A hot isostatic press (HIP) was recently delivered to T.A.G. Medical Products Corporation Ltd. (TAGMPC), a manufacturer of medical and dental solutions that improve surgical procedures. The HIP will ensure the production of implants and surgical tools with the optimal material properties required by the exacting environments in which they are used.
Executive Vice President
T. A. G. Medical Products Corporation
"To increase production capacity, we invested in a new MIM (metal injection molding) production line," states Ran Weizman, Executive VP at TAGMPC. "The [Quintus Technologies] press will serve us for the implants and minimal cutting tools production, where high material uniformity and good mechanical properties are required."
Advanced proprietary features such as High Pressure Heat Treatment™ (HPHT™) and Uniform Rapid Quenching (URQ®) enable the Quintus press model QIH 15L to produce finished MIM parts with maximum theoretical density, ductility, and fatigue resistance. Incorporating heat treatment and cooling in a single process, HPHT combines stress-relief annealing, HIP, high-temperature solution-annealing (SA), high pressure gas quenching (HPGQ), and subsequent ageing or precipitation hardening (PH) in one integrated furnace cycle.
"All T.A.G. manufacturing processes, from A to Z, are done under one roof. Therefore, it is important for us to work with equipment that gives us this option,” Mr. Weizman comments.
With a new emphasis on disposable surgical instruments in the TAGMIM production chain, faster throughput and higher workpiece quality are also essential. The QIH 15L’s URQ capability achieves a cooling rate of >80K/s while minimizing thermal distortion and non-uniform grain growth. The press’s furnace chamber has a diameter of 6.69 inches (170 mm) and a height of 11.4 inches (290 mm) and operates at a maximum pressure of 207 MPa (30,000 psi) and a maximum temperature of 2,552°F (1,400°C).
The press was installed in the T.A.G. facility in May 2022.
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