ABP Induction Systems

ABP Induction is a leading supplier of induction furnaces and heating systems for the metals and metalworking industries, providing design, production, assembly and aftermarket services for foundries, forging and steel plants. It specializes in melting, pouring, holding and heating of iron, steel and nonferrous metals. The company has over 400 highly skilled employees worldwide and sales, manufacturing and aftermarket locations in the United States, Germany, Sweden, Mexico, Thailand, India, China and South Africa. ABP Induction was formed in 2005 from ABB's 'Foundry' business unit, and in 2019 it became part of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Primetals Technologies group. Its heritage of innovation dates back to the first induction channel furnace built in 1903, and it has since introduced numerous industry firsts, including the world's largest medium frequency induction furnaces installation for TISCO in Taiyuan, China.

ABP Induction's heritage of innovation dates back to 1903, when the first induction channel furnace (1.8t/300kW) was built in Gysinge, Sweden. Over the following decades, the company introduced numerous industry firsts, including automatic casting on high-speed die-casting plants in 1967, the first inductive heating plant for the forging industry in 1972, and the world's largest heating plant with a throughput of 25 tons per hour in 1981. In 1988, ASEA and BBC merged to form ABB, and the world's first melt processor was introduced. In 1992, high-performance furnaces from the new IFM range went into service at Mercedes Benz, and the TWIN-POWER® principle was introduced. In 1996, the first 16MW inverter in the world was commissioned by Gnutti, Italy. In 1998, the first melting plant with IGBT inverter technology was commissioned at Bischofswerke Lüdinghausen, Germany. In 2004, the first heating system with IGBT technology and zone control was built. In 2005, ABP Induction was formed from ABB's 'Foundry' business unit. In 2008, 16MW high-performance furnaces for steel went into service at NASCO in Saudi Arabia. In 2012, TISCO (Taiyuan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd.) placed the largest order in the company's history: 2 x 30t furnaces with 1 x 24MW, 6 x 65t furnaces with 3 x 42MW. In 2014, ABP built the first cross-field heating plant with a total output of 36 MW. In 2018, the strategy for the digitalization of the foundry industry was published. In 2019, ABP became part of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Primetals Technologies group.

Leading supplier of induction furnaces and heating systems for the metals and metalworking industries.

• Induction furnaces

• Induction heating systems

• Melting plants

• Heating plants

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