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Industry News
Ti-2019 abstract submissions deadline draws near
November 7, 2018
Abstract submissions for the Fourteenth World Conference on Titanium (Ti-2019) will close on November 16, 2018. Set to take place in Nantes, Fran...»
Johnson Electric reports growth in sales for first half 2018
November 7, 2018
Johnson Electric Holdings Limited, Hong Kong, has announced its results for the six months ended September 30th 2018. Following a record net income...»
Deadline reminder for submissions to POWDERMET2019 and AMPM2019
November 7, 2018
The Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) has issued a reminder that the deadline for submissions to both POWDERMET2019 and AMPM2019 is Novembe...»
Seco/Warwick enters Japan precision tool steels market with custom vacuum furnace
November 7, 2018
Seco/Warwick, Swiebodzin, Poland, has developed a custom precision vacuum furnace system designed to meet the expectations and standards of an un...»
Porite Group: A PM company built on the success of self-lubricating bearings
Porite has a long history of innovation, supplying PM components to the automotive, power tool, consumer electronics and electrical appliance industries, among many others. Over the years the company has seen rapid expansion, not only in Japan, but at other key locations in Asia and the USA.
Miba Sinter Group: How a global PM producer is adapting to a changing automotive industry
Miba AG is one of Austria’s leading industrial and technology companies. Formed in Laakirchen, Upper Austria in 1927, the group develops and manufactures its products at twenty-two sites in eleven countries. Miba specialises in engine bearings, friction materials, sintered components and coatings, with its products found in passenger vehicles, trucks, construction machinery, trains, ships, aircraft and power plants.
Automotive teardown:
Dismantling of three modern vehicles to identify PM parts
In order to establish a better understanding of the use of PM components in modern automobiles, a team of engineers from Höganäs AB recently stripped back three new vehicles to their component parts. As well as discovering the exact content of PM in each vehicle, the team were able to identify numerous components that could easily be converted to PM.
