Precise, clean, non-contact heating
Induction heating is also used in a variety of applications in medical device and electronics manufacturing and in medical research.
Non-contact induction heating, which heats small areas with pinpoint accuracy, is suitable for medical applications where precision and cleanliness (aseptic) are especially required, such as catheter tipping, needle welding, brazing of small jigs, annealing and welding of metals to plastics.
Advantages of IH
- Non-contact heating: Does not contaminate material being heated
- Environmentally friendly – creates clean, pleasant operating environment
- Reduce defect rates with repeatable, reliable heat
- Meets tight production tolerances with precise localized heat to small areas creating pinpoint accuracy
- Increased production rates with faster heating cycles
Typical Medical Applications
| Application | Working point | Heating Temp. / Sec. |
|---|---|---|
| Annealing Steel Tubes in an Inert Atmosphere | Steel tube | 1093°C in 15 sec. |
| Bonding a Plastic Handle to a Surgical Knife | Brass mandrel die | 204°C in 3 sec. |
| Brazing a Heat-Sensing Probe | Coil/Wire Assembly | 704°C in 60 sec. |
| Brazing Steel Dental Tools | Steel tip and shank assembly | 704°C in 3 sec. |
| Brazing Steel Orthodontic Parts | Orthodontic parts | 704°C in 1 sec. |
| Hardening Surgical Blades | Steel surgical blade | 1093°C in 2 sec. |
| Heating a Catheter Tipping Die | Brass mandrel die | 204°C in 3 sec. |
| Molding a Teflon Catheter Tip | Steel mandrel | 371°C in 2.7 sec. |
| Heating Nano Particles for Cancer Research | Magnetite (Fe304) diluted in an acid, base and water | 48.8°C in 60 sec. |
| Plastic Reflow with Catheter Tubing | Plastic catheter tube | 121°C in 3.5 sec. |
| Welding needle | Needle (SUS pipe)/Needle hub | 1 sec. |