The company’s president, Dennis Hammond, was one of the collaborators around two years ago in the development of what may emerge as a new class of powders – activated nanopowders.

The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office said: "The present invention provides a lubricant system in the pressing of powders to form a part. The lubricant system is a solid at ambient conditions. However, upon application of pressure during the pressing of the metal parts, the lubricant system forms a liquid phase along the walls of cavity in which the powder is being pressed." US Patent No. 7,183,242  was assigned on February 27.