Manufacturer Expands HIP Capabilities for Energy Industry

MTC Powder Solutions received a hot isostatic press (HIP) that will extend the onsite size parameters of the Powder Metallurgy Near-Net Shape (PM-NNS) HIP components for the oil and gas, chemical, nuclear, and power generation industries.

Quintus Technologies, a HIP provider with North American locations, installed the press QIH 286L M URC® to accommodate the core components for many different mission-critical applications. MTC Powder Solutions will use the system with a work zone of more than 11 ft. high to increase productivity with components, having improved fatigue strength and extended service life.

“We see a lot of opportunity in the areas of renewables, civil nuclear, small nuclear reactors, and the food industry,” reveals Dr. Magnus Nyström, managing director at MTC Powder Solutions. “In many of these sectors, the projects are becoming increasingly challenging in terms of higher pressures and more corrosive environments, and there is a strong desire for implementing PM HIP where traditional manufacturing technologies such as forgings and castings fall short.”

"We have seen the need for hot isostatic pressing increase steadily,” says Jan Söderström, CEO of Quintus. He continues, "The push for faster fabrication and lead times favors PM HIP technology as its freedom-of-design benefit can remove costly fabrication processes such as welds and/or machining."

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