Plenty of rhetoric was in the mix in the review of PM in North America, Europe and Asia/Pacific that was delivered in June at the Washington World Congress. Rob Stringer reports on three very different outlooks on the industry… 21 November 2009
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… 21 November 2009
Bigger loads of heavy powders for tungsten blends call for machinery to match… 21 November 2009
Given the competitive nature of business, especially when times are tough, product differentiation is often the real message behind the anodyne phrases that describe ‘customer choice’… 27 October 2009
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… 27 October 2009
The low-cost approach to combating the volatile pricing of steel alloy elements means real skill is needed in making sure powder metallurgy continues to meet the exacting standards of component manufacturers, says Joe Capus… 27 October 2009
It has been a little while coming, but this year the European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) has chosen arguably the coolest, most cosmopolitan, and most exciting city in Scandinavia to stage its annual conference and exhibition, EuroPM 2009. 27 October 2009
Direct metal laser-sintering (DMLS) technology may sound like something out of science fiction. But as its manufacturers and users report, it’s gaining ground among customers as a way to produce complex parts quickly and accurately. Some developments have clear economic advantages, says Liz Nickels... 18 September 2009
The beaming children assaulting their teeth with sweets, just minutes away on Florida's Disneyland resort, may one day appreciate the work discussed at the Royal Plaza hotel. Rob Stringer reports on a conference with a dental and medical flavour… 21 August 2009
The credit crunch, plummeting car sales, and stagnant end-use markets have combined to create a significant slowdown in powder metallurgy. Contributing editor Lauren Moraski speaks with industry members about how their firms are weathering the global economic crisis … 21 August 2009
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