By Kari Williamson

The schedule for the powder metallurgy sintering short course is as follows:

Sunday 18 March

17.00 – 19.00 Registration

Monday 19 March

08.00 – 09.00 Registration
09.00 – 09.45 Fundamentals of Sintering – Theory & Practice, Dr Björn Lindqvist, Höganäs AB, Sweden
09.45 – 10.00 Sintering Atmospheres – Part 1 Thermodynamics, Prof Alberto Molinari, Trento University, Italy
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 11.45 Sintering Atmospheres – Part 2 Atmosphere Selection and Production, Mr Sören Wiberg, AGA Gas AB, Sweden
11.45 – 12.30 Analysis of a Typical Sintering Belt Furnace – Energy Balance and Sintering Quality, Dr Eberhard Ernst, GKN Sinter Metals GmbH, Germany
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch
13.30 – 14.15 Debinding/Delubing, Dr Eduard Hryha, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
14.15 – 15.00 Cooling/Sinterhardening, Mr Steve Smith, Gasbarre Products, Inc., USA
15.00 – 15.30 Coffee Break
15.30 – 16.15 Study of Process Variation Sources in Industrial Sintering Furnaces, Dr Pierre Blanchard, Erasteel Kloster AB, Sweden
16.15 – 17.00 Controlled Sintering Processes for Advanced PM Steels, Mr Ola Litström, Höganäs AB, Sweden
20.00 - Course Dinner

Tuesday 20 March

08.30 – 09.15 Practical Considerations in Sintering of Ferrous Components, Dr Brian James, Hoeganaes Corp, USA
09.15 – 10.00 Sintering of PM Stainless Steels, Mr Ola Bergman, Höganäs AB
10.00 – 10.30 Coffee Break
10.30 – 11.15 Sintering of Soft Magnetic Materials, Dr Jesús Peñafiel, AMES SA, Spain
11.15 – 12.00 Sintering of Bronze Powders, Dr Jesús Peñafiel, AMES SA, Spain
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch
13.00 – 13.45 New Developments in Sintering Furnaces, Mr Peter Vervoort, ITB Precisietechniek, Netherlands
13.45 – 14.30 Conclusions, Case Studies, Problem Solving, Chairman: Dr Bob Moon, Consultant, United Kingdom
15.00 – 17.00 Optional Visit to Höganäs PoP Centre.

The EPMA organised event aims to provide learning opportunities for engineers and scientists with an interest in the powder metallurgy sintering process.