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Linde announces new chairman, names Sanjiv Lamba CEO
October 25, 2021
The board of directors of Linde, a global industrial gas specialist headquartered in Guildford, Surrey, UK, has appointed Sanjiv Lamba to succeed Steve Angel as Chief Executive Officer»
Exponential Technologies partners with Aubert & Duval to advance industrial AM
October 25, 2021
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) solutions provider Exponential Technologies Ltd. (xT), based in Riga, Latvia, has partnered with Aubert & Duval, Paris, France»
Sandvik releases interim report for third quarter 2021
October 25, 2021
Sandvik AB, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, has released its interim report for the third quarter of 2021. Revenues increased organically by 13%, while adjusted operating profit was reported»
Euro PM2021 hosts successful virtual Congress & Exhibition
October 25, 2021
This year’s Euro PM Congress & Exhibition, organised and sponsored by the European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA), took place live on October 18–22, 2021»
Hyperion executes option agreement to acquire Blacksand Technology
October 22, 2021
Hyperion Metals, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, has executed a one-year option to acquire Blacksand Technology LLC, West Valley City, Utah. The two companies have been collaborating»
Micro Metals acquired by Alderman Enterprises
October 21, 2021
Manufacturer of metal powder parts Micro Metals, Inc, Jamestown, Tennessee, USA, has been acquired by Alderman Enterprises, Chattanooga, Tennessee, reported The Chattanoogan»
Equispheres names Thomas Bloor as Head of Global Business Development
October 21, 2021
Equispheres, Inc, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, has named Thomas Bloor as its Head of Global Business Development. With a record of introducing new technology to the global manufacturing»
EPMA Fellowship Award Winners named at Euro PM2021
October 20, 2021
The European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) announced the recipients of its annual Fellowship Award during the opening session of Euro PM2021, held this year as a digital»
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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 100th 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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