Fri, 18 May 2012 14:48:55 +0100PIM Internationalhttp://www.pim-international.comFri, 18 May 2012 14:48:55 +0100Orangeleaf Systems Ltd Sitesync 6.9en-gb http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001677.html Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001677.html A new market report, Powder Metallurgy – A Global Market Review, presents a detailed analysis of the current status of the global Powder Metallurgy (PM) industry. The report’s author, Bernard Williams, formerly Executive Director of the Eur... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001672.html Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001672.html The board of directors of ARC Wireless Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQCM: ARCW) (ARC) has announced the signing of definitive agreements to purchase Advanced Forming Technology, Inc., (AFT) and Quadrant Metals Technologies, LLC (QMT). QMT is a holding company ... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001642.html Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001642.html Yuelong Superfine Metal Powders (YSM), a leading Chinese producer of carbonyl iron (CIP) and stainless steel powders, has appointed PMCtec GmbH (PMCtec) as their distributor for Europe. PMCtec (Precision Material Chemicals & Technology) was foun... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001641.html Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001641.html TAV Medical Ltd based in Schlomi, Israel, has introduced a new line of zirconia ceramic dental abutments, which the company now produces by ceramic injection moulding as opposed to the CNC machining previously used.  TAV reports that using zirconi... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001639.html Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001639.html The Technology Centre for Ceramics and Glass Industries (CTCV), in Coimbra, Portugal, operates a PIM pilot plant for the execution of applied research and demonstration projects. The New Materials and Applications Department (NMA), the unit responsible... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001640.html Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001640.html Erasteel has announced that it has taken over the majority share in the Spanish metal powder supplier, Metallied Powder Solutions S.A. Metallied, based in Irun, Spain, was created in 2007 and is a spin-off of CEIT based in San Sebastian, Spain, a R&... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001638.html Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001638.html ATW Companies Inc., the parent company of California based MIM producer Parmatech Inc., has appointed Tracy MacNeal as Corporate Director of Business Development. MacNeal will be responsible for coordinating and managing the strategic direction of the ... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001637.html Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001637.html For more than fifteen years Formatec Technical Ceramics bv, based in the town of Goirle, The Netherlands, has developed and manufactured a wide range of Ceramic Injection Moulded (CIM) products to meet customer requirements. The company has indicated t... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001636.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001636.html Smith Metal Products, the metal and ceramic injection moulding division of Plastic Products Company, Inc., broke ground recently in Center City, Minnesota, USA, for a new state of the art 60,000 ft2 manufacturing facility. Smith supplies a wide variety... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001635.html Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001635.html The Engineering and Services Group of the Energy Research Centre (ECN) in the Netherlands has developed an extreme thermo-shock proof tungsten based material, which is converted into complex shaped components used for nuclear fusion applications by pow... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001634.html Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001634.html Plansee SE has announced dates for the 18th Plansee Seminar, which will take place at the company’s headquarters in Reutte, Austria, from 3-7 June 2013. Since its beginnings in 1952, the Plansee Seminar has been regarded as a global forum for the techn http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001548.html Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001548.html The Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) has announced the publication of the conference programme for the MIM2012 International Conference on Injection Molding of Metals, Ceramics, and Carbides. The event will be held from March 19–21 2012 ... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001541.html Thu, 8 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001541.html Seiko Epson Corporation (“Epson,” TSE: 6724) has announced that Group company Epson Atmix Corporation, a world leader in the manufacture of superfine alloy powder, is to invest 3.2 billion yen in a new plant at the Hachinohe Kita-Inter Indu... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001526.html Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001526.html In cooperation with IIT Bombay, MATE Consulting is organising a one day MIM seminar on the December 10 2011.The organisers will present the advantages of the Metal Injection Moulding technology, introduce equipment necessary for a MIM production plant... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001514.html Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001514.html On 30 November, PIM specialists and parties interested in the injection moulding of metal and ceramic powders will meet at Arburg's Czech subsidiary in Brno. A one-day seminar will be held with the participation of various specialists from the fields o... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001497.html Mon, 7 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001497.html Global precision components producer Indo-US MIM Tec (Bangalore, India and Princeton, N.J., USA), has announced that its board of directors has unanimously approved a plan to separate its medical device contract manufacturing services from the company... