After 55 years of experience in cold bending technology, Kersten is about to introduce a new bending technique to its scope: Induction Bending.
Due to increasing demand for even heavier and stronger steel components, Kersten continuously invests in more bending and processing capacity. One of the latest investments is a custom made induction bending machine. This addition strongly benefits the offshore, oil&gas and petrochemical industry.
Induction bending takes over where cold bending techniques meet their limitations. Materials suitable for induction bending include carbon steel, duplex, and special steels such as Inconel, S690, etc. Kersten is able to induction bend tubes and pipes up to Ø914mm x 50mm and sections up to 1,000mm.
The induction bending machine will be fully operational by Q1 2018.