Cincinnati Inc, a manufacturer of compacting presses, laser cutting systems, press brakes, and shears based in Ohio, says that it is investing 10% of its 2009 and 2010 sales to retool its plant. 03 February 2010
Crucible Industries LLC, based in Syracuse, NY, has partnered with Pennsylvania-based Latrobe Specialty Steel Distribution for the sales and marketing of Crucible Particle Metallurgy. 03 February 2010
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has listed its first molybdenum brands for delivery following the plans for new contracts to trade the metal. 03 February 2010
The European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) is planning a Powder Metallurgy Summer School, which will take place in Madrid, Spain, from Monday 5th July to Friday 9th July 2010. 29 January 2010
Parmatech-Proform Corp says that it plans to open a new 25,000 ft2 metal injection moulding (MIM) manufacturing plant in East Providence, Rhode Island, USA. 28 January 2010
Harbec Plastics, Inc, based in Ontario, NY, US, has upgraded its direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) machine to run stainless steel, cobalt chrome, maraging steel, directmetal20 and titanium. 28 January 2010
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute have designed a simulation technique that could improve the distribution of metal powder in a die. 28 January 2010
Speaking exclusively to Metal Powder Report, Jonathan Wroe, executive director of the European Metal Powder Association (EPMA) outlined his forecast for the PM industry in 2010. 22 January 2010
Sandvik has invested in a direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) machine, which, it says, can significantly reduce the time required to cost-effectively develop working prototypes, particularly in the field of medical devices and complex custom-made instruments. 21 January 2010
Crucible Industries LLC has partnered with Latrobe Specialty Steel Distribution for the sales and marketing of the company’s Crucible Particle Metallurgy (CPM) advanced powder metal material. 21 January 2010
Demand for nickel is set to rise again over the next few years after a recent fall in prices, says a report from UK-based Roskill Information Services. 14 January 2010
Arnold Magnetic Technologies Corporation has reported the sale of its powder core business unit located in Shenzhen, China to Micrometals, Inc of Anaheim, California. 14 January 2010
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and BASF SE have founded a joint laboratory for the production of nanomaterials in Karlsruhe, Germany. 14 January 2010
Diran Apelian, director of the Metal Processing Institute at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts, USA, has received the 2010 Robert Earll McConnell Award from the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME). 07 January 2010
According to a new statement Michael E. Lutheran newly elected president of the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF), the PM industry faces a slow recovery in 2010, but will return to its previous strength. 07 January 2010
New 2010 editions of Standard Test Methods for Metal Powders and Powder Metallurgy Products, and Standard 35, Materials Standards for PM Self-Lubricating Bearings have been issued by the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF). 07 January 2010
Robert Bosch GmbH, DEUTZ AG, and Eberspächer GmbH & Co. KG have set up a joint venture in the area of diesel exhaust aftertreatment. 17 December 2009
GM has announced that Saab Automobile AB has sold Saab its 9-3 and current 9-5 models, along with powertrain technology and tooling to Beijing Automotive Industry Holdings Co. Ltd (BAIC). 17 December 2009
Miba, a manufacturer of sintered components for the automotive industry, has recorded decreased sales in its last market report, but suggests that there is a levelling-out of markets discernible in the third quarter. 17 December 2009
EOS has developed new metal materials for its OSINT M 270 systems: EOS NickelAlloy IN718 and EOS Aluminium AlSi10Mg. 11 December 2009
Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing and Advanced Materials IFAM in Bremen, Germany have made it possible to equip metallic components with RFID (radio frequency identification) chips during the operating process. 11 December 2009
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has included two ceramic fibre materials in its Candidate List of 15 substances of very high concern. The list will formally be updated in January 2010. 09 December 2009
Plansee plans to expand its range of sputtering targets for all types of metallic functional layers used in LCD displays with the addition of aluminium and copper. 02 December 2009
Treating and pressing specialist Bodycote’s has released its latest interim management statement, in which the company says that sales and trends in its sectors have remained stable over the last six months. 02 December 2009
General Motor’s chief executive officer (CEO) Fritz Henderson has resigned after only eight months in the role, according to reports. 02 December 2009
