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PowderMet2024 to include a focus on tungsten carbides
March 27, 2024
The Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) has announced that its PowderMet2024/AMPM2024 programme will include a four-session forum dedicated to carbides. The co-located events will take place June 16-19»
Seco/Warwick to open sales and service office in Monterrey, Mexico
March 27, 2024
The American branch of Seco/Warwick, a heat treatment and vacuum metallurgy specialist headquartered in Swiebodzin, Poland, is opening a sales and service office in Monterrey, Mexico. As Mexico’s second-largest»
YASA to move UK Headquarters to Bicester Motion’s Innovation Quarter
March 27, 2024
YASA Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz AG, has announced plans to relocate its UK headquarters to a new 8,220 m2, facility in the Innovation Quarter at Bicester Motion, a new technology »
Höganäs announces closure of Alvier PM Technology
March 27, 2024
Höganäs AB, headquartered in Höganäs, Sweden, has announced the closure of Alvier PM Technology, located in Buchs, Switzerland. Höganäs acquired Alvier PM — then reported to be Europe’s largest »
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From powder modification to rejuvenation: Fluidised Bed Reactors in metal powder production and Additive Manufacturing
Fluidised Bed Reactors (FDRs) will be new to many in the Powder Metallurgy and Additive Manufacturing industries. The technology offers a host of operational features that are useful in both metal powder production and in instances where batches of powder may need to be ‘rejuvenated’, or brought back into specification.
In this article, Bill Hopkins, Managing Director, Phoenix Scientific Industries (PSI) Limited, introduces the concept of FBRs and considers current and future applications for metal powder producers and users.
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Retech: Enabling the atomisation of reactive and refractory alloys at substantially higher levels of productivity and lower cost
Retech, a division of SECO/WARWICK Group, has developed a method for the gas atomisation of a wide variety of reactive and refractory alloys, amorphous metals, and superalloys. Called Plasma Gas Atomising (PGA), this technology, states the company, promises a significant increase in production rates.
In this article, Retech’s Dr Aamir Abid explores the technology and its advantages for metal powder producers and considers its potential to substantially reduce the cost of metal powders for Powder Metallurgy and Additive Manufacturing applications.
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Innovations from Japan’s Powder Metallurgy industry: award winners highlight novel automotive and healthcare applications
In 2023, the Japan Powder Metallurgy Association (JPMA) celebrated forty-five years of its PM component awards competition. This year’s competition recognises achievements within the Powder Metallurgy industry across three categories: New Products (New Design/Materials/Process Development), New Powders and Equipment Development. The organisers also recognised products not covered by the categories with the awarding of the Effort Prize. This year’s innovations ranged from reactor cores for electric vehicles to aluminium bronze powder.
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