News for August 2010

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Subsieve autosizer allows faster Fisher number generation

Chemical reactor specialist HEL has developed a new subsieve autosizer for powder size characterisation using air-permeability, replacing the Fisher Subsieve Sizer (FSSS), which is used for metal powder coatings and pharmaceuticals.

Polymer-Chemie establishes PM company

Polymer-Chemie GmbH has established its metal powder compound division, founded in 2005, as an independent legal entity as of August 2010.

Vale mine produces first nickel metal project

Vale Inco’s Goro project, located in New Caledonia in the South Pacific, has produced its first nickel metal product.

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.

GKN wins technical paper award

A paper co-written by GKN staff has won the 2010 MPIF Howard I. Sanderow outstanding technical paper award.

Production resumes at tungsten mine

North American Tungsten Corporation Ltd, based in Vancouver, Canada, plans to re-start production at its Cantung tungsten mine in the Northwest Territories.

Nuclear award for metal powder shield

Arkansas Nuclear One, owned by integrated energy company Entergy Corporation has won a Meritorious Performance in Operations Award 2010 at the American Nuclear Society (ANS) Utility Working Conference for developing a new type of radiological shielding for nuclear reactors.

Carpenter and SB Specialty Metals to extend market for blade materials

Alloy specialist Carpenter Technology Corporation has agreed a deal with SB Specialty Metals LLC, which makes high alloy particle metallurgy materials, to extend the market for sport and military knife blade materials in the US and Canada.

‘Burying’ silver particles improves organic electronics

Scientists from Hong Kong Polytechnic University have discovered that a layer of silver nanoparticles placed between two layers of the organic semiconductor pentacene can improve the performance of the semiconductor.

Platinum catalyst could help improve fuel cells

Scientists at Cornell University's Energy Materials Center have researched a catalyst coated with platinum nanoparticles that could make PEM (proton exchange membrane) fuel cells more stable, inexpensive and resistant to carbon monoxide poisoning.

SCM supports growing Asian copper market

Copper and bronze specialist SCM Metal Products, Inc, based in North Carolina, USA, plans to expand its copper powder plant production capacity in Suzhou, China, to support the growing market in Asia.

Tungsten conference call for papers

The organisers of the International Conference on Tungsten, Refractory & Hardmaterials have issued a call for papers for its technical programme.

Royal Metal Powders starts production

According to the MPIF, Royal Metal Powders Inc, based in Maryville, Tennessee, USA, a division of American Chemet Corporation (ACC), has started production of its water-atomized copper powders.

GTP invests US$10 million in tungsten powder production

Global Tungsten & Powders Corp, a division of Plansee, plans to invest more than US$10 million in its plant in Towanda, Pennsylvania, USA by the end of 2011.

Lions Gate hires mining specialist

Lions Gate Metals Inc, a Canadian company owning copper and molybdenum mines located in British Columbia, has entered into a consulting agreement with Ken Faulkner to supply strategic and business development services.