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• Ametek Specialty Metal Products publishes interview with new APMI Fellow Cindy Freeby

  April 14, 2021

  For over four decades, Cindy Freeby, Regional Sales Manager at Ametek Specialty Metal Products, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA, has led a successful career in the Powder Metallurgy sector. Earlier in the year, Freeby's work»

• GKN Powder Metallurgy to launch GKN Hydrogen business unit

  April 14, 2021

  GKN Powder Metallurgy has formed GKN Hydrogen, a new business unit focused on pioneering safe and emission-free storage of green hydrogen to drive the global energy transition. The business unit is said to provide»

• Technical trends in metal-cutting tools: Ongoing innovation in one of PM’s key markets

  April 14, 2021

  Tools for the machining of metals have, in one form or another, been around since humankind first made metallic objects. By the early stages of the industrial era, most tooling was made from»

• MPIF prepares to welcome PM industry to PowderMet2021

  April 13, 2021

  The Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) has released further details on its plans for the hybrid PowderMet2021, scheduled to take place June 20–23, in Orlando, Florida, USA, in a recent video»

• Hady Seyeda to oversee Masan Group's tungsten activities in new dual role

  April 13, 2021

  Masan High-Tech Materials, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, has appointed Hady Seyeda as Deputy CEO. This role will be performed in tandem with his role as CEO of Masan's tungsten specialist company»

• US DOE to award $30 million to research of domestic sources of critical elements and minerals

  April 13, 2021

  The US Department of Energy (DOE) intends to award up to $30 million in support of scientific research ensuring that US businesses can reliably tap into a domestic supply»

• 'Metal whispering' enables recovery of pure and precious metals from electrical waste

  April 12, 2021

  Researchers at the Iowa State University, Ames, USA, have developed a technology capable of recovering pure and precious metals from the alloys found in electrical waste. The process, which the team refers»

• Höganäs releases 2020 Sustainability Report

  April 12, 2021

  Sweden’s Höganäs AB has released its sustainability report for the full-year 2020. The annual Höganäs Sustainability Report highlights the actions the company taking toward sustainability, the progress»

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Technical trends in metal-cutting tools: An overview of ongoing innovation in one of PM’s key markets

Cutting tools for applications in metal processing represent one of the primary markets for the Powder Metallurgy industry. Here, PM technology makes it possible to produce cutting tools with complex geometries to near-net shape, a feat not possible using conventional manufacturing methods.

Despite the basic technologies of metal-cutting tools having existed for several decades, tool manufacturers continue to introduce new products which can provide substantial benefits. In this article, Bernard North, North Technical Management, LLC, overviews developments in materials, design and software that are driving innovation in this important sector of PM.

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Fatigue data for PM steels: How the world’s largest PM part producer is facing the challenges of data generation and organisation

Data on the material properties of Powder Metallurgy steels, in particular static and cyclic strength data, is crucial for end-users to have confidence in the production of highly loaded applications. Access to such data also enables the effective use of commercial fatigue simulation software. GKN Sinter Metals, the world’s largest producer of structural PM components, has grappled with the multiple challenges associated with generating, storing and retrieving such data.

Markus Schneider, Robert Maassen, Dennis Wawoczny and Christos Radis, GKN Sinter Metals Engineering GmbH, Radevormwald, Germany, share their insight into this ongoing challenge.

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Reducing CO₂ emissions in the PM industry: A lifecycle analysis of servo-electric versus hydraulic powder presses

There is a global need for action to minimise greenhouse gas emissions and, thus, limit further global warming. Despite its reputation as a technology which is already greener than most, this also holds true in the Powder Metallurgy industry. In recent years, PM companies have found themselves under increasing pressure to improve process sustainability, from their customers as well as regulators.

This pressure is only likely to increase in the near future. Michael Looser and Michael Sollberger, of Switzerland’s Osterwalder AG, explain how the company’s servo-electric powder presses help make PM even more efficient

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