March 2004 Features

German PM industry set to weather the doldrums
PM production is up despite testing times for German industry

Skaupy Prize for Paul Beiss
An Aachen professor has taken this year's award (click for full article)

Solid Oxide gathers pace as Europe boosts fuel cell race
SOFCs are attracting attention on both sides of the Atlantic

Weight saving steel foam
PM lends itself to the manufacture of these light, strong materials

Spray forming bypasses PM for tool steels
Metal powders can be used in ways other than 'traditional' PM processes (click for full article)

Finer powder additions can make harder, tougher steels
Very fine nickel powder can make big differences to steel quality