Don’t miss the MPIF’s Powder Metallurgy “Basic Short Course”, July 18-20
June 1, 2011
The Metal Powder Industries Federation’s (MPIF) ‘Basic PM Short Course’ is being held at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, State College, Pennsylvania from 18–20 July 2011. The course offers a complete introduction to powder metallurgy from powder production to component design and testing.
The course is designed for anyone who is either new to the powder metallurgy industry or looking to broaden their knowledge of the technology. MPIF states that the course will not only appeal to engineers, designers and metallurgists, but also purchasing agents, managers and office personnel.
Provisional speaker lineup as of 01 June 2011:
Monday July 18
Overview of PM
Randall M. German, FAPMI
Associate Dean of Engineering
San Diego State University
College of Engineering
Metal Powder Production
Vincent Paris
Research Engineer
Rio Tinto Metal Powders (QMP)
Testing, Characterization and Mixing of Metal Powders
Roland T. Warzel III
Mgr. Application Development
North American Höganäs, Inc.
Metal Powder Injection Molding
Randall M. German, FAPMI
Associate Dean of Engineering
San Diego State University
College of Engineering
Basic Principles of Compacting
Tom Pontzer
Senior Sales Engineer
Gasbarre Products, Inc.
Tooling for PM
Robert T. Beimel
President/General Manager
JIT Tool & Die, Inc.
Tuesday July 19
Design of PM Parts
Myron I. Jaffe
Consultant
Lubricants in Ferrous Powder Metallurgy
W. Brian James, FAPMI
Mgr., International Technical Service
Hoeganaes Corporation
Sintering Principles
Harb Nayar
President
TAT Technologies, Inc.
Monitor and Control Option Review
Raymond Serafini, PMT
Account Manager–Pittsburgh North
Linde, LLC
PM Material Standards
W. Brian James, FAPMI
Mgr., International Technical Service
Hoeganaes Corporation
Refractory and Hardmetals
Donald F. Heaney
CISP Director
The Pennsylvania State University
Wednesday July 20
Fully Dense PM Products—High-Alloy Tool Steels, Superalloys, and Corrosion-Resistant Near-Net Shapes
Edward J. Tarney
Metallurgist-Technical Service
Erasteel, Inc.
PM Testing and Characterization
Donald F. Heaney
CISP Director
The Pennsylvania State University
Secondary Operations on PM Parts
John Engquist
New Business Applications Manager, PM Products
Burgess-Norton Manufacturing Co.
Closing Remarks and Wrap-Up Discussion
Harb Nayar
President
TAT Technologies, Inc.
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