Ametek Foundry Products has partnered with Comanche Technologies, a leader in metal filtration casting applications, in developing Cerra-Flex®, an innovative new line of refractory cloth filters. 26 November 2009
US powder giant Hoeganaes Corporation has appointed Michael L Marucci as director of Research and Development reporting to the company’s president, Dave Kasputis. 26 November 2009
The Modal Shop, Inc has developed a resonant acoustic method called NDT-RAM which detects internal and external flaws in metal injection moulded (MIM) parts. 26 November 2009
US auto sales during October climbed again to an annualised manufacturing rate of 10.4 million vehicles from September’s 9.2 million. 18 November 2009
Piracy is gaining momentum – and not only on the world’s seas. 18 November 2009
The UK-based parent company of Canadian PM components manufacturer Stackpole has reported improvements in its financial position. 18 November 2009
Centorr Vacuum Industries has introduced two new full size metal injection moulding furnaces. 16 November 2009
PM manufacturers in the US are among those who could benefit from last week’s decision by the government to expand net operating loss (NOL) tax relief as part of the Unemployment Insurance Bill. 11 November 2009
The Perdac/Atomising Systems course “Atomising Metals for Powder Production” is to run again on 25 and 26 March, 2010, in Manchester, UK. 11 November 2009
New Hampshire-based Centorr Vacuum Industries (CVI) has received orders for two high-temperature sintering furnaces for 2009-2010 delivery from customers in the US and South America. 04 November 2009
Tooling giant Walther has developed a sintered polycrystalline diamond (PCD) spiral flute drill manufactured by PM specifically for composite materials such as carbon fibre-reinforced plastics (CFRP) and glass fibre reinforced plastics (GFRP). 04 November 2009
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published Guidance on Chemical Safety Assessment in a Nutshell. 04 November 2009
Parmatech-Proform Corporation, a subsidiary of metal components specialist ATW Companies Inc has acquired the metal injection moulding (MIM) business of Morgan Advanced Ceramics. 04 November 2009
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) which is in charge of implementing REACH environmental legislation is staging its third Stakeholders’ Day at the Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre, Finland on 7 December. Up to 500 participants are expected. 30 October 2009
China’s largest nickel trader is taking a 15% stake in Royal Nickel Corp, a small mining outfit led by former Inco executives including ex-CEO Scott Hand. 30 October 2009
Former Tier One PM auto parts supplier Delphi has emerged from Chapter 11, almost four years after it filed for bankruptcy protection and signalled the start of the downward spiral that has since decimated Detroit and the US auto business. 30 October 2009
A £1.5 million development grant to Metalysis, is to help provide 90 jobs at the speciality metals technology innovator. 30 October 2009
Michael E Lutheran, vice president of United States Metal Powders Inc (USMP), based in Flemington, New Jersey has been elected president of the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) and Barton White, president of SCM Metal Products Inc, of Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, was elected president of the Metal Powder Producers Association (MPPA). 30 October 2009
Business performance at Belgian materials group Umicore improved in Q3, reflecting a combination of better than expected sales developments in most segments and the effect of cost reductions. 30 October 2009
OM Holdings Limited (OMH) has bought a large stake in the Tshipi é Ntle manganese project in the Kalahari Basin, South Africa. It has acquired 49.9% equity from co-investors. 30 October 2009
Metaldyne Corporation has completed the sale of substantially all of its assets to MD Investors Corporation. 27 October 2009
Data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) shows a total of 1.3 million vehicles were sold in China during September, up 77.8% year on year. 27 October 2009
India, with the ninth largest auto industry in the world, is becoming a major export base for the global business. 27 October 2009
GKN’s powder metallurgy business returned to profit in June, towards the end of a half year that was described by Sir Kevin Smith, CEO of UK-based GKN plc as “very challenging”. 27 October 2009
The online Global Powder Metallurgy Database (GPMD) has added a new section which contains more than 130 full fatigue curves for a number of Fe, Cu and C steels covering a range of material conditions and fatigue loading conditions. 27 October 2009
Researchers from Japan have developed a method for producing metal nanowires that heats carbon nanotubes and a metal powder together in a vacuum. 27 October 2009
Following the jailing of three people earlier this year in the wake of the conspiracy to steal trade secrets from powder-forging experts Metaldyne (Metal Powder Report, March 2009), the FBI has filed trade secrets theft charges in Detroit against a former employee of Ford. 27 October 2009
