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AP&C to supply Airbus with titanium powders for AM
December 3, 2021
Plasma atomised titanium, aluminium and nickel powder provider AP&C, a GE Additive company, has signed a new agreement with Airbus to provide titanium powders (Ti6AI4V)»
Schunk to offer Additive Manufacturing series production from ExOne
December 1, 2021
Following the recent purchase of an X1 25Pro from The ExOne Company, North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA, Schunk Group, headquartered in Heuchelheim, Germany»
Fluidtherm marks first sale of TMax 1300°C roller hearth sintering furnace
November 30, 2021
Powder Metallurgy furnace manufacturer Fluidtherm, Chennai, India, has supplied its first TMax 1300°C roller hearth sintering furnace (RHF) to a multi-national manufacturer of PM»
Tekna posts mixed third quarter 2021 financial results
November 26, 2021
Tekna Holding AS, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, reported its financial results for the third quarter 2021, recording revenue of CAD $5.6 million, down from CAD $6.5 million in Q3 2020»
Tesla tops European car market for first time
November 24, 2021
According to JATO Dynamics, September was another significant month for Europe’s automotive industry, with new car registrations falling by 25%, the list of best selling cars topped by an electric»
Deadline nearing for EPMA Functional Materials Seminar speakers
November 24, 2021
The deadline is nearing for those interested in speaking at the European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA)’s 2022 Functional Materials Seminar which is scheduled to take place»
Scientists engineer bacteria to extract rare earths
November 23, 2021
A study recently published in Nature Communications, 'Generation of a Gluconobacter oxydans knockout collection for improved extraction of rare earth elements'»
Isostatic Pressing Services receives NADCAP accreditation
November 23, 2021
Isostatic Pressing Services (IPS), Oregon City, Oregon, USA, has received NADCAP certification for Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP)»
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PowderMet2021: A cautious return to normality for North America’s PM industry
June 2021 marked a welcome, if cautious, return to normality for the North American PM industry as PowderMet2021 was held once again. Through the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry had been forced to forego not just its typical calendar of networking and knowledge exchanges, but faced the added blow of a cancelled PM World Congress in 2020.
Bernard North attended PowderMet2021 on behalf of PM Review, and here offers an overview of the conference, the optimistic atmosphere on the trade show floor, and the market developments reflected in the programme and exhibitor list.
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A ‘hidden champion’ of PM: Celebrating a century of innovation and success at Plansee
Situated in the picturesque Austrian Alps, and named after the mountain lake it sits near, Plansee SE has been innovating in Powder Metallurgy since 1921.
From humble beginnings producing W lamp filaments, Mo wire for lighting and Mo and W heating elements, as well as semifinished Mo and W products, the company has expanded into a world leader in the fields of refractory metals and hardmetals, as well as a respected force for technical research and knowledge transfer.
As the company celebrates its 100th year, Prof Dr Herbert Danninger, FAPMI, FEPMA, presents a detailed overview of Plansee past and present.
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An industry old-timer’s view on the question of vehicle electrification, misleading messaging and the status of PM
Dr Cesar Molins, CEO of Powder Metallurgy parts producer AMES Group, former president of the European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA), and self-described ‘industry old timer’, has seen first-hand the evolution of the modern PM industry. But it is now an industry with an unclear future as its primary market, the automotive industry, navigates a path through rapid technological change driven on by seemingly contradictory and confused political messaging. But in Molins’ opinion, while the course may be set towards an electrified future, the end of the ICE is further away than we think.
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