Wear Resistant AM Components Enabled with In-HIP Heat Treatment
…paper will offer a brief background on these technologies with examples of intended end use. The resulting material performance and productivity enhancement for VBN Components’ high-performing materials will be captured….
Titanium aluminides processing by additive manufacturing – a review
…solutions in using AM technologies for TiAls, emphasizing the process-structure-property relationships and highlighting L-PBF as a promising method for manufacturing various TiAl alloys. It concludes with suggestions for future research…
“HIP for free”: Speed printing unleashed
…maintaining quality, proposing that combining AM with HIP/HPHT can improve rates and component performance without extra costs. A “HIP for free” strategy is demonstrated through cost-benefit scenarios for high-volume production….
Quintus Technologies in a Joint Industry Project (ProGRAM JIP)
…few years ago. For me it was the networking and learning towards establishment of the guideline that has been of greatest value and importance for our company.” The guideline will…
Ford Motor Company have successfully operated a 93,000 ton Quintus Flexform press
The Flexform process is used for low volume sheet metal fabrication and for prototype development, where complex shapes and high part quality is required. Quick time to market is a…
¿Cuáles son los beneficios de la tecnología de procesado por alta presión?
Como tecnología basada en la ciencia, la tecnología HPP cuenta con el total reconocimiento de varios organismos reguladores de todo el mundo como un proceso antimicrobiano con capacidades superiores para…
Programa de Atención de Quintus
…seguridad, comprobación de los sensores de carrera, revisión de fugas; Alineación: alineación del recipiente de presión y del bastidor (cuando proceda); Verificación: comprobación del pretensado del recipiente y del bastidor…
Robust Metal Additive Manufacturing Process Selection and Development for Aerospace Components
Metal additive manufacturing (AM) offers various processes for industrial needs, but selecting the right one for aerospace applications can be challenging. This article provides an overview of considerations for choosing…
From High Pressure Heat Treatment to High Performance Parts with SME
With the latest development of HIP equipment, the HIP process can handle the full post heat treatment process for AM parts, called High Pressure Heat Treatment. This makes modern HIP…
Productivity enhancement of laser powder bed fusion using compensated shelled geometries and hot isostatic pressing, Ti-6Al-4V
In laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF), hot isostatic pressing (HIP) improves mechanical and fatigue properties by increasing density and enhancing microstructure. HIP ensures defect-free material, crucial for aerospace applications. Recent…
Formability of Titanium Ti-6Al-4V sheets at moderate temperature combined with high-pressure
Costly and time-consuming high-temperature forming methods have limited the use of Ti-6Al-4V to highly stressed components in narrowly specialized and small volume applications, ideal for applications where less than ~1000…
¿Qué beneficios aporta la tecnología de prensado de celdas fluidas en comparación con la tecnología de prensado de almohadillas de goma (Guerin)?
El diafragma flexible de la prensa de celdas fluidas permite crear casi cualquier tipo de forma en matrices macizas, huecas y de expansión. Además, es posible combinar herramientas pequeñas y…
Manufacturing of Nuclear components using Powder Metallurgy Near Net Shape production and Hot Isostatic Pressing
…combination with heat is so powerful that canisters containing metal powders with a packing density lower than 70% can be completely densified to form solid metal blocks. The production of…
¿Cuáles son los requisitos clave y los factores de sostenibilidad del envasado por HPP?
…Por ello, se suelen utilizar algunos materiales plásticos para este proceso, ya que son lo suficientemente flexibles como para comprimirse sin romperse y lo suficientemente elásticos para recuperar su forma…
Industria aeroespacial
…de los metales, como aleaciones de aluminio o acero inoxidable, así como para aleaciones resistentes a la fatiga y a las altas temperaturas, como el inconel o el titanio. Diseñando…
Latest developments in High Pressure Heat Treatment of AM parts
Some companies have chosen to develop the service market, whilst others have insourced capability. Both of these are helping to drive the industrialisation of the AM market. Whether you are…
Optimizing sheet metal forming – Jet engine exhaust duct
In this whitepaper we describe how the production process for an exhaust duct for a helicopter jet engine was optimized by redesigning the forming stage, resulting in a reduction of…
HIP for free: Speed printing unleashed
…review the material and processing research available on the subject and present a basic calculation on how to achieve the “HIP for free” and beyond for high volume AM manufacturing….
Maximize your Flexform™ utilization
…or eliminating the need for intermediate heat treatments and time consuming hand corrections. The versatility of the flexible rubber diaphragm allow forming of both simple shallow parts and deep complex…
¿Se puede tratar cualquier producto con HIP?
Como la atmósfera de alta presión actúa de forma isotrópica sobre las superficies de los componentes en la zona caliente, la fuerza mecánica ejercida es uniforme. Esto significa el tratamiento…