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001417.html Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001417.html An open meeting of the European Powder Metallurgy Association’s EuroMIM Working Group will take place immediately prior to Euro PM2011, on Sunday 9th October 2011 1630-1730. The event is being held at the BICC Congress Centre, Barcelona, and will be http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001416.html Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001416.html The program committee for MIM2012, the International Conference on Injection Molding of Metals, Ceramics and Carbides has issued a Call for Presentations. The focus of the technical program is “Designing MIM Parts and Materials for Performance and Value http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001418.html Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001418.html Five materials societies including The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS), Japan Association of Powder and Powder Metallurgy (JSPM), Titanium Industry Development Association (TiDA), New Zealand, Chinese Society of Metals (CSM), and Materials... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001409.html Wed, 7 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001409.html BASF, manufacturer of the Catamold® feedstock system for Metal Injection Molding (MIM), is hosting a webinar focused on the application of MIM for complex steel automotive components. The webinar, entitled  “Metal Injection Molding: Cata... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001404.html Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001404.html A new powder injection moulding company called Pimtec GmbH has been established as a spin-off of the PIM department at the Austrian Institute of Technology / Research Centre Seibersdorf, Austria.  The company will have have access to the PIM proce... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001401.html Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001401.html Dr. Seong Jin Park, Associate Professor at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea) has been named Namgo Young Chaired Professor. He has held a number of posts at various international organisations including LG Electronics, Pennsy... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001406.html Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001406.html Material Technical Innovation Group (MTIG) was established in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, in September 2006 by Mr Young-Seok Park as the first Korean company to exploit new patented technology for the production of complex components from pure titanium powder u... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001400.html Sun, 7 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001400.html Molycorp, Inc., the Western hemisphere’s only producer of rare earth oxides, recently announced that it has entered into a cooperative research and development agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory. The Molycorp-Ame... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001403.html Sun, 7 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001403.html The RKT Centre for Polymer, Micro and Nano Technology at Bradford, UK has just commissioned the first new Battenfeld MicroPower injection moulding machine. Ordered from the Wittmann Group stand at the world’s leading plastics exhibition in Dussel... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001402.html Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001402.html The introduction of a new telephoto lens for Insitec laser diffraction process systems from Malvern Instruments enables the on-line measurement of larger particles, extending their application in the minerals, metal powder and food industries, amongst ... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001399.html Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001399.html Raymor Nanotech, a sister division of AP&C and part of  Raymor Industries group, has recently introduced a new high tech product line consisting of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes (C-SWNT). Carbon nanotubes, when used as reinforcement fibres, can... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001405.html Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001405.html The Technical Committee for Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices of ASTM International has issued a new ASTM Standard F2885-11 ‘Standard Specification for Metal injection moulded titanium-6 aluminium-4 vanadium components for surgical impla... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001397.html Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001397.html Elnik Systems, a market leading supplier of debinding and sintering furnaces for metal injection moulding, has launched an fully revised and updated website, www.elnik.com. The site includes a new “Virtual Tour” of an Elnik MIM 3000 furnac... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001398.html Sat, 9 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001398.html Shenzhen AT&M Highmag Metal Ltd, located in the Pearl River delta zone of Shenzhen in the Guangdong Province in China, is an established manufacturer of bonded NdFeB magnets with monthly production put at over 26 million pieces.   In the seco... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001408.html Sat, 2 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001408.html With the accelerating interest in micro powder injection moulding for high volume production of metal and ceramic components, the comprehensive review of µPIM technology just published in the Journal of Micromechanical and Microengineering (Vol.21, No... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001396.html Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001396.html Swedish metal powder producer Höganäs AB has identified six segments where it sees especially high potential to create cost efficiency and environmental benefits using powder technology. The segments were outlined in the company’s 2010 Annual R... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001407.html Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001407.html ENGIMICS based in Novazzone, Ticino, Switzerland, is using powder injection moulding to produce highly complex silicon oxide ceramic cores which are then used in the production of high temperature turbine blades for gas turbines in power generation as ... