Last chance to register for the MPIF’s Powder Metallurgy machinability seminar
August 17, 2011
The MPIF’s Powder Metallurgy Machinability Seminar is taking place next week in DuBois, Pennsylvania, USA, 24-25 August. Organisers of the event state that there is still time to register for the seminar which has been designed to provide an in-depth knowledge and understanding of both the fundamental and practical aspects of machining PM parts.
Delegates will learn about machinability from a metallurgical point of view, while at the same time obtaining the practical information that will help them understand how to improve operation for higher quality parts, reduced costs, increased productivity and greater profits.
The programme includes the following presentations:
An Overview of Machining PM Materials—“Read the Process”
Denis Christopherson, PMT, Manager, Research and Development, Federal-Mogul Sintered Products
Machining Aids Used in PM
Carl Blais, Professor, Laval University
Machinability of PM Steels: Material Property or Process Response?
Thomas F. Murphy, FAPMI, Scientist, Research & Development, Hoeganaes Corporation
Tooling for the General-Purpose Machining of PM Materials
Donald E. Graham, Manager, Turning Products and Education Services, Seco Tools Inc.
General Principles of Drilling
Qiang Wu, Senior Engineer, Holemaking Product and Service Engineering, Kennametal Inc.
The Root Cause of Tool Failures in Metalcutting
William R. Shaffer, Executive VP, Conicity Technologies
Machining Economics
Brian Norris, Vice President, Marketing, Sandvik Coromant
Complete seminar information, including schedules, registration fees, details about accommodations and transportation, and links to online registration can be viewed at www.mpif.org
Edited by: Paul Whittaker, Editor ipmd.net, [email protected]
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