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    As part of the development of its aerospace business, GKN has opened a new £14.8 million aerospace facility on the Isle of Wight, UK, to research environmental lightweight fan (ELF) blade production.
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    PM auto parts producer Federal-Mogul Corporation has reported strong profitability in Q4 2009, with higher gross margin, improved net income of $43 million and a record cash flow of $251 million.
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    SB Specialty Metals LLC, a new PM player, has struck a supply deal with Carpenter Powder Products after buying the assets of Crucible Service Centers from the bankrupt Crucible Materials Corp.
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    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...
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    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
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  • 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...
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  • 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…
  • Food fortification for struggle against the scourge of IDA
    Iron deficiency anaemia is one of the world's leading health problems causing personal illness and serious socio-economic consequences. A major iron powder producer has taken a lead in producing an iron food fortification supplement…
  • Cutting-edge tools for 21st Century metal machining
    The hardmetal sector is arguably the most profitable in powder metallurgy. The tooling made from its products are expensive but, as Ken Brookes discovered, there have been leaps in productivity and sophistication…
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