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001288.html Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001288.html An Honorary Symposium at the 2012 TMS Annual Meeting (March 11-15, 2012, Orlando, Florida) will be held in honour of Professor Randall M. German, Associate Dean at the College of Engineering, San Diego State University, USA. The symposium encompasse... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001395.html Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001395.html Peter Vervoort, formerly Group R&D Manager at Elino GmbH, has been appointed as Technology Manager at Dutch Metal Injection Molding producer ITB Precisietechniek. René van Ommeren, COO and Chairman of the Board, of ITB Group told PIM Internationa... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001270.html Fri, 3 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001270.html The PM2012 World Congress "Call for Paper" is now available for download The organisers of the PM2012 Powder Metallurgy World Congress and Exhibition, October 14-18 2012, Yokohama, Japan, are inviting the PM community to sub... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001271.html Wed, 1 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001271.html The Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF), based in Princeton, NJ, USA, has published a new 208 page book entitled ‘Metal Injection Molding’ written by Professor Randall M. German, San Diego State University, USA, which is available in soft cover http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001272.html Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001272.html The conference programme for this year’s EuroPM 2011 conference is now available to download from the EPMA’s website. The event includes over 250 technical papers, presented in oral and poster sessions, as well as three in-depth “S... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001252.html Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001252.html AT&M has announced it will partner with Burkard Metallpulver Vertrieb GmbH (BMV) for the sales & marketing of atomised powders used in Metal Injection Moulding (MIM), thermal spraying and rapid tooling processes. BMV will be the representative ... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001274.html Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001274.html The 2011 Arburg "Open Days" attracted more than 5200 guests “The injection moulding sector is booming again,” stated Arburg as its 2011 Technology Days got underway on March 23rd, runnin... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001273.html Sun, 15 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001273.html The Institute of Nanotechnology and NanoKTN have announced that they are lending their support to NANO Live UK 2011. NANO Live will be co-located with MM Live UK and MEMS Live UK, which focus on Micro Manufacturing and Micro Electro Mechanical Systems ... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001237.html Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001237.html Yuelong Superfine Metal Powders (YSM), a pre-eminent Chinese producer of carbonyl iron (CIP) and stainless steel powders, has appointed United States Metal Powders, Inc. (USMP) as their distributor for the Americas. YSM’S selection was greatly... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001277.html Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001277.html Cochlear is one of the world leaders in advanced hearing technologies with headquarters in Macquarie Park, Sydney, Australia, and additional manufacturing facilities in Gothenburg, Sweden. Cochlear implants, first introduced in the early 1980s, have th... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001280.html Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001280.html Work on a new MIM pilot plant has started at the University of Castilla La Mancha’s Energy Research Institute and Industrial Applications (INEI), in Central Spain. It is hoped that the plant, which is under the directorship of Dr Gemma Herranz an... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001275.html Thu, 7 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001275.html A new 40,000 square foot ceramic core facility is being built next to Chromalloy Castings’s newly operational $30 million aerospace components foundry in Tampa, Florida, USA. The ceramic core facility will be built in 2011 and be online by the f... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001199.html Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001199.html Epson-Atmix has issued a statement confirming that its metal powder production operations are expected to resume at the end of April. The company is a leading supplier of water atomised metal powders for the international Metal Injection Moulding (MIM)... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001279.html Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001279.html The New Selogica “Set-up Assistant” module enables menu-guided, accompanied set-up, or so-called “teaching”, of the entire injection moulding ... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001178.html Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001178.html Researchers at Kinki University, Osaka Prefectural College of Technology, and Taisei-Kogyo Co Ltd, reported at PM2010 on a process called NIL/µ-SPiMIM to produce micro-structures having a 5µm to 10µm fine line and space pattern for use as optical fi... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001276.html Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001276.html The European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) is planning a Powder Metallurgy Summer School, which will take place in Dresden, Germany. The course, which consists of a five-day training programme, takes place from Monday, 27th June to Friday, 1st&n... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001177.html Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001177.html Molybdenum (Mo) is widely used as an alloying element in steels and high alloy steels. Its outstanding electrical and heat conducting capabilities also sees the use of PM Mo and Mo alloys for a range of applications in the electrical and electronic sec... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001278.html Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001278.html Sunrock Ceramics, based in Broadview, Illinois, USA, has announced that it has raised equity capital from Stantine Limited Partnership. The proceeds will be used to increase press and kiln capacity to meet growing demand for its industrial ceramics, al... