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• Granutools to launch its latest high temperature GranuPack analyser virtually

  September 25, 2020

  Granutools, Awans, Belgium, a developer of advanced instruments to measure powder behaviour, has announced it will launch its latest high temperature GranuPack analyser in a virtual event on October 5, 2020»

• Volvo reports increased interest in gas as alternative to diesel for heavy-trucks

  September 23, 2020

  Volvo Trucks, headquartered in Göteborg, Sweden, reports that it is seeing hauliers and transport buyers increasingly move towards refrigerated liquefied gas, as a cheaper and more environmentally friendly»

• Last chance to register for the MPIF’s online Powder Metallurgy Sintering Seminar

  September 21, 2020

  There is just one week left to register for the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF)’s popular Powder Metallurgy Sintering Seminar, which will take place as a virtual on-demand event from September 28–October 1»

• Alloyed and Taniobis collaborate to develop advanced titanium and refractory alloy metal powders

  September 21, 2020

  Metal powder development company, Alloyed, London, UK, and Taniobis, based in Goslar, Germany, have announced a collaboration to identify, develop, produce, and implement innovative high-quality titanium»

• Abbott Furnace installs endothermic gas generator at Powder Metallurgy parts maker Sintergy

  September 17, 2020

  Abbott Furnace Company, St. Marys, Pennsylvania, USA, reports that it has designed, manufactured and installed a new 6,000 SCFH Endothermic Gas Generator at Powder Metallurgy parts maker, Sintergy»

• Automotive supplier Mahle to reduce global workforce

  September 16, 2020

  Mahle Group, Stuttgart, Germany, one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, has announced that it is seeking to reduce its workforce by 7,600 employees as the company restructures in response to the industry»

• SMS Group to supply Outokumpu’s new stainless steel AM powder atomisation plant under subscription contract

  September 16, 2020

  SMS Group, Düsseldorf, Germany, reports that it is to supply global stainless steels manufacturer, Outokumpu, headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, with an atomisation plant through a new subscription contract»

• Sandvik achieves ISO medical certification for its Osprey titanium powders

  September 15, 2020

  Sandvik Additive Manufacturing, a division of Sandvik AB, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, reports that its new titanium powder plant in Sandviken, Sweden, has received ISO 13485:2016 medical»

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Are you safe or lucky? A look at Environment, Health and Safety in the PM industry

When the correct procedures are followed, a Powder Metallurgy facility can be a safe environment. Thankfully, many regulations are in place to avoid dangers to operatives, as well as the environmental impact of the production process. However, as with many manufacturing industries, there can be circumstances where hazardous situations arise and accidents happen.

In this article, Paul Hoffmann explains some of the unique risks associated with operating a PM facility. With extensive experience in Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS), built from forty years in manufacturing, and over twenty of those directly in the PM industry, he highlights the dangers and introduces some of the procedures that can be implemented to help avoid them.

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The hybridisation of pick-up trucks and the impact on the content of PM parts

Höganäs AB has over the last few years conducted teardowns on a number of vehicles to help understand the potential for Powder Metallurgy components in the automotive sector.

These have ranged from a compact class Toyota Yaris, to a large Ford F150 pick-up truck, and included both ICE power and hybrid models. Of particular interest to the US market is the truck class which, along with SUV models, accounts for around two-thirds of the US market.

To address the hybridisation potential for this size vehicle, Höganäs, Alvier Mechatronics and Dontyne Gears have developed a hybrid drive system concept utilising a number of PM components. Höganäs’s Dr Anders Flodin reports on their joint efforts and demonstrates a new mixed drive solution.

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MPIF’s 2019 PM Design Excellence Award winning parts highlight wide variety of applications

The winners in the 2019 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards competition, sponsored by the Metal Powder Industries Federation, were announced during the POWDERMET2019 International Conference on Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, June 23–26, 2019.

Here, we present the Conventional ‘press and sinter’ PM components that received either Grand Prizes or Awards of Distinction.

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