Kittyhawk
Provider of Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) services for metal components used in aerospace, defense, space, medical, and industrial applications.
- CEO / Founder
- Brandon Creason
- Team Size
- 51-200
- Stage
- Established
- Latest Round
- Private Equity
- Key Investors
- Trive Capital
Technology & Products
Key Products
Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) services including casting densification, diffusion bonding, powder consolidation, and carbide densification; HIP for additive manufactured metal parts, castings, metal injection molded components, sputtering targets, and powder metallurgy parts
Technological Advantage
Equipped with Quintus HIP vessels featuring Uniform Rapid Cool (URC) capabilities; vessels handling diameters from 18 to 63 inches; expertise across titanium, aluminum, steel, superalloys, and copper; Nadcap and AS9100D certifications
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Fast turnaround times in the HIP industry with proven quality management systems (AS9100D, Nadcap), large HIP vessel capacity, and three West Coast facilities serving mission-critical aerospace, defense, and medical applications
How They Differentiate
40+ years of HIP specialization since 1981, source-approved by major aerospace primes (Aerojet Rocketdyne, Airbus), large high-pressure HIP vessels, three-facility West Coast footprint
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Aerospace, defense, and space OEMs; manufacturers of castings, additively manufactured metal parts, metal injection molded components, and powder metallurgy parts; medical device manufacturers; oil & gas component producers
Industry Verticals
Aerospace; Defense & Military; Space; Medical; Automotive; Oil & Gas; Additive Manufacturing; Investment Casting; Metal Injection Molding; Powder Metallurgy
Competitors
Bodycote plc; Pressure Technology Inc.; Hiperbaric S.A.
Growth & Milestones
Major Milestones
Founded 1981 with single HIP vessel in Garden Grove, CA; 2019: Opened new facility in Canby, OR with one of the largest HIP vessels in the U.S.; January 2023: Trive Capital private equity investment; March 2024: Acquired Stack HIP from Stack Metallurgical Group in Albany, OR, adding largest high-pressure HIP vessels in North America; 2025: Expanded capacity with new vessel at Garden Grove facility; May 2026: Trive Capital realized its investment
Notable Customers
Aerojet Rocketdyne; Airbus; Bell Textron; Consolidated Precision Products (CPP Titanium); Miller Castings; SpiTrex Orthopedics