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Articles & Technical Papers
Welcome to Inductotherm’s electronic library of articles and technical papers written by Inductotherm staff members or industry magazines. Copies of complete articles can be ordered for mail delivery by emailing us at sales@inductotherm.com.

Batch Melting

Batch Induction Melting, The Science and Technology: by John H. Mortimer, P. E. A compilation and update of Mr. Mortimer's papers and articles on induction batch melting prepared for the American Foundry Society, The CentreFrançais De L'Electricité, the Australasian Foundry Institute, Foundry Management & Technology magazine and Modern Casting magazine. Significant new material has been included, Inductotherm, 2001

Achieving Success with a 7 Tonne, 7 MW High-Powered Medium-Frequency Furnace:
by L. J. Kikkert, J. W. Schut and P. S. Norton, BCIRA International Conference, Progress in Melting of Cast Irons, March 1990

Induction Power Supply Technology

Multiple-Output Power Supplies for Induction Heating and Melting Furnaces:
by Oleg S. Fishman, PhD, Inductotherm, March 2006

Multiple-Output Power Supplies Increase the Production of Investment Casting:
by John H. Mortimer, P. E. and Mark T. Eckert, Inductotherm, December 2001

New Technology for Controlling Temperature Profiles for Directional Solidification (DS)
and Single Crystal (SC) Casting Applications
:
by Oleg S. Fishman, PhD, Inductotherm, December 2001

Pulse Width Modulation Inverters Using IGBT's:
by Oleg S. Fishman, PhD,Inductotherm, March 2000

Fundamentals of Metal Movement in Induction Furnaces:
by Oleg S. Fishman, PhD, Inductotherm, May 2000

AC Line Distortion from Static Power Converters Used in Induction Melting:
by Oleg S. Fishman, PhD, Inductotherm, September 1995

Power Supplies in Induction Melting Systems: Keys to Understanding This Fundamental Melting Technology: by Oleg S. Fishman, PhD, Inductotherm, December 1992

Automated Pouring Technology

Coffee, Tea, ... of Molten Metal: by William Pflug and Emad Tabatabaei, Foundry Management & Technology, July 2002

Automatic Pouring in Iron Foundries: by Oleg S. Fishman, PhD, BCIRA Seminar, May 1992

Automatic Pouring of Molten Metal by Utilizing Real Time Vision Based Control System: by Emad Tabatabaei, American Foundrymen’s Society Transactions 1990

Foundry Safety

A Troubleshooting Guide to Silica Dry Ram Refractories: By understanding what causes refractory lining to fail prematurely, foundrymen can increase the life of their furnace refractories: by Modern Casting, June 1995

Foundry Automation

Advancing Melt Shop Automation: by Emad Tabatabaei, Foundry Management & Technology, November 1997

Charging Systems for Today’s Hungry Furnaces: by David Remalia, Foundry Management & Technology, November 1996

Foundry Technology

Alloy Engineering Defies Gravity: by Modern Casting, December 2004

Casting of the Year: John Deere: by Modern Casting, June 2002

Sintering of Acid-Based Linings for Iron Melting in Coreless Furnaces: by Bernard M. Raffner, Foundry Management & Technology, December 2002

How Your Induction Melt Shop Can Survive the Power Crisis: by Mark T. Eckert, Inductotherm, December 2001

Tomorrow's Induction Melt Shop Technologies Today, Part I & II: by John H. Mortimer, P. E.. Foundry Management & Technology, March 1999

A New Frequency Selection Chart For Coreless Induction Furnaces: by Henry M. Rowan, Foundry Management & Technology, April 1987

Direct Electric Heat Melting Furnaces for ALuminum and Non-Ferrous Metals: by Oleg S. Fishman, PhD, Aluminum World, Volume 2. Issue 2.

Steel Making

Technical Innovations in Induction Steel Making: by Oleg S. Fishman, PhD, American Foundrymen’s Society International Conference on Steel Foundry Melting & Processing, September 1996