February 2007 features...Diamond-coated carbide blades sharpened by plasma processing can be sharper and harder than the original carbide. With lifetimes extended by factors of up to 60
these durable blades have obvious advantages for the plastics, paper and metals industries, among others...
The
promise of nano hardmetals can be spoiled by impurities
The improved starting powders
that produce the longer life tools demanded by the industry are
themselves dependent on improvements in the technologies used to
make them...
German PM industry puts in impressive performance in
2006
Europe’s biggest economy showed
significant signs of recovery in 2006 with record factory
orders, trade surplus, and falling unemployment. This was
reflected in the mood of the autumn’s landmark 25th Hagen
Symposium, which was attended by a record number of delegates
and highest ever number of exhibitors. Bernard Williams reports
…
How hardmetals react to wear: Nano is not always the
best
Hardmetal PM specialists are
coming to realise the importance of microstructure in terms of
the development of useful industrial materials and the tooling
that is made from them …
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