Some owners of food processing industries may be concerned that the way metal pipes are bent may introduce contaminants that may compromise the quality of their processed food, such as milk. This article discusses how induction bending limits the chance that the fabricated pipes will contaminate the products that you make.

Absence of Fill Materials

One way through which induction bending is a good way to make pipes for applications that are sensitive, such as the food processing industry, is the noticeable absence of fill materials during the bending process. Cold bending requires a fabricator to place some form of fill material, such as sand, inside a pipe so that it does not distort extensively during the bending process. That fill material may contain contaminants, such as heavy metals, that may penetrate the pores created during the bending process.

Induction bending is free from such a contamination risk because no fill material is needed to keep a pipe safe from distorting. The targeted heating makes the site of a bend malleable enough to bend without any risk that it will distort.

Fewer Chances of Leaks

Induction bending helps to retain the internal diameter and smoothness of pipes. No kinks or folds form at the site of the bend. This high product integrity means that it will be harder for leaks to develop within the bends in the pipes. Consequently, it will be harder for contaminants to find their way into the products that you transport using those fabricated pipes. This is unlike cold bent pipes that may easily develop leaks along the folds that form during the bending process.

The Bending Process Is Fast

The chances of pipe contamination may increase if the fabrication process of those pipes is long. This is because contaminants, such as sparks from other metals that are being processed within the same facility will have a greater chance to fuse into the pipes that are being made for you.

Contamination prevention should therefore involve completing your pipes quickly so that you can receive them. Induction bending enables this fast completion of your order. This is because it requires less time to heat part of a pipe so that it can be bent. Hot rolling, for example, takes more time because the entire pipe has to be heated before it can be bent. Hot rolled pipes are more likely to be contaminated during fabrication due to the longer time that they take in the fabrication shop.

As you can see, the induction bending process offers several ways through which the pipes that you ordered will be free from contamination. You should therefore select this fabrication method each time you need pipes that will be used in your food processing industry. For more information, contact companies like Inductabend Pty Ltd.