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• Höganäs receives recommendation for recertification to ISO 14001:2015, upgrade to ISO 45001:2018

  August 12, 2020

  Höganäs AB's Environmental and Safety Management System audit was recently completed in North America, and as a result the company has been recommended for recertification to ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental)»

• India’s ARCI reports novel metallurgical process for Fe-P-based soft magnetic alloys

  August 12, 2020

  Scientists at the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials (ARCI), India, have developed a novel metallurgical process schedule to realise Fe-P based soft magnetic»

• Asiamold organisers report successful opening

  August 11, 2020

  Asiamold 2020, organised by Guangzhou Guangya Messe Frankfurt Co Ltd., and held concurrently with SPS – Industrial Automation Fair Guangzhou (SIAF), reported a successful opening this week. The event will run»

• Kennametal introduces KCS10B for superalloy applications

  August 10, 2020

  Kennametal Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, has introduced a new turning grade for nickel, cobalt and iron-based superalloys used in aerospace and other high-temperature applications»

• MPIF announces Consumer Goods Category winners in 2020 PM Design Excellence Awards

  August 5, 2020

  The Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) has announced the winners in the Consumer Goods Category of its 2020 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards»

• Fraunhofer IFAM launches new research area on soft magnetic materials

  July 30, 2020

  The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (IFAM) in Dresden, Germany, has launched a new research area working group on soft magnetic materials. This research is particularly»

• ACEA publishes its Automotive Industry Pocket Guide

  July 30, 2020

  The European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, has published its annual Automotive Industry Pocket Guide, which provides an overview of the European»

• Carpenter Technology reports fourth quarter and full year 2020 results

  July 30, 2020

  Carpenter Technology Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, has announced financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and year ended June 30, 2020. Over the quarter, the company reported»

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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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