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    Continuing global success has encouraged powder characterisation company Freeman Technology to relocate into new larger premises based in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire (UK).
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    Chrysler Group, Nissan North America and General Motors posted gains of 20% or more to pace the major players in September. Chrysler jumped 27%, giving it 18 straight months of higher volume. Nissan sales rose 25%, led by 28% growth for the Nissan brand. GM increased 20%.
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    PLANSEE High Performance Materials has opened PLANSEE Express, an online shop with semi-finished products and standard products for customers in the USA and Canada.
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  • 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.
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  • The electric bicycle raceThe electric bicycle race
    With news that Höganäs has launched a new, light weight motor for electric bicycles, Metal Powder Report looks at the growth of the ‘e-bike’ market in China and the rest of the world and how the motor was designed to meet new requirements for lightweight, environmentally-friendly vehicle components.
  • PowderMet 2010: North American PM market turning the corner – slowly but surelyPowderMet 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.
  • Two meetings and a new way for EHMG’s reviews
    It’s been a busy year for the European Hard Metals Group. At an unprecedented second meeting in 12 months, held at EuroPM 2009 in Copenhagen, the group has decided to alter the frequency of its review sessions. Ken Brookes reports...
  • Taking a lead in markets where ‘clever’ counts
    knowledge spreads in the ‘flat world’ of global markets, so the leaders have to raise their game to maintain their competitive position. That is as true in powder pressing as anywhere else. The clever modern-generation presses that are the result work more efficiently, but are also much more adaptable to rapidly changing industrial needs. PM press designers learned from experience gained with hardmetals…
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  • 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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