This month sees the opening of an innovative new centre in Höganäs, Sweden, aimed at promoting the advantages of metal powder technology and provide support for new application development projects. 23 September 2009
A new set of guidelines for engineers and others who design or specify high performance pressed and sintered PM parts is on the road to publication in 2011. 23 September 2009
The Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) has set up a continually-updated online document covering specific PM parts applications in North American, European, and Asian light vehicles. 18 September 2009
A new international ASTM standard has been developed to measure the flow rate of metal powders using c Carney Funnel. 10 September 2009
US car dealers submitted more than 690 000 deals worth about $2.9 billion in government rebates under the “Cash for Clunkers” car scrappage scheme that ran during July and August. 08 September 2009
GKN, which owns Hoeganaes Corporation, has reported an upload in its auto business, which includes powder metallurgy. 04 September 2009
Bearings and sintering specialist Bowman International has acquired most of the assets of former competitor Oilite Bearings Ltd, after the UK-based manufacturer was placed into administration at the end of 2008. 04 September 2009
AMI DODUCO, a Technitrol company, has completed a two-year expansion of its silver powder production and recovery capacity in Europe. 04 September 2009
The non-ferrous powder metallurgy business was rocked last month by the news that two leading players in Germany and the UK had filed for insolvency. 28 August 2009
German injection moulder Hock Sachsen GmbH has moved to a new MIM facility, located in Schwarzenberg, near Leipzig, Germany, along with four furnaces and three catalytic ovens supplied by Elnik Systems. 28 August 2009
Auto parts supplier Magna International, one of the bidders for GM’s European operations, has decided to put its North American factories on overtime and six-day work schedules because of demand driven by the “cash for clunkers” programme, said Jim Tobin, its executive VP for business development . 28 August 2009
A recession-driven sale has seen one of the PM industry’s sinter-forged products pioneers fall under new ownership. 28 August 2009
A Hoeganaes submission, "Development of a Dual-Phase Precipitation-Hardening PM Stainless Steel" has won the Howard I Sanderow Outstanding Technical Paper Award. 28 August 2009
Rio Tinto Ltd has made an agreement with Nippon Steel Corp to cut its iron ore prices by more than a third for 2009, foreshadowing likely price decreases in the industry as a whole. 04 August 2009
The European Powder Metallurgy Association has published its ‘Call for Papers’ for the 2010 Powder Metallurgy World Congress, to be held in Florence, Italy, 10-14 October 2010. 03 August 2009
Bayer MaterialScience is partnering with three companies that specialise in aluminium powder metallurgy to develop customized, carbon nanotube-reinforced aluminium materials. 03 August 2009
MDM Engineering Group Limited has commenced work on the front-end engineering and design phase of a sinter plant project in Hotazel, South Africa. 03 August 2009
Researchers from the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany, have developed a new technique for producing tin disulphide (SnS2) nanotubes by ‘growing’ them from a metal droplet. 03 August 2009
Finnish cast component supplier Componenta Corp plans to merge its two foundry business units in Heerlen, The Netherlands, into one entity. 03 August 2009
Werner Auer has been appointed the CEO of Siemens VAI Metals Technologies GmbH & Co. 03 August 2009
According to Mark C Paullin, president of the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF), opportunities in the automotive and green industries could help the powder metal (PM) industry ride out the current recession. 03 August 2009
The winners of the 2009 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards Competition sponsored by the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) have been announced at PowderMet2009. 03 August 2009
Austrian hardmetals specialists Plansee drove consolidated sales up 2 per cent to €1.1 billion in the fiscal year 2008 – 2009 which ended on February 28. In a tough market roughly half the sales came from Europe with America and Asia contributing the other 50 per cent. The group continued to strengthen its global position and completed an investment programme worth a total of €400 million. 13 July 2009
Popcorn screens are vital for protecting the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems that reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions in coal-fired power plants. Flue gas has to pass through so the SCR system can do its job. But flue gas contains highly abrasive and corrosive popcorn ash, which can foul and blind the system. 10 July 2009
Nidec Corporation and NTN Corporation have signed an agreement that allows Nidec to purchase all of NTN's interest in two joint ventures. 04 July 2009
Bearings and sintering specialist Bowman International has appointed Paul Mitchell its technical director. 28 June 2009
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