Breaking up is hard to do
As well as having a strong focus on product consistency, Sandvik Osprey has sought over the years to understand more of its customers’ experience of its products through characterisation and...
View ArticleAM and HM experts join forces at EPMA Maastricht
By late spring 2020 the Covid-19 pandemic had caused virtually all international conferences and exhibitions to be canceled or postponed to the following year. As a result MPR is able to give more...
View ArticleThe North American PM industry in the light of COVID-19
Dean Howard, president of North American Höganäs Co., elected President of MPIF in 2019, was deprived of the opportunity to present his “State of the Industry” speech at WorldPM2020, the PM World...
View ArticleEuro PM2020 assembles the PM community online
The EPMA’s last face-to-face event of 2020 was the Euro PM2020 Technical Programme Committee in February, where an array of abstracts were arranged to form the basis of another great Powder Metallurgy...
View ArticleJPMA 2019 Annual Report Summary
The annual report of the Japan Powder Metallurgy Association (JPMA) provides a unique overview of the activities and latest results of the PM industry in Japan as well as other Asian countries....
View ArticleConsolidation behavior of metal powders in laser additive manufacturing
Laser additive manufacturing is one of the advance manufacturing processes, which builds an intricate shape of components from powders. In this process, a high-power laser beam scans the powder bed in...
View Article2020 MPIF PM Design Excellence Competition Awards
The annual ceremony at which the winners of the MPIF PM Design Excellence Competition are announced is usually held during the MPIF/APMI Conference at a special luncheon. After the video presentations,...
View ArticleAM stands the test of time
Element Materials Technology (Element) is an independent provider of materials and product qualification testing, inspection and certification services, covering the global aerospace, transportation...
View ArticleAntiviral boost for nanoparticles
One result of the Covid-19 pandemic is that companies specializing in metal additive manufacturing and powder manufacturers have been able to show and develop the potential of their technology and...
View ArticleThe right side of the tracks
Liz Nickels spoke to rail giant Wabtec’s global additive manufacturing (AM) leader to discuss the company’s increasing focus on metal 3D printed parts for both freight and transit. Global manufacturer...
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Ken Brookes: In memoriam
Ken receiving the Special Lifetime Service Award.In a year full of sad news, one in particular affected the team at Metal Powder Report, with reports that that our long time consulting editor Ken...
View ArticleGraphite nanoparticles codeposited in electroless Ni-P coatings
The present study focusses to enhance the wear resistance of electroless Ni-P coatings with the co-deposition of selflubricating nano graphite particles synthesized by mechanical milling using a high...
View ArticleMoisture content analysis of metal powders using oven desorption
In this paper, we use Oven Desorption followed by Karl Fischer Titration (KF), to measure moisture content in metal powder. In a PBF-LB Hastelloy X powder, from a newly opened container, we found 28.8...
View ArticleThe accuracy of the Hausner Ratio and Carr Index in AM
Powder based additive manufacturing processes are the most reliable and widely used additive manufacturing processes of present era. Among other parameters, flow of powders within these processes play...
View ArticleA new generation of wear resistant metal materials
In the middle of the financial crisis in 2008, the foundation was laid for what would become VBN Components AB. Uncertainty was high at a time when some companies had more cancellations than actual...
View ArticleHigh hopes for 3D printing
While the additive manufacturing (AM) industry has been growing healthily over the last few years, most interested parties have agreed that, for the technology to take the next leap, it needs to be...
View ArticleHow graphene could revolutionize the metal industry
The modern-day wonder material Graphene, the 2-dimensional form of carbon, has been heralded as a revolutionary wonder material for engineering since its discovery in 2004 – even earning a Nobel Prize...
View ArticleMIM2021 virtual conference overview
The 2021MIM Conference and PIM Tutorial went virtual because of COVID. Traditional format was still followed, with speakers and attendance from around the world. Interesting new studies of MIM process...
View ArticleBreathing space for PM on the moon
Near the end of a disastrous 2020, news from an unexpected quarter went some way to raise the spirits a little. UK powder producer Metalysis, bouncing back after having gone into administration in...
View ArticleTitanium powder and additive manufacturing: The perfect match
Titanium has a number of benefits when compared to other metals. For example, it is approximately twice as strong as aluminum, and equally strong as steel — yet 45 per cent lighter. It’s also naturally...
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