process technologies
AJAX TOCCO STRENGTHENS ITS
POSITION IN EUROPE
Ajax TOCCO, one of the world’s largest
manufacturers of induction heating
equipment, has strengthened its position
in the field by joining forces with fellow
manufacturer GH Induction.
Earlier this year, GH Induction, based in
Valencia, Spain became part of the US based
Park Ohio Group. They are now part of the
Engineered Products segment that is headed
up by Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic and include
other induction manufacturers such as Pillar,
Lectrotherm, Saet Emmedi and others.
GH Induction brings over 55 years of
experience to the Group, and having made
well over 4000 machines that have been
installed all over the world, they bring a lot
of experience and innovative skill to the
organization. They are a global company in
their own right, and have sites in Germany,
China, India, France, Argentina, USA, Brazil and
Mexico.
Ajax TOCCO’s operations in the UK are based
in Birmingham and it is a service centre
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that supports the group’s activities and has
customers from all over the world. At this site,
they manufacture and repair coils, inductors,
busbars and power leads. Plus they supply
spare parts and have a bank of Engineers to
carry out services and repairs.
The other side of their business in Birmingham
is a subcontract induction heat treatment
facility (the largest in the UK) that can
heat treat (normally harden) all sorts of
their customer’s components – from 1off
prototypes to continuous batches from tier 1
automotive suppliers.
Induction heating is a non-contact process
based on the use of transformers. An
induction power supply generates an
alternating current (AC) through a coil/
inductor and when a work piece is placed in
or near the coil, it heats up via its electrical
resistivity to the induced current flowing
through it. This technology is used for
processes such as; Heat Treatment, Casting,
Forging, Brazing, Welding, Shrink Fitting,
Curing.
The Ajax TOCCO Group manufactures
equipment for all these processes and has
sites all around the world. With the company’s
natural growth paired to strategic acquisitions,
Ajax TOCCO is now arguably the largest
induction heating specialist in the world.
All enquiries can be put to Sales Manager,
Simon Cockfield [email protected]
T 0121 322 8000
W www.ajaxtocco.co.uk
www.ghinduction.com