Quintus Technologies delivers hot isostatic press with rapid quenching to Lake City Heat Treating
Quintus Technologies® has delivered a QIH 122 URQ® model hot isostatic press (HIP) that combines high pressure with rapid quenching to Lake City Heat Treating (LCHT), Warsaw, Ind. The combined materials densification processes produce parts with improved fatigue and ductile properties to help satisfy the critical performance parameters of the aerospace and medical device industries.
The press is the third Quintus HIP to be included in LCHT’s production portfolio. The quenching capability, with controlled cooling rates up to 390 degrees F per minute, makes it the first of its kind to be installed in North America, says the company. It has a capacity of 2,000 lbs. per load.
The system features a work zone of 26 in. dia. and 68.9 in. high, operating temperature of 2,552 degrees F, and pressure of 30,000 PSI.
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