Hitech Materials Pty Ltd

Hitech Materials offers independent consulting and contract research services for clients experiencing issues with refractory or ceramic materials in extreme thermal, corrosion and/or wear environments.

Hitech Materials was founded by Dr. Philip Walls who has over 25 years experience in the design, development, testing and characterisation of refractory and ceramic materials resistant to thermal, corrosion and/or erosion environments.

Hitech Materials have four principle aims:

• To reduce down-time and maintenance costs by working with their clients to solve problematic materials issues in process lines and equipment.
• To provide cost-benefit and risk analysis when introducing higher performance materials for high-temperature-corrosion-erosion applications.
• To identify areas of sustainable resource processing to value-add to clients businesses and ensure environmental sustainability.
• To assist in hazardous waste immobilisation by selecting cost effective treatment options which satisfy environmental protection agency standards.

• Troubleshooting materials issues.
• Monitoring materials exposed to extreme environments.
• Forensic analysis of failed refractory and ceramic materials.
• Expert witness services.
• Sourcing / recommendation of materials for specific applications.
• Advice on sustainable resource processing (Reduce-Reuse-Recycle).
• Immobilisation of hazardous waste materials.

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