WHAT IS INDUCTION WELDING?
Induction welding is a form of welding that uses electromagnetic induction to heat the workpiece. It can be used for long production runs and is a highly automated process, usually used for welding the seams of pipes. It can be a very fast process, as a lot of power can be transferred to a localized area, so the faying surfaces melt very quickly and can be pressed together to form a continuous rolling weld.
When induction welding takes place, the work pieces heat up to under the melting temperature and the edges of the pieces are placed together impurities get forced out to give a solid forge weld.
Induction welding is used for joining a multitude of thermoplastics and thermosetting matrix composites. The apparatus used for induction welding processes includes a radio frequency power generator, a heating station, the work piece material, and a cooling system.