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Podcasts

  • 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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Blogs

  • 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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Features

  • 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.
  • 2012 EuroPM review
    Liz Nickels reports from Basel, Switzerland, on this year’s EPMA show.
  • 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.
  • Patents overview
    Here is an overview of PM-related patents released over the last couple of months.
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Downloads

  • 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.
  • 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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