Kittyhawk, Inc., backed by the Dallas-based private equity firm Trive Capital, has acquired Stack HIP, LLC from Stack Metallurgical Group (SMG). The acquisition represents a significant expansion of capacity and capabilities in hot isostatic pressing (HIP) for aerospace, space, defense, and medical applications.
Operating from its facility in Albany, OR, Stack HIP provides HIP services to aerospace, defense, and medical clients by operating the largest high-pressure HIP vessels in North America. This enables them to process large, complex castings and additively manufactured metallic parts. Post-closing, SMG will continue to operate its classical heat treatment and aluminum special processing facilities in Portland, OR, Spokane, WA, and Salt Lake City, UT.
Brandon Creason President Kittyhawk
“We’re excited to welcome Stack HIP customers, employees, and suppliers into the Kittyhawk family,” said BrandonCreason, president of Kittyhawk. “Stack HIP will allow Kittyhawk to service mission critical parts up to 63” in diameter, enabling us to process the full array of components for our customers. At Kittyhawk, we commit every day to providing the best service and quality to our customers, and we’re thrilled to now do that with the added capabilities and dedicated employees of Stack HIP.”
Doug Puerta CEO Stack Metallurgical Group
Doug Puerta, CEO of SMG commented, “We look forward to continued collaboration with Kittyhawk to deliver a differentiated level of service, quality, and value to our shared customers. This transaction will allow both companies to further drive capacity, quality, and capabilities in our respective services to best serve the PNW market.”
“This is an important step in growing the platform specialized in this highly-differentiated HIP capability. [Kittyhawk] continues to benefit from strong industry tailwinds, and we are excited to support our customers by investing in capacity,” said David Stinnett, partner at Trive.
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A recent strategic partnership between a North American commercial heat treater and a hot isostatic pressing service provider will open up more immediate options for heat treating customers.
(Source: Solar Atmospheres, CA)
Solar Atmospheres of California, providing vacuum heat treating services, and Kittyhawk, offering hot isostatic pressing (HIP) services for the aerospace, commercial, military, medical, automotive, firearms and oil and gas industries, will partner to offer heat treating and hot isostatic pressing services.
Brandon Creason President Kittyhawk
“This partnership,” says Brandon Creason, president of Kittyhawk, “allows the customer to take advantage of hot isostatic pressing and heat treat without having to look further. I am very excited about the future, and more importantly, providing our customers with two of the best options in the service industry.”
Derek Dennis President Solar Atmospheres California
Derek Dennis, president of Solar Atmospheres of California, adds, “In response to the needs and requirements of our valued customers, Solar Atmosphere is delighted to partner with a high caliber organization like Kittyhawk to provide hot isostatic pressing services.”
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