Bodycote

Bodycote, the world’s leading provider of heat treatment and specialist thermal processing services, specializes in the treatment of parts and components used in a wide range of industries including aerospace, defense, automotive, medical, oil & gas, and power generation industries. With established, strategically located additive manufacturing (AM) service centers in North America and Europe, Bodycote’s facilities are fully capable to provide a complete post-build processing solution and and related quality assurance services – from standard heat treatments, Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP), to the safe removal from the base plate, testing and final inspection for the 3D printed components.

Heat treatment is an essential post processing step for additive manufactured parts. Residual stresses, surface hardness, microstructures and other properties of the different alloys need to be in accordance with the requirements of the final product.