Frontier energy service company
Heat Treatment
Frontier specializes in providing clients with Thermal Applications spanning from ambient to 2500 degrees Fahrenheit. Our team of industry experts collaborates closely with clients to determine the most optimal application method. Whether it be through Combustion, Electrical Resistance, or Induction our clients can be confident that each application is carried out to the highest standard.
Resistance
Frontiers’ low-voltage heating elements feature a multi-zone control system that enables simultaneous thermal processing of multiple pipe welds. The advanced automated operating and recording system surpasses compliance with the most rigorous industry codes and client requirements.
Combustion
With a rich history spanning over three decades, Frontiers Combustion System specializes in providing engineered solutions for heat treatment applications, including large vessel heat treatment, phenolic coating curing, and refractory lining heat-ups.
Induction
When an application requires a concentrated, uniform heat source, Frontier’s Induction Heat System is the answer. By generating an electromagnetic field around the object to be heated Frontier’s induction system provides an ideal solution for nut/stud removal and shrink fits.
Resistance
Frontier’s Electrical Resistance heat treatment method is accomplished by low-voltage flexible ceramic heating elements of approximately 120 square inches applied directly to the piece to be heat treated. The heating elements are configured in groups of one to four based on the set-up and controlled by a thermocouple attached to the workpiece and connected to the automated temperature control console.
Standard Application:
- Controlled Welding Preheat for documentation of time/temperature during the welding process
- Post Weld Heat Treatment reduction of thermal stresses created during the welding process
- Restore the flow of solidified lines by temporarily heating areas until product flow is established
- Decontaminated “bake out” pipes and vessels that once held toxic materials
Combustion
Frontier’s Combustion system is a natural gas/propane-fired high-velocity burner ranging from half a million to ten million BTU with a one hundred to one turn-down ratio and output diameter ranging from two to ten inches. All systems are NFPA-approved and equipped with flame failure devices and infrared flame detectors
Standard Application:
- Refractory dry-out to remove chemically held water before placing into service
- Phenolic cures of large components with critical temperature ranges
- Post Weld Heat Treatment of large section VIII vessels in temporary furnaces or internal firing
- Process Start-ups of furnaces and components when a slow temperature increase is critical
Induction
Frontier’s Induction heat system places a coil or rod wrapped or inserted into the component to create an electromagnetic field that generates heat within the component. The object is heated rapidly with intently focused heat, allowing the coil and areas adjacent to the component to remain cool.
- Bolt heating to elongate the stud or nut to be removed
- Shrink fits of journals and shafts
- Post Weld Heat Treatment of components when resistance heaters are not practical
- Line thaws that require narrow areas to be heated while adjacent areas to remain ambient
