Ultra high pressure and high temperature (u-HPHT) synthesis, sintering, nucleation and growth specialists for powder based composites and single crystal materials including all established ultra-hard materials such as cemented carbides, diamond and cubic boron nitride. u-HPHT includes pressures of up to 8 GPa and temperatures of up to 2000 deg C.
Established expertise and knowledge in powder based single and polycrystalline diamond materials including oxide, nitride and carbide based ceramics. A proven track record in the utilisation of process design and control of ultra-high pressure synthesis systems.
This expertise includes the design of all materials and system requirements for the generation of a stable synthesis vehicle for the production of ceramics under extreme conditions of ultra-high pressure and high temperature.
World leading expertise in the design, utilisation and product development in the field of ultra-high pressure high temperature synthesis resulting in co-authoring over 100 patents and patent families. Several unique features of u-HPHT including the sintering of nano-sized powders and intricate shapes in size ranges as large as a couple of inches. Complimented by specialist knowledge in most u-HPHT systems, specifically belt and cubic systems, including a working knowledge of toroidal and BARS systems. This team has access to most of these systems depending on your specific requirements. With established connections to world leading institutions (Academic and Industrial) as well as authorities and specialists in the field of u-HPHT sintering large volume and intricate shape synthesis is within the capabilities of this team.