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• Sandvik to list Sandvik Materials Technology in Q2 or Q3 2022

  October 15, 2021

  The Sandvik Board of Directors has confirmed its previous decision to proceed with the preparation to distribute Sandvik Materials Technology (SMT) to Sandvik’s shareholders and list the company’s»

• Carpenter Technology appoints Martin Inglis chairman of board, adds Ramin Younessi

  October 14, 2021

  Carpenter Technology Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, has announced that its board of directors elected I Martin Inglis to succeed Gregory Pratt as chairman of Carpenter Technology’s»

• Höganäs appoints Emma Lefdal VP for Marketing and Corporate Communications

  October 13, 2021

  Sweden's Höganäs AB has appointed Emma Lefdal its VP Marketing and Corporate Communications, effective October 11. Fredrik Emilson, CEO, stated, “Emma has a solid background within strategic»

• National Science Foundation announces student grants for PowderMet and AMPM2022

  October 13, 2021

  The Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) has announced that a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant will be provided to select students from US colleges and universities»

• Three weeks to submit papers for PowderMet2022

  October 13, 2021

  There are now three weeks left for interested parties to submit papers and presentations for PowderMet2022, scheduled to take place June 12–15, in Portland, Oregon, USA»

• Carpenter Technology releases 2021 Sustainability Report

  October 11, 2021

  Carpenter Technology Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, has released its inaugural Sustainability Report, highlighting the company’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Program»

• Safina’s copper powder used in one of the world’s strongest magnets

  October 11, 2021

  Over its 100-year history, Safina, Vestec, Czech Republic, has established a strong position in the processing and manufacturing of precious and non-ferrous metal products such as thermocouple wires»

• Improved MgB2 superconductors using spark plasma sintering and pulse magnetisation

  October 9, 2021

  In a study published in Materials Science and Engineering: B, a team of researchers from Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT), Japan, recently shared how they have enhanced the trapped»

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PowderMet2021: A cautious return to normality for North America’s PM industry

June 2021 marked a welcome, if cautious, return to normality for the North American PM industry as PowderMet2021 was held once again. Through the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry had been forced to forego not just its typical calendar of networking and knowledge exchanges, but faced the added blow of a cancelled PM World Congress in 2020.

Bernard North attended PowderMet2021 on behalf of PM Review, and here offers an overview of the conference, the optimistic atmosphere on the trade show floor, and the market developments reflected in the programme and exhibitor list.

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A ‘hidden champion’ of PM: Celebrating a century of innovation and success at Plansee

Situated in the picturesque Austrian Alps, and named after the mountain lake it sits near, Plansee SE has been innovating in Powder Metallurgy since 1921.

From humble beginnings producing W lamp filaments, Mo wire for lighting and Mo and W heating elements, as well as semifinished Mo and W products, the company has expanded into a world leader in the fields of refractory metals and hardmetals, as well as a respected force for technical research and knowledge transfer.

As the company celebrates its 100^th year, Prof Dr Herbert Danninger, FAPMI, FEPMA, presents a detailed overview of Plansee past and present.

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An industry old-timer’s view on the question of vehicle electrification, misleading messaging and the status of PM

Dr Cesar Molins, CEO of Powder Metallurgy parts producer AMES Group, former president of the European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA), and self-described ‘industry old timer’, has seen first-hand the evolution of the modern PM industry. But it is now an industry with an unclear future as its primary market, the automotive industry, navigates a path through rapid technological change driven on by seemingly contradictory and confused political messaging. But in Molins’ opinion, while the course may be set towards an electrified future, the end of the ICE is further away than we think.

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