Hot isostatic pressing, heat treatments and hard coatings

Wallwork HIP team members by infrastructure ready for a further HIP installation

At Southern Manufacturing & ELectronics 2025, the Wallwork Group will be highlighting the rapid growth of its hot isostatic pressing facility (Stand E290). The show will be taking place at the Farnborough International Exhibition Centre, from 4-6 February 2025.

To keep pace with demand, the equipment for an additional Quintus Technologies HIP is now arriving at the Wallwork HIP Centre. Following, installation, testing, commissioning and certification processes, this new HIP capacity will be available in the second half of 2025. David Loughlin, Wallwork HIP business manager, said: “While we knew there was great demand for more HIP capacity in the UK, companies across Europe and beyond are also finding our service competitive and compelling.”

Suitable for metal additive manufacturing (AM), power-metallurgy and cast parts, the EN9100 approved HIP service is provided stand-alone or can be combined with Wallwork Group’s variety of heat treatment services. All are easily accessible from facilities in Cambridge, Manchester, Birmingham and Newcastle, via the company’s own secure and dedicated commercial transport fleet.

The stand team will also be keen to discuss with visitors other services including PVD and PVECD coatings, plasma nitriding, vacuum carburising, and vacuum brazing. Wallwork maintains in-house, well-equipped, UKAS certified, mechanical testing laboratories. The company’s research and development (R&D) teams work closely with manufacturers creating unique surface treatments for use in aerospace, automotive, motorsport, medical, oil and gas and other precision industries.

With Nadcap accreditations (the company recently achieved Gold for its Manchester site) and multiple aerospace prime accreditations, customers really appreciate the full end-to-end experience that Wallwork delivers. This is only possible with so many services accessible from one supplier. As a UK-owned company, ITAR compliance is also an important consideration for some manufacturers.