HyPerComp Engineering

Markets & Applications

Where HEI composite vessels perform.

HEI can provide solutions to pressure vessel and accumulator needs across a wide range of markets. With our highly engineered products, HEI provides extreme-pressure, lightweight, robust solutions.


Markets Served

Applications across demanding industries.

Aerospace

High-pressure composite vessels for satellite propulsion, aircraft oxygen systems, and spacecraft fuel tanks. Heritage in space composites from HEI's founding in the space industry.

Space Launch

COPVs for launch vehicle pressurant and propellant storage. NASA-licensed technology and long-standing relationships with space-launch prime contractors.

Military UAV & Defense

Ballistic-survivable pressure vessels for military unmanned aerial vehicles. First-to-field Type 4 COPVs to the US military for UAVs with record flight endurance. NASA-licensed benign-failure-mode technology.

Hydrogen Fuel Systems

On-board hydrogen storage for fuel cell vehicles, industrial hydrogen, and refueling infrastructure. Proven to 10,000 psi / 70 MPa — both gaseous and cryogenic hydrogen capability.

Automotive OEM

CNG and hydrogen fuel tank programs for automotive OEM supply chains. HEI delivered the first proof-of-concept extreme high-pressure hydrogen vessels to global automotive OEM leaders.

Medical & SCBA

Self-contained breathing apparatus and medical oxygen cylinders. SCBA-sized impact-resistant cylinders with benign-failure modes for first-responder safety.

Compressed Natural Gas

CNG vehicle fuel tanks and stationary storage for the transportation market. HEI collaborated with 3M and Chesapeake Energy on next-generation CNG tank technology.

Offshore & Industrial

High-pressure accumulator and storage vessels for offshore oil and gas, industrial gas storage, and subsea applications requiring lightweight corrosion-resistant vessels.

Cryogenic Applications

Cryogenic composite vessels for liquid hydrogen, liquid oxygen, and other cryogen storage. Proprietary "Robusticity" cryogenic technology (patent pending) for extreme-environment performance.


Applications Overview

HEI COPV application range.

HyPerComp Engineering composite pressure vessel markets and applications overview chart showing aerospace, automotive, military, and gas storage sectors

Recent Clients

A few of the customers we've worked with.

Collage of recent HyPerComp Engineering client logos including aerospace, defense, and automotive companies
A representative sample of recent HEI clients across aerospace, defense, automotive, and energy markets.
Additional recent HyPerComp Engineering customer organizations from Fortune 100 to defense contractors

Customer Solutions

We can handle the pressure.

HEI can provide solutions to your pressure vessel and accumulator needs. With our highly engineered products, HEI provides extreme-pressure, lightweight, robust solutions. Our engineering staff, with aerospace and commercial backgrounds, delivers "state of the art solutions" to our customers.

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