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EPMA publishes Introduction to Hot Isostatic Pressing
The European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA), through its European PM HIP Group, has published a new brochure entitled Introduction to Hot Isostatic Pressing.
Registration is now open for a PM machinability seminar sponsored by the MPIF and EPMA, with cost savings available if users register by 5th August.
Ultrasonic system improves parts inspection
A Hungarian R&D centre has developed an ultrasonic technology-based system for the improved on-line inspection of P/M sintered parts.
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PM2012 call for papers
The organisers of PM2012 have issued a call for papers.

The growing pull of magnets
China has the world-leading position in rare earth magnets. But things vare changing as the realisation sinks in of the vital commercial and strategic importance of these unseen and unremarked assets...
Powder Metal Markets
How the various regions of the world have fared in recession and current trends in the last quarter.

Simulating flow can help avoid mould mistakes
Trial and error sometimes produces answers for an experienced MIM operator faced with a problem in the mould. But modelling is increasingly being called into play to cut costs and save time before production starts. The author of this piece, Marco Thornagel from Sigma Engineering, explains how a mathematical model can fit in with the realities of production…
PowderMet 2010: North American PM market turning the corner – slowly but surely
There is tangible evidence that the pains of the global recession are subsiding and that an economic recovery – albeit a tepid one – is well under way. But not everyone is feeling the rebound to the same degree. Reginald Tucker, editor, Metal Finishing magazine, recaps the highlights from PowderMet 2010 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., where equipment manufacturers, parts makers, and powder suppliers alike convened to network, learn, and, of course, buy and sell.
Hollow metal spheres put Fraunhofer on a roll
Producing metallic hollow spheres is complicated. Up to now it has not been possible to make the small sizes required for new high-tech applications. However, for the first time researchers at one of Germany’s premier research institutes have manufactured ground hollow metal spheres measuring between just two to 10 millimetres.
Thinking big to get the mixture right
Bigger loads of heavy powders for tungsten blends call for machinery to match…

Attritors and Ferrite Grinding Applications
In today's electronic world, the demand for high quality ferrite products is rising rapidly. There are several types of ferrites and the preparation of all these are similar; the principal difference is in the raw material used.

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