Heat Treat Radio #126: HIP Finds New Life in Modern Manufacturing

About this episode

This episode discusses the resurgence of hot isostatic pressing in modern manufacturing across various industries.

Hot isostatic pressing, or HIP, is experiencing a powerful resurgence across industries from aerospace to nuclear energy as manufacturers look for new ways to scale up. In this episode, Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, is joined by Cliff Orcutt, American Isostatic Presses, Inc. ; Oscar Martinez, Bodycote; Victor Samarov, Synertech PM; Soumya Nag, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Mike Conaway, Isostatic Forging International; and Dave Gandy, EPRI. This panel of HIP experts to explores how renewed investment, government collaboration, and additive manufacturing are driving HIP’s next era of growth. From large-scale production to powder-to-part innovations, discover why this decades-old process is suddenly critical to the future of U.S. manufacturing. Watch | Listen | Learn Full transcript, audio, and video to this episode is located here: https://heattreattoday.com/radio

People in this episode

Host: Doug Glenn

Guests: Cliff Orcutt, Oscar Martinez, Victor Samarov, Soumya Nag, Mike Conaway, Dave Gandy

Topics covered

• hot isostatic pressing
• modern manufacturing
• aerospace
• nuclear energy
• additive manufacturing
• government collaboration
• U.S. manufacturing

Keywords

• HIP
• hot isostatic pressing
• manufacturing
• aerospace
• nuclear energy
• additive manufacturing
• government collaboration
• production
• powder-to-part
• U.S. manufacturing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Isostatic Presses, Inc., Bodycote, Synertech PM, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Isostatic Forging International, EPRI

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