Quintus Technologies system combines HIP with heat treatment at Lake City Heat Treating

November 23, 2018
Source: ASM International

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Quintus Technologies, Sweden, announces that Lake City Heat Treating, Warsaw, Ind., has installed a Quintus hot isostatic press with uniform rapid cooling, the first to be delivered to the North American market.

“Quintus HIPs are the only systems that can combine traditional hot isostatic pressing with heat treatment in the same cycle,” says Jan Söderström, CEO of Quintus Technologies.

The new  press enhances Lake City’s ability to meet demanding customer turnaround requirements by integrating the application of high pressure and heat treatment in a single system. The combined materials densification processes results in parts with improved fatigue and ductile properties to satisfy the critical performance parameters of the aerospace and medical device industries.

The QIH 122 URQ model press is the third Quintus HIP to be included in Lake City’s production portfolio, and the first with controlled cooling rates up to 390°F (200°C) per minute, to be installed in North America.

“Our presses are the only systems that combine traditional hot isostatic pressing with heat treatment in the same cycle, in a process known as high pressure heat treatment,” says Mr. Söderström, “With high-speed quench rates approximating those of vacuum cooling, this innovation increases throughput and lowers costs.”

The new Quintus HIP has a capacity of 2000 pounds (900 kg) per load, significantly larger than Lake City’s existing systems. Combined with the efficiencies of high pressure heat treatment, the service provider can now offer its aerospace and medical customers shortened lead times while focusing on continued growth in production.

The new HIP will be housed in a recently completed 6000-square-foot addition to its facility. The system features a work zone of 26 inches (660 mm) in diameter and 68.9 inches (1,750 mm) in height; an operating temperature of 2552°F (1400°C); and pressure of 30,000 psi (2,070 bar). In addition to boosting productivity, the system saves time and space, lowers energy consumption, and reduces infrastructure needs.

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