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001161.html Wed, 9 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001161.html After several decades of cautious and discreet interest in powder injection moulding, there now appears to be a growing level of enthusiasm for the technology from the commercial and military aerospace industries. In an exclusive nine page report pu... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001169.html Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001169.html A new method of sinter bonding powder injection moulded (PIM) compacts to solid substrates has been developed at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) in Greenville, SC, USA. Fig.... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001077.html Thu, 6 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001077.html The “Groupement Francophone de Moulage par Injection de Poudres” (GFPIM) is a French language group that is looking to promote awareness and the use of PIM technology in French-speaking areas, including France, Belgium, Switzerland and Queb... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001078.html Thu, 6 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001078.html Germany’s MIM-Expertenkreis (Metal Injection Moulding Expert Group) has launched a new booklet promoting MIM technology. Available as a free download, this English language guide provides a basic introduction to MIM’s advantages, it&rs... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001076.html Wed, 5 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001076.html The PM-11 International Conference & Exhibition, dedicated to Powder Metallurgy for Automotive and Engineering Industries, takes place in Pune, India, from February 3-5 2011. The conference will, for the first time, feature a session devoted to ... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001061.html Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001061.html Entries submitted to the European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) 2010 Awards Competition by Europe’s MIM producers demonstrate well the technology’s acceptance by a wide range of end-user sectors. Schunk Sintermetalltechnik GmbH, Germany, sub http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001058.html Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001058.html OBE Ohnmacht & Baumgaertner GmbH (OBE), Germany, won a 2010 EPMA Award for Innovation in the “Component” category for what is described as a revolutionary locking device for spring hinges in spectacles (Fig. 1). The award was presented at the PM2010 W http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001056.html Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001056.html The Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) announces the opening of registration for MIM2011, an international conference on injection molding of metals, ceramics, and carbides, to be held March 14–16, 2011, at the Hilton in the Walt Disney World Res http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001046.html Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001046.html Dr Mohd Afian Omar, from the  SIRIM Berhad research centre in Malaysia, reports that a cost effective method of producing fracture fixation plates has been developed using the metal injection moulding process (MIM). MIM fracture fix... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001053.html Tue, 7 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001053.html The lack of an adequate inspection system in PM part manufacturing has important implications from the point of view of quality assurance, since it increases the design costs and the time of a tool set for a new product. The MFKK Invention and R... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001050.html Fri, 26 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001050.html Wittmann Battenfeld, headquartered in Kottingbrunn, Austria, has been a leader in micro injection moulding machines since the introduction of its Microsystem 50 in 1998. The company has now completely redeveloped a new micro injection moulding machin... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001045.html Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001045.html Kinetics Metal Injection Molding of Wilsonville, Oregon, USA, has revamped its website making the newly launched version available in simple Chinese, German and Spanish as well as English. Included is an on-line 33-page design guide which provides... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001062.html Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001062.html  Fine Sinter Co., Ltd’s award winning MIM turbocharger vane Fine Sinter Co., Ltd., Japan, received a 2010 Japan Powder Metallurgy Association (JPMA) award for a MIM variable nozzle vane for d... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001049.html Sun, 24 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001049.html Parts producer PCC Advanced Forming Technology, head quartered in Longmount, CO, USA, and with additional production facilities in Hungary, is taking a hands-on approach to educating users as to the benefits of the MIM process. The company runs a ... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000972.html Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000972.html Winners of the 2010 PM Design Excellence Awards Competition, sponsored by the Metal Powder Industries Federation, were announced at PowderMet2010. As in previous years, the Metal Injection Molding sector scooped some of the key awards. http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000962.html Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000962.html Carpenter Technology Corporation has established a strategic partnership with Sandvik Materials Technology to further strengthen its leadership position in high-performance products for the powder metallurgy industry. As part of the joint venture arrangem http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001044.html Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001044.html The International Powder Metallurgy Directory’s website, www.ipmd.net has recently been relaunched with a new online search facility. This upgraded facility makes it significantly easier for users to find suppliers and producers of speci... