Horizontal hardening machines
For parts that must be supported along their length, or processed through stations in line.
Not every part wants to hang. A slender shaft supported only at one end will run out under its own weight; a part with features along its length may need locating at several points; and some processes are simply faster laid out in a line, where a part indexes from station to station.
We build horizontal hardening machines for exactly those cases. The part is carried on centres or on supports, the inductors are mounted along the bed, and the machine indexes rather than scans vertically.
The machine photographed here carries multiple copper inductors on a single bed, with its own operator station and two induction power supplies feeding it. Configuration, station count and handling are designed around the component.
Technical specifications
- ConfigurationHorizontal bed, part carried on centres or supports
- ControlManual or PLC
- CoolingDM water cooling and quench circulation
We confirm the final configuration against your component, material and production requirements.
Questions engineers ask
When is horizontal better than vertical?
When the part is long and slender enough to deflect under its own weight, when it needs locating at several points, or when the process is genuinely a line of operations rather than a single pass. Vertical is simpler when the part will hang true.
Related processes
Tell us about the part.
Send a drawing, the material, the case depth or temperature you need, and your production rate. Our engineers will help define the right machine for your process.