Bodycote Installs World's Largest Hot Isostatic Press . . . Again
07/05/2008 06:04
PR Newswire
KENT, Washington, May 7 /PRNewswire/ --
Avure Technologies, Inc. has recently delivered a high-capacity Hot
Isostatic Press (HIP) to Bodycote's Northwest regional service center in
Camas, Washington. The system was commissioned in late 2007, and is identical
in size to a HIP installed in Camas in 1998. Both units rank as the largest
such presses ever built.
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The work zones of these presses measure 66" in diameter and 100" in
length, with operating pressures up to 15,000 psi and temperatures of 1,260
degrees C (2,300 degrees F) to densify and eliminate internal porosity in a
wide variety of industrial components. The newest HIP was designed,
manufactured, tested and installed over a period of 21 months.
The Camas facility, part of a network of HIP and heat treatment service
centers operated by Bodycote across the U.S., processes primarily commercial
and aerospace castings made from titanium, nickel, cobalt, iron-base
superalloys, aluminum and steel. The use of ultra-large HIPs enables
customers of Bodycote to outsource the densification and strengthening of
their parts in shared space at low cost per pound with no minimum lot size.
Ed Tenerini, Bodycote's President of North American HIP and Director of
European HIP, says, "Avure offered the best delivery time and most cost
effective solution for expansion of our Camas facility and Global HIP
network, which includes over 20 HIP systems from Avure. The opportunity to
duplicate an Avure system already in place in Camas allows us to reduce our
inventory of spare parts, utilize tooling and furnaces in either unit and
facilitates training of personnel."
Avure's President and CEO Pat Adams notes that "the Bodycote HIP
operation at Camas is one of the most advanced facilities in the world. We
are pleased to have contributed to its success."
About the Bodycote Group: The company is the world's largest and most
respected supplier of Testing and Thermal Processing services. Headquartered
in Macclesfield in the U.K, the group operates more than 300 service
facilities in 30 countries worldwide.
About Avure Technologies Inc.: Avure Technologies specializes in the
design, manufacturing, installation, and global support of high pressure
presses for densification of advanced materials and critical industrial
parts, forming of sheet metal components, and high pressure pasteurization to
keep food fresh longer and pathogen-free. The company has its headquarters in
Kent, Washington (Seattle area), with significant operations in Vasteras,
Sweden and Columbus, Ohio.
For more information, visit http://www.avure.com, or contact Glenn
Hewson, Vice President of Global Marketing, at glenn.hewson@avure.com.
Avure Technologies Incorporated
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