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001055.html Sat, 16 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001055.html Advanced Powder Products, Inc. (APP) has broken ground on a 5,100 sq. ft. expansion to its headquarters and manufacturing facility in Philipsburg, PA, USA. The expansion will approximately double APP’s manufacturing space and will also include an... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001054.html Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001054.html Egide, based in Suffolk, UK, recently celebrated the securing of a five year agreement worth an estimated £1.2 million to supply Metal Injection Moulded (MIM) components to a major UK medical company. Chris Conway, Managing Director,  told... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001048.html Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001048.html The Metal Powder Compound Division of Polymer-Chemie GmbH, founded in 2005, has become an independent legal entity as of August 2010 as the newly founded PolyMIM GmbH. Jochen Eichstädt and Dirk Breitbach were appointed General Managers of the compan... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000946.html Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000946.html Institut Dr. Foerster will be presenting its new Koerzimat systems used for the non-destructive testing (NDT) of Powder Metallurgy components at this years PM2010 World Congress in Florence, Italy (October 10-14). Foerster specialise in the testing of var http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000935.html Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000935.html Polymer Technologies Inc., based in Clifton, New Jersey, USA, has announced that it has passed the rigorous re-certification audit renewing the company’s existing Aerospace Quality Standard SAE AS9100B certification. As stringent as the original certifi http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001043.html Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001043.html A new Applied Powder Metallurgy Centre was opened at the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic’s Windermere Campus in Tauranga, New Zealand, in July 2010 to focus on developing applications for high-grade titanium alloy powders manufactured by a new afford... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000936.html Sat, 18 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000936.html As part of MTU’s drive to improve the efficiency and performance of advanced aero engines, the company has in recent years been looking at metal injection molding (MIM) as a more cost-effective manufacturing method for complex shape compressor vanes loc http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000934.html Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000934.html Established a number of years as Asia’s leading producer of carbonyl iron powders (CIP), Yuelong Superfine Metal Co., Ltd, located in Guangdong Province, China, is now offering a new range of atomised metal powders for the MIM and PM sectors. These incl http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/001042.html Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/001042.html Sandvik Osprey Ltd, part of the global Sandvik AB Group, has recently announced that it is the proud recipient of a Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2010 in the category International Trade. This prestigious award recognises the Company’s ... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000890.html Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000890.html International Titanium Powder LLC (ITP) of Woodbridge, Illinois, USA, is expected to begin producing commercial quantities of low cost pure and alloyed Ti powders at its new plant in Ottawa, Illinois, later this year. The plant is expected to reach its... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000889.html Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000889.html A Ceramic Injection Moulded valve seat produced by Adamou Sàrl Adamou Sàrl of Etoy, Switzerland, is using ceramic injection moulding (CIM) to produce a sintered valve seat from 99.9% alumina powder... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000891.html Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000891.html The Metal Powder Industry Federation’s MIM2010 Conference took place from 29-31 March, in Long Beach, California, USA. The three day event succeeded in attracting a diverse audience, bringing a distinctly international feel to what has traditiona... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000892.html Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000892.html Megamet Solid Metals, Inc., Earth City, Missouri, USA, presented their development of ‘Dissolving Core Technology’ for the processing of complex hollow MIM parts at the MIM2010 Conference, Long Beach, March 29-31. The process, the company c... http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000700.html Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000700.html Following the success of this year’s MIM2010 conference, the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) has issued a “Call for Presentations” for the MIM2011 International Conference Injection Molding of Metals, Ceramics & Carbides http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000701.html Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000701.html As of April 1st 2010, the metal injection moulding (MIM) activities that were formerly conducted by Philips Lighting will be carried out by Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN), unit Engineering & Services. The production facilities are located http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000698.html Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000698.html A copper and diamond composite ‘Super Heat Sink’ produced by micro metal injection moulding (µMIM) was promoted by a Japanese consortium at CeBIT, the world’s foremost tradeshow for the digital industry in Hannover earlier this year. http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000697.html Fri, 7 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000697.html Federal Mogul Corporation is extending its materials range for bushings and guides designed specifically for use at the very high temperatures increasingly found in turbochargers and Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) components. Turbocharging