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Thai Sumilox resumes operations after flood
Sumitomo Metal's subsidiary, Thai Sumilox, is resuming operations after a 5-month shutdown following the floods in Thailand last autumn.
Lawley to receive PM lifetime achievement award
Alan Lawley will receive the 2012 Kempton H. Roll PM Lifetime Achievement Award at PowderMet 2012 in Nashville, TN, USA, on 11 June.
PowderMet 2012 to cover latest metal powder trends
The Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) and APMI International's annual conference, PowderMet2012, is set to highlight the latest developments and trends in metal powders, as well as powder metallurgy processes, products, and applications in Nashville, TN, USA, on 10-13 June.
Technical programme finalised for Euro PM2012
The full programme for Euro PM2012 in Basel, Switzerland, on 16-19 September 2012, has now been finalised.
Bodycote expands hot isostatic pressing
Bodycote Plc is expanding its hot isostatic pressing capacity with investments in the USA.

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The new benefits of binder lubricants
Joseph Capus looks in on a session on binders taking place at the PowderMet 2011 conference in San Francisco and reports on what’s new in the field of binder lubricants in PM processing.
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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.

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The new benefits of binder lubricants
Joseph Capus looks in on a session on binders taking place at the PowderMet 2011 conference in San Francisco and reports on what’s new in the field of binder lubricants in PM processing.
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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