HIP - Hot Isostatic Pressing

Hot isostatic pressing (HIP) is a manufacturing process that eliminates the porosity of metals and increases the density of many materials. This improves the mechanical properties of the material (fatigue strength, ductility, impact resistance) and machinability, i.e. the safety of the component is significantly increased by the HIP process.

When components are treated with the HIP process, internal cavities and micro-porosities are eliminated by the simultaneous application of heat and pressure through a combination of plastic deformation, flow and diffusion bonding of the material.

The HIP process is used to significantly increase the technical properties of e.g. cast products, additively manufactured products, tools, motorsport components and aerospace components.