Our divisions

Our Specialist Technologies business comprises highly differentiated processes with high margins, significant market opportunities and appealing growth prospects. These are cleaner processes which have lower carbon emissions. These technologies include:

Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) Services Through the application of extreme pressure and heat, HIP improves component integrity and strength.
HIP PF including Powdermet® Additive manufacturing of often complex components in conjunction with HIP.
Specialty Stainless Steel Processes (S³P) Our proprietary S3P process improves the strength, and wear resistance of stainless steels while maintaining corrosion resistance
Surface Technology The application of ceramic and metal coatings enhances component life.

Precision Heat Treatment is the process of precise and controlled heating and cooling of metals to obtain improved mechanical, chemical and metallurgical properties of complex products.

– Precisely controlled industrial furnaces can heat to temperatures above 1000°C
– The microstructure of metal is transformed, resulting in the hardening or softening of the material depending on the process
– Surface hardness can be controlled by diffusing elements such as carbon and nitrogen into the metal during the heating stages
– As a result of our processes we can fine-tune material properties allowing our customers to design thinner, lighter, but stronger components
– The environment is positively impacted by extending the life of our customers’ products, reducing their carbon footprint
– Additionally we offer our customers the benefit of lower CO2 emissions per part compared with in-house treatment