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  • Last change to apply for PMT exam
    The application deadline for the 5-7 October APMI PMT Certification Level I and Level II examinations is 10th September.
  • Hardmetals meeting at World Congress
    The EPMA European Hard Materials Sectoral Group (EHMG) will hold open meeting on the 12th October 2010 in Florence, Italy, during the PM World Congress and Exhibition 2010.
  • Paper call for PowderMet and MIM2011
    Committees for PowderMet2011 and MIM2011 have issued a call for papers and presentations.
  • MAPI role for Kennametal CEO
    Hardmetal specialist Kennametal’s chairman, president and CEO Carlos Cardoso has been elected to serve a two-year term as vice chairman of the executive committee of the Manufacturers’ Alliance (MAPI), a business research and executive education organization.
  • Metal Powder Report 2010 Buyers’ Guide – deadline extended to 23rd July
    We are soon to publish the Metal Powder Report 2010 Buyers’ Guide. However, without your entries, it is nothing! Make sure your company is listed in this invaluable reference guide for the powder metallurgy industry.
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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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Features

  • 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...
  • A magnetic solution cuts emissions
    Truck maker Scania can now satisfy the EU’s new exhaust directive in a different way to competitors thanks to SEM’s skills and Höganäs’ SMC powder...
  • A month for Trade Fairs
    Almost like waiting for a bus, when one trade show comes into view in October, there's another one almost directly behind it. First up this month is EuroPM2009, the established European annual PM fest, this year being staged in Copenhagen from 12 – 14 October. But following close behind comes Ceramitec (20 – 23 October) in Munich.
  • Metalysis leads charge for change in titanium production Metalysis leads charge for change in titanium production
    Could a small UK metal extraction company hold the secret to transforming titanium powder production – making it as low cost and high production as iron or aluminium? Metal Powder Report visited Metalysis’ headquarters in Rotherham, UK, to discover the story behind the commercial scaling up of the FFC Process.
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Downloads

  • 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.
  • 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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