The largest HIP vessel from Avure Technologies
The cylinder of the furnace is made entirely of a doped molybdenum material. This advanced material enables the furnace of this press to operate at temperatures of 1,350 degrees Celsius and a pressure of 1,180 bar. The HIP press is due to start operation in Japan by 2010.
The cylinder that PLANSEE manufactured for the Avure HIP press is about 5 metres long and measures more than 2.2 metres in diameter. It required about 40,000 rivets to assemble. Ulf Odebo, business unit director isostatic presses at Avure Technologies, comments: “Constructing such a huge HIP press was a step into uncharted territory. The doped molybdenum cylinder, which is the innermost part of a complex heater/thermal barrier assembly, is a key element of the press, and it was therefore vital that we chose a manufacturer who we could completely trust – and who had consistently proved themselves to be a reliable partner through years of working together successfully.”
Read more!