Lake City Heat Treating Corp., Warsaw, Ind., announces that it has purchased a newly designed modular hot isostatic press system from Quintus Technologies in Vasteras, Sweden, the third such press for Lake City. These presses are recognized as the best HIP systems for advanced materials in the demanding aerospace and orthopedic industries.
The press features a work zone 23.62 inches in diameter and 70.87 inches high. Operating temperature is 2552°F, with a pressure of 30,000 psi. It is also equipped with patented Uniform Rapid Cooling technology, which dramatically reduces processing time.
Lake City provides heat treating services for the aerospace, medical, and other quality-critical industries. It specializes in bright aging, hardening, annealing, and stress relieving of many different alloys, including nickel, cobalt, and titanium.
