World Class Technology

Hyper-Therm HTC is a recognized world leader in the design and development of advanced ceramic composite materials, coatings and thermal-structural components produced by chemical vapor infiltration (CVI) and chemical vapor deposition (CVD). CVI/CVD represents the state-of-the-art fabrication method for synthesizing dense refractory materials of the highest purity and quality, and is the preferred method for depositing high uniformity fiber coatings for all classes of ceramic composites. Hyper-Therm HTC CVI and CVD materials processing technology requires minimal touch labor and economically produces components of the highest quality and yield. Hyper-Therm HTC's manufacturing facility includes eight (8) fully automated CVI/CVD reactors capable of producing components up to 3-feet in diameter and 4-feet in length, a 144-carrier braiding machine capable of producing triaxially woven axisymmetric fiber preforms up to 1.5-feet in diameter and 12-feet in length, and a fully equipped machine shop capable of precision diamond finishing of high-tolerance ceramic composite components. Aiding the development of advanced materials, Hyper-Therm HTC maintains an in-house test laboratory equipped with multiple state-of-the-art universal load machines capable of elevated temperature mechanical property characterization up to 1400°C in air, multiple tensile stress-rupture frames capable of evaluating material durability up to 1500°C in oxidizing environments, and a well equipped microstructural analysis laboratory.

Hyper-Therm HTC’s selection of available CVI/CVD matrix and coating materials include:

Hyper-Therm HTC’s intellectual property portfolio includes 2 patents on ceramic matrix composites (CMCs), 4 patents on functionally engineered fiber coatings for CMCs, 3 patents on nano-engineered materials, 2 patents on the manufacture of actively cooled CMC components, and other patents pending. Simply stated, Hyper-Therm HTC’s technology is second to none.