http://www.metal-powder.net/ Copyright Elsevier Ltd Intuitiv Ltd (www.intuitiv.net) Sun, 19 May 2013 12:05:36 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/ http://www.metal-powder.net/_common/img/template/metal-powder/site-logo.gif http://www.metal-powder.net/view/32178/metal-and-plastic-moulding-a-happy-relationship/ Greg Goto, senior project engineer at Parmatech Corporation, describes how metal and plastic injection moulding can work in harmony, with the replacement of a plastic gear part with stainless steel using a powder metallurgy process. Wed, 01 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/32178/metal-and-plastic-moulding-a-happy-relationship/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/31879/making-sophisticated-medical-instruments-with-laser-sintering/ Medical instrument specialist DePuy Spine employs a direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) process from EOS to create prototypes designed to improve surgeons’ skill in crucial spine operations. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:25:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/31879/making-sophisticated-medical-instruments-with-laser-sintering/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/31528/plansee-seminar-technical-programme/ The technical programme for the Plansee Seminar has been revealed to www.metal-powder.net. Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:10:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/31528/plansee-seminar-technical-programme/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/31500/super-abrasive-machining-for-pm/ Cost-effective secondary finish process offers upstream cost savings for manufacturers of aerospace, automotive, and industrial components. Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:31:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/31500/super-abrasive-machining-for-pm/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/30845/growth-prospects-brightening-for-global-mim-market/ High-tech applications, as well as increasing worldwide demand, are fueling the production of metal injection moulded components. A newly released report by Tracy MacNeal of ATW Companies provides the specifics. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:30:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/30845/growth-prospects-brightening-for-global-mim-market/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/30114/developments-in-composite-powders-and-sintered-pm-for-magnetic-applications/ In his follow-up coverage of papers presented at the PowderMet 2012 show, Joe Capus examines the boundless opportunities – as well as challenges – for PM for electronics. Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:14:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/30114/developments-in-composite-powders-and-sintered-pm-for-magnetic-applications/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/29945/conflict-minerals-what-it-means-for-pm/ The SEC recently approved US regulations that will oblige certain companies to find out where their tantalum, tin, gold or tungsten comes from. Metal Powder Report reviews the ruling to see what it could mean for US companies involved in PM. Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:34:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/29945/conflict-minerals-what-it-means-for-pm/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/29944/metal-powder-report-2012-year-in-review/ January was a long time ago! Recall the highs and lows of 2012 with Metal Powder Report - and reflect on what's in store for 2013. Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:32:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/29944/metal-powder-report-2012-year-in-review/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/29827/putting-our-heads-together-to-advance-powder-metallurgy-research-and-application/ Much has been said in political circles about the paucity of investment of resources, research and, yes, dollars toward the development of technologies to enable more innovative production of high-precision components. Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:23:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/29827/putting-our-heads-together-to-advance-powder-metallurgy-research-and-application/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/29688/a-new-pm-route-for-machinable-malleable-iron/ Research disclosed at the PowderMet 2012 show in Nashville provides evidence that PM can indeed hold its own against malleable iron, ductile iron, and compacted graphite iron castings. Joe Capus, Metal Powder Report consultant editor, reports. Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:38:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/29688/a-new-pm-route-for-machinable-malleable-iron/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/29560/measuring-pm-s-economic-pulse/ Kenneth J A Brookes, consultant editor, looks at the relationship between the overall economy and raw materials used in the production of hardmetal tooling. Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:58:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/29560/measuring-pm-s-economic-pulse/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/29215/off-to-the-races/ Read how student engineers reduced a race car’s weight by 10% via the use of laser-sintered titanium, inconel and alumide. Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:31:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/29215/off-to-the-races/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/28954/obama-administration-establishes-new-am-institute-in-ohio/ White House officials have reported that a new additive manufacturing (AM) institute is to open in Youngstown, Ohio, USA. The move is part of President Obama’s commitment to invest in US manufacturing. Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:00:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/28954/obama-administration-establishes-new-am-institute-in-ohio/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/28868/2012-europm-review/ Liz Nickels reports from Basel, Switzerland, on this year’s EPMA show. Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:27:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/28868/2012-europm-review/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/28716/design-excellence-at-powdermet2012/ The annual PM Design Excellence competition sponsored by MPIF continues to attract increasing numbers of prize-worthy candidate parts. The twenty entries selected for awards at this year’s presentation during the PowderMet2012 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, characterised the many design advantages of the PM process. Applications of the winning parts ranged from automotive, electronics, agricultural equipment, industrial and consumer products, aerospace/military, to medical devices. Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:51:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/28716/design-excellence-at-powdermet2012/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/28599/lubrication-and-delubrication-at-powdermet-2012/ Dr James McCall, from NuvoSci Consulting, reviews what he considers to be the strongest collection of presentations concerning lubrication and delubrication delivered at PowderMet 2012 in many years. Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:23:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/28599/lubrication-and-delubrication-at-powdermet-2012/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/28007/2012-pm-progress-report/ Good times are back for the North American PM Industry, says Joe Capus, contributing editor, who reports on presentations from Matthew Bulger, the new president of the MPIF, and representatives from the automotive industries, who spoke to delegates at PowderMet2012. Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:10:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/28007/2012-pm-progress-report/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/27861/industry-roadmap-update-from-mpif/ Continued growth of the PM industry depends on advances in materials and materials properties, processes, and manufacturing efficiency, MPIF reports. Joe Capus, contributing editor, reviews its new Industry Roadmap. Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:48:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/27861/industry-roadmap-update-from-mpif/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/27732/patents-overview/ Here is an overview of PM-related patents released over the last couple of months. Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:00:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/27732/patents-overview/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/27151/euro-pm2012-preview/ Ken Brookes, consultant editor, provides an advance look at EPMA’s autumn conference and exhibition. Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:46:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/27151/euro-pm2012-preview/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/26776/returning-to-the-roots-of-technology/ Joseph Capus reports from MIM2012 in San Diego, which was predominantly devoted to ferrous materials and their processing, with a smaller focus on the hardmetals and non-metallic injection moulding sectors. Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:40:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/26776/returning-to-the-roots-of-technology/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/26484/new-times-for-mpr/ New times and new ways may sound the corniest of the lines we have all come to ‘love’ so much in the economic recession, but for Metal Powder Report, it’s true. Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:14:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/26484/new-times-for-mpr/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/26213/longer-lasting-low-cost-diamond-tools/ Ken Brookes discusses an investigation into diamond impregnated tools for stone and civil engineering which took place at the EPMA 2011 Annual Conference in Barcelona, Spain. Thu, 07 Jun 2012 19:47:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/26213/longer-lasting-low-cost-diamond-tools/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/25839/world-s-first-patient-specific-jaw-implant/ News of the first titanium jaw made specific to a patient’s bone structure made a big impression on both the nontechnical and technical press. But how important is this development, and what does it mean for the future of additive manufacturing? Liz Nickels investigates... Thu, 17 May 2012 10:27:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/25839/world-s-first-patient-specific-jaw-implant/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/25663/optimism-sets-tone-for-powdermet-2012/ Last year’s double-digit growth is expected to continue in metal powders, with manufacturers reporting high demand driven largely by North American markets, says Anita Shaw… Wed, 09 May 2012 12:32:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/25663/optimism-sets-tone-for-powdermet-2012/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/24779/mim-surges-forward/ What downturn? The metal injection moulding (MIM) industry is flourishing, with high demand for jobs, products and materials. Look for growth to come largely from developing markets, says Anita Shaw… Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:43:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/24779/mim-surges-forward/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/24174/lubes-spread-further-than-pm-compacts/ Say lubricants to most people in the PM industry and the first things they think of are the additives that ease green parts out of the press. But take a step back and look at the complex machinery that makes up the press. What are its lubrication needs? Phil Burge from SKF offers some compelling evidence to encourage users to look more closely at lubrication regimes... Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:27:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/24174/lubes-spread-further-than-pm-compacts/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/24024/the-new-benefits-of-binder-lubricants/ Joseph Capus looks in on a session on binders taking place at the PowderMet 2011 conference in San Francisco and reports on what’s new in the field of binder lubricants in PM processing. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:51:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/24024/the-new-benefits-of-binder-lubricants/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/23719/whats-new-in-chinese-tungsten/ Ken Brookes dissects the current state of the tungsten and tungsten carbide industries in China. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:20:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/23719/whats-new-in-chinese-tungsten/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/23582/breakthrough-claimed-for-titanium-pm/ Using powder metal technology to produce large titanium parts has long been a major goal for the PM industry. But while small, expensive, parts have been produced, large, affordable, titanium PM parts have hitherto been consigned to the realms of wishful thinking. Now Massachusetts-based Dynamet Technology is claiming an advance that could see PM titanium products being used to substitute for wrought titanium airframe components on commercial aircraft. The company expects its work to significantly increase the volume of PM titanium product and provide a major breakthrough at the intersection of the titanium, aerospace and powder metal industries. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:46:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/23582/breakthrough-claimed-for-titanium-pm/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/12975/simulating-flow-can-help-avoid-mould-mistakes/ Trial and error sometimes produces answers for an experienced MIM operator faced with a problem in the mould. But modelling is increasingly being called into play to cut costs and save time before production starts. The author of this piece, Marco Thornagel from Sigma Engineering, explains how a mathematical model can fit in with the realities of production… Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:23:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/12975/simulating-flow-can-help-avoid-mould-mistakes/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/12974/2c-ceramics-moves-into-the-industrial-reality-zone/ The low weight, high performance characteristics of ceramic components means that ceramic injection moulding is an expanding business. A seven-country European research project has shown that technology can boost desirable traits in this powder technology… Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:00:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/12974/2c-ceramics-moves-into-the-industrial-reality-zone/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/12973/recognising-static-hazard-is-key-to-countering-dust-explosion-danger/ The hazards of combustible dust encompass a wide range of materials, industries, and processes – including metal powders. Any combustible material can burn rapidly when in a finely divided form. Now the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration has given notice that it intends to develop a standard that will comprehensively address the fire and explosion hazards of combustible dust… Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:57:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/12973/recognising-static-hazard-is-key-to-countering-dust-explosion-danger/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/12966/the-electric-bicycle-race/ With news that Höganäs has launched a new, light weight motor for electric bicycles, Metal Powder Report looks at the growth of the ‘e-bike’ market in China and the rest of the world and how the motor was designed to meet new requirements for lightweight, environmentally-friendly vehicle components. Tue, 05 Oct 2010 11:27:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/12966/the-electric-bicycle-race/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/12900/powdermet-2010-north-american-pm-market-turning-the-corner-slowly-but-surely/ There is tangible evidence that the pains of the global recession are subsiding and that an economic recovery – albeit a tepid one – is well under way. But not everyone is feeling the rebound to the same degree. Reginald Tucker, editor, Metal Finishing magazine, recaps the highlights from PowderMet 2010 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., where equipment manufacturers, parts makers, and powder suppliers alike convened to network, learn, and, of course, buy and sell. Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:33:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/12900/powdermet-2010-north-american-pm-market-turning-the-corner-slowly-but-surely/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/6573/two-meetings-and-a-new-way-for-ehmg-s-reviews/ It’s been a busy year for the European Hard Metals Group. At an unprecedented second meeting in 12 months, held at EuroPM 2009 in Copenhagen, the group has decided to alter the frequency of its review sessions. Ken Brookes reports... Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:39:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/6573/two-meetings-and-a-new-way-for-ehmg-s-reviews/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/6570/a-magnetic-solution-cuts-emissions/ Truck maker Scania can now satisfy the EU’s new exhaust directive in a different way to competitors thanks to SEM’s skills and Höganäs’ SMC powder... Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:33:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/6570/a-magnetic-solution-cuts-emissions/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/6569/hollow-metal-spheres-put-fraunhofer-on-a-roll/ Producing metallic hollow spheres is complicated. Up to now it has not been possible to make the small sizes required for new high-tech applications. However, for the first time researchers at one of Germany’s premier research institutes have manufactured ground hollow metal spheres measuring between just two to 10 millimetres. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:29:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/6569/hollow-metal-spheres-put-fraunhofer-on-a-roll/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/5412/putting-the-best-light-possible-on-pms-year/ Plenty of rhetoric was in the mix in the review of PM in North America, Europe and Asia/Pacific that was delivered in June at the Washington World Congress. Rob Stringer reports on three very different outlooks on the industry… Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/5412/putting-the-best-light-possible-on-pms-year/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/5413/war-on-waste-in-hardmetal-weapons-production/ Most manufacturing processes generate scrap, and even though powder metallurgy is notable for its low scrap production, these days scrap is a valuable commodity. A Tennessee companylooked for economic ways to recycle hardmetal scrap and found a machine that filled the bill, says Bob Seeley… Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/5413/war-on-waste-in-hardmetal-weapons-production/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/5414/taking-a-lead-in-markets-where-clever-counts/ knowledge spreads in the ‘flat world’ of global markets, so the leaders have to raise their game to maintain their competitive position. That is as true in powder pressing as anywhere else. The clever modern-generation presses that are the result work more efficiently, but are also much more adaptable to rapidly changing industrial needs. PM press designers learned from experience gained with hardmetals… Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/5414/taking-a-lead-in-markets-where-clever-counts/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/5415/food-fortification-for-struggle-against-the-scourge-of-ida/ Iron deficiency anaemia is one of the world's leading health problems causing personal illness and serious socio-economic consequences. A major iron powder producer has taken a lead in producing an iron food fortification supplement… Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/5415/food-fortification-for-struggle-against-the-scourge-of-ida/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/5416/thinking-big-to-get-the-mixture-right/ Bigger loads of heavy powders for tungsten blends call for machinery to match… Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/5416/thinking-big-to-get-the-mixture-right/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/4796/different-approaches-give-choice-in-picking-appropriate-powders/ Given the competitive nature of business, especially when times are tough, product differentiation is often the real message behind the anodyne phrases that describe ‘customer choice’… Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/4796/different-approaches-give-choice-in-picking-appropriate-powders/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/4806/cutting-edge-tools-for-21st-century-metal-machining/ The hardmetal sector is arguably the most profitable in powder metallurgy. The tooling made from its products are expensive but, as Ken Brookes discovered, there have been leaps in productivity and sophistication… Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/4806/cutting-edge-tools-for-21st-century-metal-machining/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/4807/a-month-for-trade-fairs/ Almost like waiting for a bus, when one trade show comes into view in October, there's another one almost directly behind it. First up this month is EuroPM2009, the established European annual PM fest, this year being staged in Copenhagen from 12 – 14 October. But following close behind comes Ceramitec (20 – 23 October) in Munich. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/4807/a-month-for-trade-fairs/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/4808/leaner-steels-riding-the-alloy-pricing-tiger/ The low-cost approach to combating the volatile pricing of steel alloy elements means real skill is needed in making sure powder metallurgy continues to meet the exacting standards of component manufacturers, says Joe Capus… Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/4808/leaner-steels-riding-the-alloy-pricing-tiger/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/4811/meet-in-the-capital-of-cool/ It has been a little while coming, but this year the European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) has chosen arguably the coolest, most cosmopolitan, and most exciting city in Scandinavia to stage its annual conference and exhibition, EuroPM 2009. