Surahammar
17 April 1998

To the editor

The steadily increasing interest in powder metallurgy is accompanied by similar attention to the technology of Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP). This method applies high pressure to powdered steel, forming 100% dense material. The result - extremely durable steel - can be made into complex components that are impossible to make by conventional methods.

This technology has long been used in the offshore branch, and is now becoming established in the engineering, chemical and process industries. This is due to the capability offered by the technology of flexible design, which reduces the need for subsequent machining or welding work, and provides considerable overall financial advantages.

HIP technology is expected to receive its own special classification in the American Standards for Materials. This provides further confirmation of the standing of this technology, since designers usually prefer to select materials that have been sanctioned as standards.

Bodycote Powdermet, based at Surahammar in Sweden, has specialised in HIP-formed products for 14 years. We have grown up with the technology and foresee a tremendous expansion in the next 2 to 5 years. We aim to keep interested parties continuously informed of progress in this field. Please find enclosed some information that explains both the technology and the products that Bodycote Powdermet is concerned with. Please keep the folder for future reference and use it to store future press information.
We would be pleased to answer any questions and to receive comments on the enclosed material.

Yours faithfully,



Carl-Gustaf Hjorth
Marketing Manager, Bodycote Powdermet AB,
Box 209, SE 735 23 SURAHAMMAR, Sweden
Telephone: +46 (0)220 348 00 Telefax: +46 (0)220 331 18