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Industry News
GKN Sinter Metals begins construction of new facility in Mexico
March 8, 2019
GKN Sinter Metals has officially begun construction of its new Powder Metallurgy parts making facility in Guanajuato, Mexico. The plant will includ...»
Henrik Ager appointed new President of Sandvik Mining & Rock Technology
March 7, 2019
Sandvik has announced that Henrik Ager, currently President for the Rock Tools division in Sandvik, is to be appointed President of the business ar...»
Obituary: Dr Leo Prakash, a renowned authority in the PM industry
March 6, 2019
Dr Leo Prakash, a renowned authority in the field of cemented carbides and other hard materials, died at age sixty-nine on February 16, 2019, in Ro...»
Melrose announces sale of Walterscheid Powertrain Group
March 6, 2019
Melrose Industries plc, London, UK, has agreed to sell Walterscheid Powertrain Group (formerly GKN Off Highway Powertrain) to US-based private equi...»
Rio Tinto Metal Powders: Celebrating fifty years of metal powder production
This year, Rio Tinto Metal Powders celebrated the 50th anniversary of the opening of its metal powder manufacturing facility in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, Canada. Today, the company offers a full range of ferrous powder grades for almost all Powder Metallurgy applications, and is strongly committed to a programme of research and development. This article provides a brief history of the company, as well as highlighting the importance of working with PM part makers as it looks to the future.
Catalus Corporation enters a new era of Powder Metallurgy manufacturing
Catalus Corporation is an international supplier of custom Powder Metallurgy parts to a diverse range of markets and applications. Headquartered in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, USA, the family-owned business was, until recently, known as SMC Powder Metallurgy. With almost 70 years in the PM industry, Catalus has recently opened a new state of the art production facility, as well as establishing dedicated R&D operations.
Automotive teardown:
Dismantling of three modern vehicles to identify PM parts
In order to establish a better understanding of the use of PM components in modern automobiles, a team of engineers from Höganäs AB recently stripped back three new vehicles to their component parts. As well as discovering the exact content of PM in each vehicle, the team were able to identify numerous components that could easily be converted to PM.
