used in the | | | | the finished metal products are used, induction |
| induction bending process, this includes metal bars, | | | | bending is almost always used on large pipes such as |
| pipes and tubes, and while with the hot rolling | | | | petroleum pipelines, but can also be used in making |
| process steel is usually the metal that is used. Most | | | | smaller products such as springs, and farming tools. In |
| non-ferrous metals, these are metals other than iron | | | | the hot rolling process finished steel is typically used |
| or alloys that do not contain a certain amount of iron, | | | | for sheet metal and comes coiled. These coils of |
| are typically cold rolled. | | | | sheet metal are either used directly by fabricators or |
| There are many advantages that induction bending | | | | as feed for cold rolling mills where they are later |
| has over cold bending and even hot rolling. The | | | | turned into sheet metal, metal foil and metal plates. |