April 15, 2011
With the continuing surge in the price of the key elements used in cemented carbide tool production, tungsten carbide and cobalt, and Japan’s almost total reliance on the import of ... Read more »
April 15, 2011
Swedish metal powder producer Höganäs AB has identified six segments where it sees especially high potential to create cost efficiency and environmental benefits using powder technology. The segments were outlined ... Read more »
April 13, 2011
Powder Metallurgy parts maker Engineered Sintered Components (ESC) announced in a recent press conference that the company would be investing $10 million to expand their facility in Troutman, North Carolina, ... Read more »
April 13, 2011
German supplier of refractory metals and advanced ceramics, H.C. Starck, has signed an agreement with CIF Mineração S.A., a subsidiary of AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V., to purchase the vast ... Read more »
April 12, 2011
Tungaloy, one of Japan’s longest established and leading cemented carbide and superhard material producers, reports that it hopes to resume production at its plant in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture this week ... Read more »
April 12, 2011
PM part producer, GKN plc, has reported a positive start to the year, with sales for the group of £1,487 million in Q1, up 14% on last year. The Powder ... Read more »
April 11, 2011
Further to the report published on ipmd.net (March 25, 2011, see here) the China Machine Powder Metallurgy Association (CMPMA) has issued new consolidated PM part production and sales statistics which ... Read more »
April 7, 2011
Powder-forged con rod manufactured using Astaloy® steel powder developed by Höganäs AB Sinteron Co Ltd, South Korea’s second largest PM part producer, has started manufacturing powder-forged connecting rods based on ... Read more »
April 6, 2011
ipmd.net continued to enjoy strong growth in traffic, with the site attracting 15,007 visits from January-March 2011, generating 34,329 page loads. This represents an increase in page loads of more ... Read more »
April 5, 2011
Linn High Therm, based in Eschenfelden, Germany, has introduced a new range of rotary tube furnaces, suitable for the heat treatment of powders and granules. The electrically heated rotary tube ... Read more »
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