PROMEOS® BILLET PREHEATING FURNACE

Automated, controlled preheating of billets prior to forging. Flameless burner technology, magazine feeding, infrared temperature measurement and automatic reject logic integrated into a continuous push-through furnace.

1,000 °C

Maximum Furnace Temperature

15–100 kW

Rated thermal output

25–250 mm

Billet Length

HOW IT WORKS

 

The system combines flameless burner technology, a continuous push-through furnace, automatic magazine feeding and integrated infrared temperature measurement. It transforms billet preheating from a manual operation into a controlled and automated production process.

01

Flameless Heat Transfer

The gas-air mixture reacts flamelessly within a porous ceramic burner structure, producing uniform heat distribution throughout the furnace chamber.

02

Modulating Power Control

The combustion air blower continuously adjusts the gas-air flow rate while a constant-pressure regulator maintains a stable gas-air ratio.

03

Accessible Furnace Chamber

The furnace chamber is easily accessible by lifting the upper section of the furnace, simplifying inspection, maintenance and servicing of the rail system, lid and burner assembly.

CONFIGURABLE FOR GAS, ELECTRIC OR HYDROGEN OPERATION

SUPPORTED MATERIALS

Aluminum

Preheating aluminum billets for forging and forming processes.

Copper

Controlled preheating of copper billets prior to forging.

Brass

Controlled preheating of brass billets for downstream forming processes.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Important: The following values are based on a specific customer project and do not represent universal product limits. Each system is individually engineered to meet your process requirements.

ParametrValue
MaterialsAluminum, copper, brass
GeometryLength 25–250 mm | Diameter 12–60 mm
Max. Oven Temperature1,000 °C
Rated thermal output15–100 kW
Gas TypePropane / Natural Gas H
Emissions (NOx)approx. 20 ppm
Emissions (CO)approx. 20 ppm
Power Connection400 V / 230 V AC, 50 Hz

COMPLETE SOLUTION

Engineering, Programming, and Commissioning

A billet preheating furnace is more than just a heating chamber. promeos® integrates thermal process engineering, billet handling, temperature monitoring and system controls into one complete solution. The result is a turnkey system for controlled billet preheating prior to forging.

Controlled Thermal Process

01

Loading

A robot or operator feeds billets into the billet magazine.

02

Heating

The billets travel through the push-through furnace on the rail system and are heated to the target temperature.

03

Check

An infrared sensor measures the billet temperature at the furnace outlet and verifies the target temperature range.

04

Transfer

Billets at the target temperature are transferred directly to the forging process.

Automated Billet Preheating

promeos® evaluates billet geometry, target temperature, cycle time and integration requirements to develop the optimum billet preheating solution.