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New website promotes vanadium
Vanitec, a technical and scientific committee covering the mining, processing, manufacture, research and use of vanadium, has launched a new website intended to be a global resource for the metal.
Universal Stainless signs five-year contract with Rolls-Royce
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc has signed a five-year contract with Rolls-Royce for the supply of specialty steel products. The contract will commence on 1 January, 2014.
International Zinc Association appoints market development specialist
The International Zinc Association (IZA) has appointed Martin Gagné to work with its technology and market development group.
Report covers future of moly globally and in China
Research in China has published a report covering the market for molybdenum from 2012 to 2015.
General Moly Q1 posts Q1 losses
General Moly announced that its cash balance on 31 March 2013 was approximately US$57 million, compared to US$68 million on 31 December 2012.

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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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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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Conflict minerals – what it means for PM
The SEC recently approved US regulations that will oblige certain companies to find out where their tantalum, tin, gold or tungsten comes from. Metal Powder Report reviews the ruling to see what it could mean for US companies involved in PM.
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.
Off to the races
Read how student engineers reduced a race car’s weight by 10% via the use of laser-sintered titanium, inconel and alumide.
Obama Administration establishes new AM institute in Ohio
White House officials have reported that a new additive manufacturing (AM) institute is to open in Youngstown, Ohio, USA. The move is part of President Obama’s commitment to invest in US manufacturing.

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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.
Obama Administration establishes new AM institute in Ohio
White House officials have reported that a new additive manufacturing (AM) institute is to open in Youngstown, Ohio, USA. The move is part of President Obama’s commitment to invest in US manufacturing.
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.
Longer-lasting low-cost diamond tools
Ken Brookes discusses an investigation into diamond impregnated tools for stone and civil engineering which took place at the EPMA 2011 Annual Conference in Barcelona, Spain.

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