Hyperbaric Pressure Chamber Installation
Nylacast Engineered Products has strengthened its in-house testing capabilities with the installation of a Hyperbaric Pressure Chamber at its Leicester headquarters. Operational since January 2025, the equipment enables the company to simulate deep-water conditions to support material development decisions, application development decisions, and material selection.
The Hyperbaric Pressure Chamber allows engineers to replicate liquid pressures up to 100 bar, equivalent to 1,000 meters of freshwater depth. This capability not only supports material water absorption testing, it also helps to assess any potential impact of exposure to these conditions on a material’s mechanical performance over time for a range of applications. This allows for material development that may reduce or eliminate water absorption.
The chamber is constructed from high-grade super duplex stainless steel, enabling the use of a wide range of liquids that would typically corrode standard steels, such as seawater. This feature allows for more precise environmental simulation during testing.
By conducting these tests internally, Nylacast can validate material reliability and performance across a range of applications. The investment further enhances the company’s ability to confirm dimensional stability and mechanical integrity of components exposed to challenging underwater environments or applications subjected to significant and arduous environmental exposure.
The chamber has already been utilised in the development of Nylacast’s latest ROV Torque Bucket application, where it replicated subsea pressure conditions to ensure the polymeric components meet stringent performance requirements.
This addition marks another step in Nylacast’s ongoing commitment to advancing material science and testing capability within the Engineered Polymer industry.
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