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Melling buys Rush Metals
Melling has announced the purchase of Rush Metals, based in Billings, Oklahoma, USA a subsidiary of Cloyes Gear and Products, Inc.
Bowman acquires MPC sintering
Bearings and sintering specialist Bowman International has acquired most of the assets of the sintering division of MPC Industrial Solutions, which went into administration in October last year.
PM awards announced
The European Powder Metallurgy Association has announced its ‘Awards for Excellence in Powder Metallurgy’ competition for 2010, which this year will be sponsored by Metal Powder Report magazine.
Black & Decker Q4 profits down
US home toolmaker Black & Decker Corp, an early adopter of powder metal technology, announced fourth quarter earnings of $33.9 million, down from $43.7 million in Q4 2008.
Grant to produce magnesium powders
Hart Metals Inc, based in Tamaqua, Pa, USA, has received US$1.6 million from the US Department of Defense (DOD) to develop new atomised high-performance magnesium alloy powders.

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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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Non-ferrous powder metallurgy
Jonathan Hood is Technical Marketing Manager for Makin Metal Powders UK Ltd, a leading European nonferrous metal powder producer. His responsibilities with Makin include sales, customer service, technic...

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Different approaches give choice in picking appropriate powders
Given the competitive nature of business, especially when times are tough, product differentiation is often the real message behind the anodyne phrases that describe ‘customer choice’…
EDS as a method of manufacturing diamond tools
This paper details the use of electro discharge sintering (EDS) to sinter diamond containing segments to high density and strength from standard iron powders using a split mould with insulating sides and conductive punches. Additional segments were made from iron powder and diamond manufactured in strip form and cut to shape …
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Belarus using technology to build a better PM industry
The countries of the former Eastern Bloc are using PM technologies developed during the Soviet era but combining and sharpening them by the use of imported new technologies…
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Looking at MW sintering and nickel diffusion
The countries of the former Eastern Bloc are using PM technologies developed during the Soviet era but combining and sharpening them by the use of imported new technologies…
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The Tangled Web: Silent Threats & Invisible Enemies
In a 2009 report, MessageLabs Intelligence revealed that an average of 3,618 new Websites per day were identified as harboring malware and other potentially unwanted programs such as spyware and adware.
Using Molybdenum to Keep Structural Steels on Track
Iron-copper steels are among the most widely used structural powder metallurgy (PM) materials. But although elemental copper additions melt during initial sintering, complete homogenization is not achieved at conventional sintering temperatures and sintering times.
Leaner or meaner: Are Low Alloy Systems Hard Enough?
White paper reports on sinter-hardening response of leaner alloy systems.

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