Powder Metallurgy Review, Autumn 2017, Vol. 6 No. 3

 

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In addition to more than 50 pages of news from the Powder Metallurgy industry, the 112 page Autumn 2017 issue of Powder Metallurgy Review magazine (Vol. 6 No. 3) includes the following articles and special features:

 

Sumitomo Electric Industries: Innovation and automation drive success in PM component manufacturing

Japan’s Sumitomo Electric Industries has been at the forefront of innovation within the Powder Metallurgy industry for many years. Through active research and development and the implementation of advanced automation processes the company is now the second largest manufacturer of PM parts in the world.

Visiting Sumitomo’s Okayama facility on behalf of PM Review, Dr Yoshinobu Takeda provides an overview of the company’s key achievements and highlights a number of successful PM product developments.

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Freeman Technology: Optimising metal powder characterisation with dynamic powder testing

Understanding the behaviour of metal powders throughout the Powder Metallurgy process is essential for the production of high quality components. In this article, Freeman Technology’s Operations Director, Jamie Clayton, presents an overview of the main powder characterisation processes used in industry and makes the case for the company’s dynamic powder testing technology.

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Outstanding examples of PM’s diversity recognised in the MPIF’s 2017 Design Excellence Awards

The winners in the 2017 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards competition, sponsored by the Metal Powder Industries Federation, were announced during the POWDERMET2017 International Conference on Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials, Las Vegas, USA, June 13-16, 2017.

We present the ‘press and sinter’ PM components that received either Grand Prizes or Awards of Distinction.

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19th Plansee Seminar: Production trends in refractory metals and hard materials

The 19th Plansee Seminar, organised by the Plansee Group, took place in Reutte, Tirol, Austria, May 29 – June 2, with over 470 delegates attending from 28 countries.

Bernard Williams reports on the two keynote presentations at the seminar, which include an overview of global trends in the refractory metals markets by Plansee’s Ulrich Lausecker and a look at production and research trends in the hard materials sector by Dr Christoph Gey of Kennametal Inc.

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EPMA’s European Hard Materials Group addresses challenges facing the industry

The European Hard Materials Group, or EuroHM, is one of five sectoral groups within the European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA). The group holds regular meetings and workshops to discuss road mapping, standards and research, as well as environment, health and safety issues.

Bernard Williams reports from the latest EuroHM open meeting held during the 19th Plansee Seminar in Reutte, Austria.

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POWDERMET2017: Lightweighting through the use of PM-processed aluminium alloys

Lightweighting has emerged as one of the potential enablers in delivering performance benefits in a number of sectors. A variety of papers presented at the MPIF’s POWDERMET2017 Conference, held in Las Vegas, June 13-16, 2017, discussed the impact of PM-processed aluminium alloys in transportation and electrical power transmission applications.

In his report for PM Review, Dr David Whittaker reviews a selection of these papers.

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Extensive Powder Metallurgy industry news coverage, and the following exclusive deep-dive articles and reports:

  • Collaboration drives success for PM: New Hyundai Motor applications developed with Korea Sintered Metal Co. and Höganäs AB
  • PowderMet2024 and AMPM2024 report: Cemented Carbides brought into focus in Pittsburgh
  • Powder Metallurgy shines in the MPIF’s 2024 Design Excellence Awards competition
  • PowderMet2024: The state of the Powder Metallurgy industry in North America
  • The wire that makes the powder: TGTi’s development of titanium wire feedstock for plasma atomisation

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