The development of a model for the process and structure of a controll system for the induction hardening work cell

To achieve a higher quality and a more flexible execution of the induction hardening process, a computer assisted program for the execution and the control of this process is needed. This paper describes and suggests a model of the induction hardening process whose application achives a specified quality of the hardened layer, within all the parameters of the process. All the influencing factors, which define and implement the control environment used in the application of the process within the flexible work cell, are systematically analyzed.