July 23, 2008
Federal-Mogul Corporation (NASDAQ: FDML) recently produced the first pistons from a state-of-the-art manufacturing line at its new Powertrain Energy business segment facility in Araras, Brazil. The 10,300-square-meter “Greenfield” facility produces powder ... Read more »
July 18, 2008
With an opening ceremony in its new production hall in Reutte/Austria, PMG Asturias Powder Metal S.A.U. has officially commissioned its new production line for planetary carriers. The fully automated production line will generate annual sales of approxima ... Read more »
July 13, 2008
The 17th Plansee Seminar on Powder Metallurgical High Performance Materials, which is set to once again include developments in metal injection moulding (MIM), will take place at the headquarters of the Plansee Group in Reutte, Austria from May 25 – 29, 2 ... Read more »
July 10, 2008
In the last fiscal year, which ended on February 29 2008, the Plansee Group has announced an 11% increase in sales €1.079 billion. All three Group divisions – Plansee HPM, Ceratizit and PMG contributed to this growth. Michael Schwarzkopf, chairman of th ... Read more »
July 10, 2008
The Swedish iron powder producer Höganäs AB has reached agreement through its subsidiary North American Höganäs Inc. to take over the business of Kobelco Metal Powder of America, Inc (“KOMPA”), a subsidiary of Kobe Steel, Ltd. The agreement was si ... Read more »
June 5, 2008
The 6th Edition of the European Powder Metallurgy Association’s ‘Introduction to Powder Metallurgy, The Process and its Products’ is now available to order from the EPMA. The original 1992 edition by Gordon Dowson, has been substantially revised by ... Read more »
June 2, 2008
Arlan J. Clayton was the first recipient of MPIF’s (Metal Powder Industries Federation, USA) Kempton H. Roll PM Lifetime Achievement Award. Clayton’s career spanned four decades in the PM and MIM industries before he retired as president of FloMet ... Read more »
May 20, 2008
Jeffery Wilson has been appointed as vice president of operations for Hoeganaes North America. Previously, he served as general manager of the company’s Romanian planr in Buzau for four years. Howard Rutz has been promoted to vice president, research and ... Read more »
May 10, 2008
OM Group, Inc. (NYSE: OMG) today announced record net sales and operating profit for its first quarter ended March 31, 2008. Net sales were $480.8 million compared with $216.2 million in the corresponding period of 2007. Revenue more than doubled, due pri ... Read more »
May 5, 2008
Höganäs AB, the Swedish-based iron powder producer, has reported first quarter pretax profits of SEK191million, a rise of 11 percent on the same period last year, with volumes growth rising 5%. Market expectations were for a first quarter pretax profit ... Read more »
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