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• MAPP 2^nd International Conference to take place in June

  January 23, 2020

  Following on from the success of its 2018 event, MAPP (Manufacturing using Advanced Powder Processes), the EPSRC Future Manufacturing Hub led by the University of Sheffield»

• Sandvik reports record twelve months

  January 22, 2020

  Sandvik AB, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, has reported its results for its full-year 2019. The company stated that 2019 had been a record twelve months for order intake»

• Alvier AG PM-Technology appoints Thomas Bühler as its new CEO

  January 21, 2020

  Alvier AG PM-Technology, a Swiss-based Powder Metallurgy tooling manufacturer acquired by Sweden’s Höganäs AB in 2018, has appointed Thomas Bühler as its new CEO effective»

• Isostatic Toll Services opens new HIP facility in Spain

  January 20, 2020

  Isostatic Toll Services Bilbao SL, is set to officially open its new Hot Isostatic Pressing facility on 29th January, 2020, in Abanto Zierbena, Biscay, Spain. With a total investment of €14 million»

• Particle Testing Authority launches testing service for Additive Manufacturing powders

  January 18, 2020

  Particle Testing Authority (PTA), a division of Micromeritics Instrument Corporation, headquartered in Norcross, Georgia, USA, reports that it has created a comprehensive physical characterisation»

• Grupo Mess named Mexican distributor for Buehler metallography solutions

  January 17, 2020

  Buehler, an ITW Company headquartered in Lake Bluff, Illinois, USA, has entered into a partnership with Mess Servicios Metrologicos S. de R.L. de C.V. (Grupo Mess) a supplier of scientific»

• Ricoh’s new resin-coated powders aim to expand range of metals for Binder Jetting

  January 17, 2020

  The Additive Manufacturing Business Group of Ricoh, based in Kanagawa, Japan, has developed a new resin-coated metal powder and cross-linking ‘ink’ for use in the Binder Jetting process»

• Stack Metallurgical Group expands heat treating capabilities with new Ipsen furnace

  January 17, 2020

  Ipsen USA, Cherry Valley, Illinois, USA, has installed a TITAN® vacuum furnace for Stack Metallurgical Group, Portland, Oregon, USA, at its location in Spokane Valley, Washington, USA»

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Teardown showcases applications for PM in hybrid electric vehicle market

Following on from a teardown project in 2017, where a team of engineers at Höganäs AB stripped back three new vehicles to their component parts, the company recently repeated the exercise with a hybrid SUV from Chinese automaker BYD.

The four-wheel-drive BYD Tang is built for China’s domestic market, and provided the team at Höganäs with the opportunity to establish a better understanding of the use of Powder Metallurgy in hybrid vehicles, as well as highlighting potential future applications. Anders Flodin, Application Development Manager at Höganäs AB, reports on the project.

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JPMA Awards 2019: Showcasing innovations in PM for high volume applications

The winners of this year’s Japan Powder Metallurgy Association Awards highlighted the continual developments being made by Japan’s PM industry to further expand the use of PM technology.

The winners included innovations in component design and powder production, demonstrating the continued potential for new applications in the automotive sector, as well as other high-volume application areas.

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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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