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/4811/meet-in-the-capital-of-cool/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/4812/and-with-one-bound/ And with one bound, Jack was free… Such was the good fortune of the comic-book hero of childhood when faced with insuperable odds. To find a parallel in the grown-up and grimmer world of engineering reality, you probably only have to look as far as the lightning Chapter 11 bankruptcies of General Motors and Chrysler. Both have been achieved at a price. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/4812/and-with-one-bound/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/4029/metalysis-leads-charge-for-change-in-titanium-production/ Could a small UK metal extraction company hold the secret to transforming titanium powder production – making it as low cost and high production as iron or aluminium? Liz Nickels visited Metalysis’ headquarters in Rotherham, UK, to discover the story behind the commercial scaling up of the FFC Process. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/4029/metalysis-leads-charge-for-change-in-titanium-production/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/4030/channelling-quality-for-moulded-parts-using-fast-manufacturing/ Direct metal laser-sintering (DMLS) technology may sound like something out of science fiction. But as its manufacturers and users report, it’s gaining ground among customers as a way to produce complex parts quickly and accurately. Some developments have clear economic advantages, says Liz Nickels... Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/4030/channelling-quality-for-moulded-parts-using-fast-manufacturing/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/3651/in-europe-theyre-hard-metals-in-the-u-s-theyre-viewed-differently/ Why do hardmetals have such high status in professional circles in Europe, whilst in North America cemented carbides are the metaphorical poor relation? It's an important question for Metal Powder Report, which circulates in both areas. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/3651/in-europe-theyre-hard-metals-in-the-u-s-theyre-viewed-differently/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/3428/pim-2009-shirks-mickey-mouse-technology/ The beaming children assaulting their teeth with sweets, just minutes away on Florida's Disneyland resort, may one day appreciate the work discussed at the Royal Plaza hotel. Rob Stringer reports on a conference with a dental and medical flavour… Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/3428/pim-2009-shirks-mickey-mouse-technology/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/3431/eds-as-a-method-of-manufacturing-diamond-tools/ This paper details the use of electro discharge sintering (EDS) to sinter diamond containing segments to high density and strength from standard iron powders using a split mould with insulating sides and conductive punches. Additional segments were made from iron powder and diamond manufactured in strip form and cut to shape … Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/3431/eds-as-a-method-of-manufacturing-diamond-tools/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/3438/chilly-in-vienna-but-warm-discussion-of-hardmetals/ The Winterev hard materials gathering is getting bigger and Ken Brookes mourns a slight loss of informality that is one immediate result… Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/3438/chilly-in-vienna-but-warm-discussion-of-hardmetals/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/3450/perfect-storm-hits-pm-industry/ The credit crunch, plummeting car sales, and stagnant end-use markets have combined to create a significant slowdown in powder metallurgy. Contributing editor Lauren Moraski speaks with industry members about how their firms are weathering the global economic crisis … Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/3450/perfect-storm-hits-pm-industry/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/3452/a-pressing-need-for-efficiency/ Any process will have a chance in the market if it is efficient in comparison to alternative processes. Lutz Lackner from Dorst Technologies looks at how manufacturers using powder compaction to make pressed parts can be helped to reduce costs while increasing the efficiency of the forming process… Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/3452/a-pressing-need-for-efficiency/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/3301/pm-companies-eye-a-new-future-of-taking-medicine/ As the credit squeeze threatens many small companies in the PM supply chain, some are looking to pastures new, and hi-tech pastures at that, for inspiration, new business directions and profitability… Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/3301/pm-companies-eye-a-new-future-of-taking-medicine/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/3327/belarus-using-technology-to-build-a-better-pm-industry/ The countries of the former Eastern Bloc are using PM technologies developed during the Soviet era but combining and sharpening them by the use of imported new technologies… Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/3327/belarus-using-technology-to-build-a-better-pm-industry/ http://www.metal-powder.net/view/3328/looking-at-mw-sintering-and-nickel-diffusion/ The countries of the former Eastern Bloc are using PM technologies developed during the Soviet era but combining and sharpening them by the use of imported new technologies… Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.metal-powder.net/view/3328/looking-at-mw-sintering-and-nickel-diffusion/