MPIF seminar to focus on sintering

The Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) has announced the full programme for its popular sintering seminar to be held in Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 11-12 September, 2012.

The seminar, run in cooperation with the MPIF’s Powder Metallurgy Equipment Association, will provide a detailed look at the different sintering options available.

The comprehensive two day programme includes the following presentations:

• Seminar Introduction
  
  Co-chairmen: Thomas Philips, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
  
  Daniel Reardon, Abbott Furnace Company

• Basic PM Sintering and High-Temperature Sintering: Theory and Practices
  
  Carl Blais, Professor, Laval University

• Use of Metallography in the Evaluation of Sintered Materials
  
  Thomas Murphy, FAPMI, Scientist, R&D, Hoeganaes Corporation

• Advancements and Options for Conventional Sintering Furnaces
  
  Stephen L. Feldbauer, Director, Eng. & Tech., Abbott Furnace Company

• Conventional Sintering Furnaces
  
  Daniel Reardon, Director of Technical Sales, Abbott Furnace Company

• Continuous High Temperature Sintering Furnaces
  
  James H. Neill, Vice President., Sales, CM Furnaces, Inc.

• Vacuum Sintering
  
  Donald F. Heaney, CISP Director, The Pennsylvania State University

• Sintering and Furnace Belts
  
  Richard D. Riva II, President, Wire-Mesh Products Inc.

• Sintering Furnace Atmospheres
  
  Raymond Serafini, PMT, Account Mgr., Pittsburgh North, Linde Inc.

• Conventional Sintering of Ferrous Metals
  
  Roland Warzel III, Mgr, Application Development, North American Höganäs, Inc.

• Achieving High-Performance with High- Temperature Sintering
  
  Francis J. Hanejko, Senior Applications Specialist, Hoeganaes Corporation

• Stainless Steel Sintering
  
  Roland Warzel III, Mgr, Application Development, North American Höganäs, Inc.

• Sintering Processes for Nonferrous Materials
  
  Wayne Daye, Manager, Quality Assurance, SCM Metal Products, Inc.

• Sintering Refractory Metal
  
  John A. Shields, Jr., President, PentaMet Associates LLC

• Sintering in Metal Injection Molding (MIM)
  
  Matthew Bulger, VP & General Manager, NetShape Technologies – MIM

• Troubleshooting of Furnace Atmospheres for PM Sintering
  
  Thomas Philips, Principal Metallurgical Engineer, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

• Process Modeling for Existing Furnaces-How is this New Part Going to Run in our Furnace?
  
  Steven K. Smith, Corp. Dir. of Eng. & Tech., Sinterite Furnace Division

Download the course PDF here

www.mpif.org 

Posted by: Paul Whittaker, Editor ipmd.net, [email protected]   

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