is already alm http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000694.html Tue, 4 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000694.html Höganäs launches unique bicycle motor http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000692.html Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000692.html Hoganas reports strong growth in Asia, Powder Metallurgy http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000693.html Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000693.html New consultancy specialising in Metal Injection Moulding and Powder Metallurgy established in Japan http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000667.html Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000667.html ‘Powder Metallurgy - A Global Market Review’ presents essential market information for anyone with an interest in the current state of the global PM industry. http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000666.html Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000666.html The Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) has announced that the dates and location of its PowderMet2011 annual conference have been shifted from June in Chicago to May 18–21, in San Francisco. http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000635.html Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000635.html Interview: Michael Bayer, Managing Director of binder and feedstock systems provider eMBe Products & Service GmbH http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000638.html Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000638.html The European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) is planning a Powder Metallurgy Summer School, which will take place in Madrid, Spain. The course consists of a 5-day training programme from Monday, 5th July to Friday, 9th July 2010. The EPMA Summer S http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000634.html Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000634.html Syroko promotes new binder for Powder Injection Moulding http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000633.html Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000633.html ‘Thermal only’ binder system for Powder Injection Moulding (PIM) offered by Japan’s Atect Corporation http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000636.html Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000636.html Carbonyl iron producer Yuelong opens European sales office http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000640.html Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000640.html The MIM 2010 International Conference on Injection Molding of Metals, Ceramics and Carbides returns to Long Beach, California, USA, from March 29-31 2010. Sponsored by North America’s Metal Injection Molding Association, a trade association of the MPIF, http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000637.html Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000637.html The fifth course on "Atomising Metals for Powder Production" will be run on 25-26 March 2010 in Manchester, UK. Organised by Atomising Systems Ltd and Perdac, the course provides an overview suitable for those in both the industrial and research environme http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000623.html Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000623.html Titanium powder producer AP&C / Raymor appoints BMV as sales agent http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000619.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000619.html Centorr Vacuum Industries expands its MIM furnace offering with a new larger sizes for the medical market http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000620.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000620.html International Powder Metallurgy Directory (IPMD) 14th Edition 2010-2011 out soon http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000621.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000621.html Elnik Systems announces expansion of field service; new branch opens in California http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000615.html Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000615.html ATW, owner of Parmatech Corp, acquires the metal injection moulding (MIM) business of Morgan Advanced Ceramics http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000616.html Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000616.html Maetta offers manual PIM process for low volume parts and announces new sales and marketing appointments http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000608.html Tue, 8 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000608.html Exclusive news from the Metal Injection Molding (MIM) and Ceramic Injection Molding (CIM) industries With 20 news stories ranging from new applications for metal and ceramic injection moulding to materials and production equipment developments, don't m http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000611.html Tue, 8 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000611.html Are the ‘Substances’ you use covered by the EU’s REACH Regulation? http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000609.html Sat, 5 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000609.html The American Ceramics Society (ACS) is organising a two-day course on Ceramic Injection Molding, aimed at end-users, researchers new to the field and current industry personnel. The course takes place at the Double Tree Hotel, San Diego, California and wi http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000610.html Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000610.html PIM technology will once again feature prominently at this year’s EuroPM Conference, Copenhagen, 12-14 October 2009 and organised by the European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA). In addition to specific conference sessions dedicated to PIM c http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000604.