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IET seeks world’s best engineering innovations
The UK’s Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has launched a worldwide search for the best engineering innovations for an awards programme.
New method for iron-platinum alloy manufacture
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have now found a new and easier way to make iron-platinum alloys with an ordered crystal structure.
Irish researchers design alloy with higher X-ray visibility
Engineers from the Materials and Surface Science Institute (MSSI) at the University of Limerick, Ireland, have invented a new metal alloy designed to make medical devices inside the body more visible under X-ray.
AM specialist wins NSF grant to help 3D printers ‘learn’
Sandipan Mishra, a professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has won a five-year US$400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to improve the additive manufacturing (AM) process.
Proposals sought for MS&T14
The MS&T Technical Program Coordinating Committee is seeking symposium proposals for the 2014 Materials Science and Technology Conference & Exhibition (MS&T’14).

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Exclusive Interview: Dr Harb S. Nayar, TAT Technologies
Metal Powder Report talks to Harbhajan ("Harb") S. Nayar, Ph d about the inspiration behind his nascent Sintering 101 Courses as well as the future of TAT Technologies. Click on the subject headline above to listen to the interview.

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Lunch with 'Linde'
Posted by Reg Tucker • 21 May 2013
The Linde Group — in conjunction with the German American Chamber of Commerce — recently held its first-ever “Media Day” at its North American National Operations Center in Ste...
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Automotive OEMs Are Riding the 'Wave'
Posted by Reg Tucker • 02 February 2013
Coming off a year which saw a rally in both automotive production and sales – mostly evident in the US and China – it’s not surprising to see that momentum course through the entire ...
tags: automotive parts suppliers, OEMs, powertrain, engine components
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Guest Blog: Rare earths raise questions
Posted by Reg Tucker • 17 December 2012
By Richard Felton. The question: “How rare are rare earths?” has been asked many times over the past two years as the immense commercial and strategic importance of these elements has beco...
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UK Automotive Market--The Bright Spot in a Tenuous Economy
Posted by Reg Tucker • 14 December 2012
By Liz Nickels. Recent news from the Office for National Statistics shows UK factory output fell 1.3% in October – far worse than the 0.2% dip analysts had been expecting – has not be...
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Putting Our Heads Together to Advance Powder Metallurgy Research and Application.
Posted by Reg Tucker • 30 November 2012
Much has been said in political circles about the paucity of investment of resources, research and, yes, dollars toward the development of technologies to enable more innovative production of high-pre...
tags: PM research, additive manufacturing, laser sintering, steel alloys, casting, forging
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Plansee Seminar technical programme
The technical programme for the Plansee Seminar has been revealed to www.metal-powder.net.
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Metal Powder Report – 2012 year in review
January was a long time ago! Recall the highs and lows of 2012 with Metal Powder Report - and reflect on what's in store for 2013.
Putting Our Heads Together to Advance Powder Metallurgy Research and Application
Much has been said in political circles about the paucity of investment of resources, research and, yes, dollars toward the development of technologies to enable more innovative production of high-precision components.
A new PM route for machinable, malleable iron
Research disclosed at the PowderMet 2012 show in Nashville provides evidence that PM can indeed hold its own against malleable iron, ductile iron, and compacted graphite iron castings. Joe Capus, Metal Powder Report consultant editor, reports.

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Kroll process alternative emerges
Up until now the Kroll process has been the go-to technology for the extraction of titanium metal. Now Metalysis has begun the commercialisation of its alternative method, based on FFC technology. So, we have to ask: is this the end of Kroll? Metal Powder Report caught up with Metalysis CEO Guppy Dhariwal and Dr Kartik Rao, Director of Business Development, to discuss.
Design excellence at PowderMet2012
The annual PM Design Excellence competition sponsored by MPIF continues to attract increasing numbers of prize-worthy candidate parts. The twenty entries selected for awards at this year’s presentation during the PowderMet2012 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, characterised the many design advantages of the PM process. Applications of the winning parts ranged from automotive, electronics, agricultural equipment, industrial and consumer products, aerospace/military, to medical devices.
Lubrication and delubrication at PowderMet 2012
Dr James McCall, from NuvoSci Consulting, reviews what he considers to be the strongest collection of presentations concerning lubrication and delubrication delivered at PowderMet 2012 in many years.
World’s first patient-specific jaw implant
News this month of the first titanium jaw made specific to a patient’s bone structure made a big impression on both the nontechnical and technical press. But how important is this development, and what does it mean for the future of additive manufacturing? Liz Nickels investigates...
EPMA’s smashing success in Barcelona
Euro PM2011, considered the pinnacle of the annual powder metallurgy calendar, set attendance records as well as the stage for industry growth. Joe Capus reports…

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