HIP '08 The International Conference on Hot Isostatic Pressing

May 6th-9th, 2008

Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort

Huntington Beach, California, USA

Organized at the Direction of the International HIP Committee, John C. Hebeisen, Chair

Organizing Committee Chair: Mr. Dennis Poor, Kittyhawk Products, Inc.

Program Commit... (read more)

Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) is a process that uniquely combines pressure and temperature to produce materials and parts with substantially better properties than other methods. The pressure medium is an inert gas, normaly Argon. (read more)

Hot Isostatic Processing (HIP) involves the application of high pressure and temperatures through the medium of a pressurizing gas, such as Argon or Nitrogen, to remove internal porosity and voids, thus increasing density and upgrading properties. (read more)

Cold Isostatic Pressing (CIP) is a method of compacting powders into green bodies and near-net shaped in a pressure vessel. The powder, which can be metallic, ceramic or graphite, is sealed in a flexible mold shaped like the end product. High pressure is used up to 600 MPa (6,000 bar/87,000 psi) having water as pressure medium. (read more)

Isostatic presses are available for powder metallurgy and other applications in a variety of sizes and pressure ratings. Systems feature the compaction chamber, pressurizing pump, fluid reservoir, piping and a convenient steel console. Fully automated systems are also available. (read more)

AVS is one of the few vacuum furnace hot press manufacturer to design and fabricate their own press frames and vacuum chambers. They employing rugged "H" frame construction providing a rigid, low-maintenance frame. We machine and weld each frame to within 0.002" parallel on the cross heads. (read more)

PRESS FRAME - Rugged, welded H frame construction provides rock solid alignment.

VACUUM LOW PRESSURE - Vacuum to 10-6 Torr, Pressure to 5PSI, Dynamic or static partial pressures

PRECISION RAM CONTROL - Ram pressure controlled to within 1% of maximum force. Ram travel is controlled to within .001". (read more)

Porous Components by both conventional powder pressing, free forming, and powder injection molding from stainless steel, bronze, copper, titanium, and F75. (read more)

Does your product design require high volume production parts with unique or irregular designs, difficult production features, close production tolerances, superior surface finishing and excellent part-to-part-reproducibility? If so, choosing a powder metal process for manufacturing your mechanical parts and components is the ideal choice. (read more)

During hot isostatic processing, metal, ceramic, or composite powders are consolidated... (read more)