In the past two decades there have been a number of processes developed and tested to produce lightweight structural components from cellular and foam materials, but few have made it to industrial scale production. Gunnar Walther and colleagues described
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One of the focuses at the Euro PM2012 Conference held in Basel, Switzerland, September 16-19, was the application of Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) technology to develop and produce new PM applications. We review two presentations for the use of PM/HIP in t
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The world’s growing requirements for raw materials was also reflected in the Hard Materials sessions of the recent Euro PM2012 held in Basel, Switzerland, 17-19 September, and organised by the European Powder Metallurgy Association. Three papers dealing w
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The use of advanced ferrous PM alloy powders in combination with optimising the PM production process will be the key to improving the cost/performance ratio of critical PM components, and
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Automotive manufacturers are under pressure to meet the continuing demands for vehicles with improved fuel efficiency and toughened emissions standards, especially for vehicles used in urban areas. Dr Johann Blaha
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A session focusing on the processing of Hardmetals (Cemented Carbides) took place during the recent Euro PM2012 Conference & Exhibition held in Basel, Switzerland, 17-19 October, organised by the European
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Powder compacting presses with electrical only drives, which combine the rigidity and productivity of mechanical presses with the high precision of closed-loop controlled hydraulic presses, were first manufactured by Dorst Technologies GmbH & Co KG of Koc
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There are many benefits in the use of metallic hot zones in vacuum furnaces, such as short cycle times, excellent vacuum conditions and uniform temperature distribution. Historically, the only drawback
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The growth in powder metallurgy applications is only limited by the technology’s ability to match the performance of its wrought counterparts, states Neil Sheward, Technical Services Manager at Curtiss-Wright Surface
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The current state-of-the-art in assessment of hardmetal materials using magnetic parameters was described at MPIF’s PowderMet 2012 Conference, held in Nashville, Tennessee, June 10-13 2012, in a presentation from Patrick
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