============================================================ TITLE: What Is Induction Curing & How Does It Work? TYPE: article VERSION: 1 VERSION_ID: 7614dc24-bab4-4b6e-89b4-3e0fe7483750 GENERATED_AT: 2026-07-17T12:38:38.124Z SUMMARY: Induction curing generates heat to catalyze chemical and molecular level structural changes in a polymeric materials (epoxies, phenolics, polyesters, etc.) AUTHOR: Food Bottle Tops READING TIME: 13 min WORD COUNT: 2428 KEYWORDS: What Is Induction Curing & How Does It Work?, Induction Curing, Benefits of induction curing, curing Application Notes SOURCE URL: https://www.ambrell.com/induction-heating-applications/curing ============================================================ KEY TAKEAWAYS: * How Does Induction Curing Work? * Benefits of induction curing * curing Application Notes * More curing resources * Our Systems for curing with Induction # Induction Curing Home How It's Used Curing * How It's Used ## How Does Induction Curing Work? Induction heating provides a better solution for adhesive curing than air curing, hot fan curing or curing in large ovens which must be run continuously. Induction is used to heat the metallic material on which the curing adhesive has been applied Induction generates an electromagnetic field in a work coil that induces currents in the conductive material of a workpiece placed within or near the coil. Friction from these currents elevates the temperature of the workpieces to be heated. Can we help? ## Benefits of induction curing * Meets tight production tolerances with precise localized heat to small areas creating pinpoint accuracy * Increases production rates with faster heating cycles * Reduces defect rates with repeatable, reliable heat * Eliminates variability from operator-to-operator, shift-to-shift * Maintains metallurgical characteristics of the individual metals ## curing Application Notes Select from our collection of curing notes, developed over 40 years supporting our customers. Read how we helped to solve their process heating challenges! ##### Select an option below: Curing material on an aluminum mandrel Heat a customer supplied aluminum cylinder to 80-120°C for a material curing application Curing Oil Filters for Agricultural Equipment To heat steel parts for a curing application; the end-product was an oil filter for agricultural equipment. Curing coatings; steel tube, aluminum block The client's oven had a heating time of 20 minutes, so the time savings from a 90-second cycle are considerable. Additionally, induction is a repeatable process, unlike an oven and the induction system takes up less floor space than an oven. Curing plastisol adhesive, ends of filter assembly Induction heating provides improved distribution of heat, much faster cure time than heat plates previously used, much faster production rate and hands-free heating that involves no operator skill for manufacturing Curing a coating; both sides aluminum piston A three-turn channel coil 19 in (48.26 cm) long is used to anneal 4 pistons running though the coil with a distance of 6 in (15.24 cm) between centers. Curing epoxy on aluminum copier roller assembly A four-turn helical pancake coil is used to heat the end of the copier roller assembly. The assembly is heated 90 seconds to cure the adhesive. Curing plastisol adhesive on an aluminum filter assembly A four turn helical coil is used to cure the plastisol adhesive. One filter end cap is filled with adhesive, attached to the filter and heated 90 seconds to cure the adhesive. Curing ink on aluminum bottle caps A double channel coil is used for the ink drying application. Fifteen bottle caps are placed inside the coil and power is applied for 3 seconds to dry the ink. Curing Ceramic Fiber A special steel tube and coil combination is used to build an induction heating oven to cure the fiber on a continuous basis. The ceramic fiber travels in an alumina tube inside a hot steel tube Curing Speaker Cone Epoxy Induction heating provides minimized coating defects, repeatable results and faster production times Curing the Inside Liner of Baby Food Bottle Tops A three turn oval pancake coil is used to cure the inside liner of a baby food bottle cap. The bottle cap travels through the coil at 25 per second to cure 500 caps per minute. Bonding Rear View Mirror Brackets to Windshield Glass A unique four-over-four double wound pancake coil is used for the bonding application. Curing Adhesive on Steel Motor Shaft for Bonding A complex two coil system, shield and stud systems used to provide proper axial alignments of the shaft & coil while allowing the fixture to be open for removal of the shaft. Curing Measuring Tape Paint The Ambrell 20kW output solid state induction power supply along with a unique 30 inch long multi turn helical coil was found to produce the following results. Heating Aluminum Auto Trim for Adhesive Curing To heat various sizes of aluminum auto trim to 500 °F (260 °C) at a rate of 30 ft. (9.1m) per minute for curing an adhesive. ## More curing resources Blog Posts Add your content here. ## Our Systems for curing with Induction EASYHEAT Models EKOHEAT Models Workhead Models Product Spectrum Four Ways To Contact Ambrell for Support Request a Demo Give Us a Call Send an Email Free Lab Services ### AMBRELL CORPORATION 1655 Lyell AvenueRochester, NY 14606United States DirectionsT: +1 585 889 9000F: +1 585 889 4030Contact SalesContact OrdersContact Service ### AMBRELL B.V. Holtersweg 17556 BS HengeloThe Netherlands DirectionsT: +31 880 150 100F: +31 546 788 154Contact SalesContact OrdersContact Service ### AMBRELL Ltd. 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