Peneq offers Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) services for the precision investment casting industry in partnership with Alcoa Howmet.
HIP is a process that applies high temperature and isostatic pressure simultaneously to materials for a controlled period of time. This treatment improves internal integrity by reducing or eliminating internal voids in cast components.
Key Features & Process Benefits
- Reduces or eliminates internal porosity in castings
- Improves material density and structural integrity
- Utilizes combined heat and isostatic pressure
- Enhances mechanical performance through creep and diffusion bonding
- Applicable to powder metals, ceramic composites, and metal cladding systems
- Effective for reducing microshrinkage (non-surface connected and gas-free)
Applications
- Reduction of microshrinkage in cast components
- Consolidation of powder metallurgy materials
- Processing of ceramic and metal composite structures
- Improvement of high-performance aerospace and industrial castings
Through HIP processing, Peneq helps customers achieve higher reliability, improved mechanical properties, and enhanced quality in critical casting applications.
Peneq provides Rapid Prototyping (RP) services in partnership with Stratasys Direct Manufacturing (Valencia, CA) to support fast and cost-effective development of investment casting patterns and components.
By leveraging advanced 3D printing technologies, wax patterns and molds can be produced directly from digital models, significantly reducing lead times compared to traditional tooling methods.
This approach is particularly effective for prototypes and short production runs, where speed, flexibility, and cost efficiency are critical.
Key Features & Benefits
- Rapid production of wax patterns using 3D printed tooling
- Significant reduction in lead time versus conventional tooling
- Lower cost for prototypes and short-run production
- Ability to manufacture highly complex geometries without added tooling cost
- Improved design flexibility and faster iteration cycles
- Ideal for prototyping and low-volume investment casting
For more information or project-specific support, Peneq technical specialists are available to assist in selecting the most efficient prototyping solution.