PM Titanium conference abstract deadline nears

The deadline for the submission of abstracts for the PM Titanium 2015, the Third Conference on Powder Processing, Consolidation and Metallurgy of Titanium, is April 30, 2015. The event will be held at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Hamburg, Germany, from August 31 – September 3, 2015.

Organisers of the event are urging anyone still wishing to submit a paper for consideration do so via the conference website before the deadline. Abstracts are requested focusing on PM Titanium related topics such as:

•     Powder production
•     Cost reduction
•     Microstructure
•     Additive Manufacturing
•     PM Ti alloys including TiAl
•     Metal Injection Moulding
•     Pressing, HIP
•     Optimisation of properties
•     PM biomaterials
•     Specific applications and techniques

The conference will be co-chaired by Dr Thomas Ebel and Prof Florian Pyczak of Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Germany. The schedule will include the opportunity to visit neighbouring institutes and companies working in the field of titanium powder processing.

www.hzg.de/ms/pmti2015

Read our report from the Titanium PM 2013 Conference

The second International Titanium Powder Processing, Consolidation and Metallurgy Conference, PM Titanium 2013, took place in Hamilton, New Zealand, from December 2-4 2013. The event attracted participants from around the world to discuss the latest advances in the field of titanium Powder Metallurgy. Prof Ma Qian of RMIT University (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) reports on selected highlights from the conference on behalf of Powder Metallurgy Review.