Industry News

• Malvern Panalytical to hold webinar on X-ray diffraction for metal Additive Manufacturing

  October 26, 2020

  Malvern Panalytical, a supplier of analytical instrumentation and automation solutions provider, and part of Spectris plc, Egham, Surrey, UK, will hold a webinar titled 'Additive Manufacturing of metal alloys»

• Dr John Johnson to lead Operations and Technology at Ultra Fine and Novamet

  October 24, 2020

  Ultra Fine Specialty Products, LLC, (Ultra Fine) a division of Novamet Specialty Products Corporation, Inc, Lebanon, Tennessee, USA, has announced the appointment of Dr John Johnson, PhD»

• US government awards 6K $1 million for defence scrap recycling

  October 22, 2020

  6K, a developer of microwave plasma technology for the production of advanced materials headquartered in North Andover, Massachusetts, USA, and its business division, 6K Additive, has been awarded a Phase ll»

• SUPREME project seeks sustainability views from metal powder industry

  October 22, 2020

  The SUPREME project aims to optimise Powder Metallurgy (PM) processes throughout the supply chain, focussing on a combination of fast-growing industrial production routes and advanced ferrous and non-ferrous metals»

• IOM3 elects Christine Blackmore as its new Vice President

  October 21, 2020

  The UK’s Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) has elected Christine Blackmore as its new Vice-President. A member of IOM3 for more than 25 years, Blackmore has been Chair of Mining Technology Board»

• EPMA’s Functional Materials seminar to run online

  October 21, 2020

  The European Powder Metallurgy Association’s Functional Materials seminar, originally planned to take place in March this year but postponed due to the coronavirus (COVID) pandemic, is to take place online»

• Out now! Read the Autumn 2020 issue of Metal Additive Manufacturing magazine

  October 21, 2020

  The Autumn 2020 issue of Metal Additive Manufacturing magazine has just been published and is now available to read online, for free and in full. This, our biggest ever issue, features eight full-length, in-depth articles»

• Federation of Austrian Industries appoints Miba CEO as Vice President

  October 20, 2020

  The Federal Executive Board of the Austria’s industrial association, Industriellen Vereinigung (IV), has elected F. Peter Mitterbauer as Vice-President of the organisation. Mitterbauer is CEO of Miba AG»

VIEW ALL NEWS

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.

READ MORE

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.

READ MORE

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.

READ MORE