RAPID HEATING OF SHEET METAL BLANKS FOR STAMPING

• Main Authors: WU CEDRIC, MALPICA JULIO, BENDZINSKI DUANE E, KULKARNI RAHUL VILAS, BROWN RODGER
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 21.05.2019
• Subjects: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY

Systems and methods of hot forming a metal blank include receiving the metal blank at a heater and positioning the blank adjacent a magnetic rotor of the heater. The systems and methods also include heating the metal blank through the magnetic rotor by rotating the magnetic rotor. Rotating the magne...