EPMA Powder Metallurgy Summer School 2012: Programme now available
February 22, 2012
The programme for the European Powder Metallurgy Association’s 2012 PM Summer School has been published. The event will take place at CEIT, in San Sebastian, Spain, from 25 – 29 June 2012.
The summer school will take place at CEIT (Centre
of Studies and Technical Research of Gipuzkoa) in
San Sebastian, Spain
The EPMA’s residential summer schools for young materials and design engineers have been designed to offer participants from all parts of the EU an advanced teaching of PM’s advantages and limitations by some of the leading academic and industrial personnel in Europe.
It is also an opportunity to stimulate direct technical discussions by young scientists and engineers who are interested in broadening their knowledge through interaction with senior figures in the PM industry.
The programme consists of a five day course
The programme consists of a 5-day course that has been coordinated by Prof José Torralba from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid together with Prof Francisco Castro and his team from CEIT (Centre of Studies and Technical Research of Gipuzkoa). All lectures and laboratory work will take place at CEIT.
The course is open to graduates under the age of 35 who are European citizens. The deadline for applications is 30 March 2012
Course Programme
Monday June 25
Welcome Address
Dr Olivier Coube, EPMA, FranceIntroduction to PM
Prof José M Torralba, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, SpainPowder Manufacturing
Dr Brian James, Hoeganaes Corp, USAPowder Characterization
Dr Ulf Engström, Höganäs AB, SwedenCompaction
Mr Norbert Nies, SMS Meer GmbH, Germany
Tuesday June 26
Pressing Principles
Prof Paul Beiss, RWTH Aachen, Germany
Sintering Fundamentals
Prof Bernd Kieback, IFAM/Dresden University, Germany
Liquid Phase Sintering
Prof Bernd Kieback, IFAM/Dresden University, Germany
Sintering Technology: Furnaces & Atmospheres
Speaker Tba
Advanced Methods in PM
Prof Lars Nyborg, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Laboratory Work
Wednesday June 27
Introduction to MIM
Dr Marco Actis Grande, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
New Developments in MIM
Dr Frank Petzoldt, IFAM Bremen, Germany
Magnetic Materials
Dr Jesús Peñafiel, AMES SA, Spain
PM Light Alloys
Dr José M Martín, CEIT, Spain
Factory visit
Thursday June 28
PM Steels I
Prof Herbert Danninger, TU Vienna, Austria
PM Steels II
Prof Francisco Castro, CEIT, Spain
Finishing Operations in PM Steels
Dr Mónica Campos, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
Hardmetals
Dr Steven Moseley, Hilti AG, Liechtenstein
Group work / case studies
Friday June 29
Diamond Tools
Dr Iñigo Iturriza, CEIT, Spain
Modelling I
Dr Didier Bouvard, INP Grenoble, France
Modelling II
Dr Luc Federzoni, CEA, France
PM as an Alternative
Dr Enrico Mosca, Consultant, Italy
Edited by: Paul Whittaker, Editor ipmd.net, [email protected]
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