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Development of preheating technology on energy-saving extrusion dies applying infrared lamp  

Min, Kyung-Ho (R&D Center, Sunwoo Engineering Co., Ltd.)
Bae, Seong-Hwan (R&D Center, Sunwoo Engineering Co., Ltd.)
Choi, Ho-Joon (Metal Forming Group, Korea Institute Industrial Technology)
Shin, Young-Chul (Metal Forming Group, Korea Institute Industrial Technology)
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Design & Manufacturing / v.11, no.1, 2017 , pp. 7-13 More about this Journal
Abstract
The aim of this study is to develop the dies oven for energy-saving during the pre-heated process of extrusion dies. Applying high-efficiency near-infrared heater, single cell type dies oven was developed as a substitute for traditional chest type oven. Therefore the dies is individually heated uniformly to operation temperature so rapidly. By using the developed dies oven, electric-energy consumption of preheating extrusion dies reduced up to 30% and the waiting time in the oven also minimized up to 90min. In addition, the results have shown that it is possible to accurately control the dies temperature for improving the quality of extruded profile and to minimize die bearing oxidation and nitride layer degradation responsible for surface defects on the profile and shorter die life.
Keywords
Dies Oven; Energy-saving; Extrusion dies; High-efficiency; Infrared lamp;
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