en.Wedoany.com Reported - UK-based heat treatment and surface engineering specialist Wallwork Group has announced it will showcase its latest investment at the Farnborough International Airshow 2026, highlighting the commissioning of a second Quintus Technologies Hot Isostatic Press (HIP) and the resulting doubling of capacity.
The company stated that the new HIP equipment will significantly increase capacity and enhance process continuity for customers across the UK and Europe, addressing the sustained pressure on aerospace manufacturers to improve performance, reliability, and yield. Stand visitors will learn how Wallwork combines this investment with its portfolio of NADCAP and AS9100 accredited heat treatment and hard coating services. The company noted that this breadth of service allows component manufacturers to entrust multiple critical processes to a single specialist supplier, thereby simplifying subcontract management and reducing risk.
"Farnborough 2026 is the ideal platform to demonstrate how Wallwork is investing in the future of aerospace manufacturing," said Group Director Simeon Collins. "Our second Quintus HIP significantly expands customer capacity, while our full range of accredited heat treatment, surface engineering, and brazing services provides manufacturers with a reliable, single-source partner." Wallwork Group has served the aerospace industry for over 60 years and is the UK's largest independent aerospace heat treatment and hard coating specialist, ITAR compliant and holding major aerospace prime approvals.
HIP is a critical process for producing high-integrity aerospace parts, particularly those manufactured through casting, additive manufacturing, and powder metallurgy. The process applies high temperature and high pressure in an inert gas atmosphere to eliminate internal voids and improve properties such as tensile strength and fatigue performance. This results in stronger, more reliable components for applications including turbine blades, compressor blades, blisks, discs, structural casings, and engine parts. Beyond HIP, Wallwork offers a wide range of heat treatment capabilities, including deep pit furnaces and fifteen vacuum furnaces, across its facilities in Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham, and Cambridge, helping metals and alloys withstand extreme operating conditions and reduce manufacturing stresses.
The company's six plasma nitriding units provide low-distortion surface hardening that improves wear resistance and fatigue life, particularly suited for aerospace components such as landing gear parts, engine components, and fasteners. Wallwork will also showcase its specialist PVD coating capability in Cambridge, supported by R&D resources, extensive laboratory facilities, and UKAS-accredited mechanical testing, enabling the development of both custom and standard coatings. Furthermore, its vacuum brazing service delivers clean, high-strength, flux-free joints for complex aerospace assemblies like honeycomb seals. To support these technical services, Wallwork operates a dedicated national commercial transport fleet, providing customers with rapid collection and delivery services and a single point of responsibility throughout the process. The Farnborough International Airshow 2026 will take place from July 20 to 24, where Wallwork Group will exhibit its aerospace heat treatment, hot isostatic pressing, PVD coating, and vacuum brazing capacity, capabilities, and single-source support solutions at Hall 1, Stand 1000.
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