Radyne Brazing System News

Radyne Controlled Atmosphere Induction Brazed Fuel Lines Help Leading Carmakers Meet Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards

Your car is getting ‘greener’ in part because modern smart fuel systems are being integrated into America’s latest premium models. These new smart fuel systems help you save big on gas by regulating fuel pressure. They supply high pressure on acceleration when the engine needs the extra gas and reduce the pressure when the vehicle is idle and needs less. What makes this system so ‘smart’ is the feedback system that relays the exact fuel system pressure back to the system control which either increases or decreases the fuel pump output based on the vehicle’s current operating condition. Attachment of this sensor is made possible by the application of a high pressure fitting that connects the pressure sensor to the fuel line. This fitting was previously attached to the stainless steel fuel lines in large batch furnaces which are costly to operate and not very energy efficient.

Today Radyne Corporation manufactures controlled atmosphere induction brazing systems that utilize patent pending technology to join these fittings efficiently and cost effectively to fuel lines. Induction brazing, as opposed to batch heating, provides for better quality and higher energy efficiency as it focuses the energy on the braze joint alone, rather than heating the entire fuel line. Radyne’s patent pending fluxless induction brazing technology is integrated into systems used by the world’s leading automotive and aerospace suppliers to braze fittings to fuel lines and rails; setting the standard for high quality and lean cellular production.

Features and Benefits include:
• Reduced energy costs with lean, green induction, save by not heating the mass of the entire assembly.
• Repeatable processes that produce quality parts every time.
• No tube deformation, no straightening costs.
• No cleaning required.
• Ability to braze multiple parts the same time.
• Manual, semi & fully automatic systems scaled to your needs.
• Modular, manual and automatic tooling changes.
• Digitally controlled.
• Strong braze joints.
• Burst pressure on fuel lines in excess of 12,000 PSI, tube fails before braze joint.
• Tube will deform during torsional pull test before braze joint will fail.

Radyne Corp. is one of forty companies making up the Inductotherm Group. As a multi-technology, global organization, the Inductotherm Group serves the thermal processing industry by manufacturing and marketing a diverse range of products and services, all of which feature the characteristics of high quality, leading edge technology and top-flight engineering.