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000604.html The European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) is organising its 4th REACH workshop in Brussels, 17-18th September 2009. Entitled “REACH and other EU Environmental Legislation”, the workshop programme will focus on the following topics: Latest upda http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000605.html Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000605.html The European Union regulation REACH, which stands for ‘Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals’ came into force in June 2007 (see September 2007 issue of PIM International, pp43-51). The regulation includes metals, alloys and other r http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000606.html Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000606.html A call for papers has been issued for the ‘MIM2010 International Conference on the Injection Molding of Metals, Ceramics and Carbide’. The conference will take place in Long Beach, California, from March 29-31 2010 and follows on from last year’s PI http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000603.html Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000603.html PTC (Positive Temperature Coefficient) thermistors are used as heating elements in a wide variety of sectors, from diesel fuel preheating systems to automotive spray nozzle defrosting solutions and low-voltage home appliances. EPCOS AG, based in Munich, G http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000602.html Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000602.html The Powder Metallurgy (PM) Committee of SAE’s Materials Engineering Activity is inviting technical presentations to be submitted for possible inclusion in the 2010 SAE World Congress & Exposition, April 12–15 2010. A dedicated session (Powder Meta http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000600.html Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000600.html Ken Edwards, CEO of Purity Zinc Metals, LLC (PZM) and MIM feedstock producer Advanced Metalworking Practices, LLC (AMP) has announced that Dwight Webster has advanced to the position of General Manager at AMP. Dwight graduated from Purdue University in 19 http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000601.html Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000601.html The following articles and technical papers are now available for download from the Powder Injection Moulding International PDF Store. All items listed were first published in the March 2009 issue, Vol.3 No.1. ARTICLES Back to basics: Sintering http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000595.html Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000595.html Generally speaking, there are two kinds of materials in a magnetic circuit, known as ‘soft’ or ‘hard’ (permanent) magnetic materials. They are separated by the property that one type, the hard or permanent magnets, once charged - r http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000589.html Mon, 1 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000589.html Powder Injection Moulding International will be exhibiting at Ceramitec 2009 in October. In addition, there are plans to further promote our publication and PIM technology at other international ‘non-PM’ events in future years, including end-user and http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000586.html Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000586.html The 17th Plansee Seminar will take place in Reutte, Austria, from May 25–29 2009. This international conference on high performance Powder Metallurgy (PM) materials features more than 100 oral presentations and 132 posters presentations covering http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000585.html Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000585.html The June issue of Powder Injection Moulding International is out now and includes the following special features and technical papers, along with 14 pages of industry news, our illustrated patents section and PIM events guide. View subscription informa http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000583.html Thu, 7 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000583.html Component producer GKN PLC, which includes the Powder Metallurgy (PM) and Metal Injection Moulding (MIM) division GKN Sinter Metals, has reported that Group sales in the three months ended 31 March 2009 totalled £1,085 million, an 8% decrease on the firs http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000584.html Thu, 7 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000584.html The European Powder Metallurgy Association has launched an updated version of its technology promotion booklet Metal Injection Moulding, A Manufacturing Process for Precision Engineering Components.  The revised 24-page booklet contains revised informat http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000582.html Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000582.html Ingenieurbüro Gammatec of Radervormwald, Germany, has announced that it is distributing a new range of high temperature MoLa sintering trays and furnace accessories within Europe, including Turkey, capable of service at temperatures in excess of 1500°C. http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000577.html Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000577.html Now only six months away, CERAMITEC 2009 is set to be the major international event for the ceramic injection moulding industry. CERAMITEC 2009, the 11th International Trade Fair for Machinery, Equipment, Plants, Processes and Raw Materials for Ceramics a http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000562.html Thu, 2 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000562.html PIM International has just launched a new free-to-access online resource for designers and end-users of metal injection moulded components. Effective guidelines are presented that highlight key considerations that are necessary when developing a componen http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000551.html Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000551.html The Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) has released a new MIM standardised material designation code, information, and property data as an addendum to the 2007 edition of MPIF Standard 35, “Materials Standards for Metal Injection Molded Parts.” http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000544.html Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000544.html The European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) is producing a new guide to EU Legislation and Environmental Health and Safety in the European PM Industry, 2009 edition (EHS). The original EHS Guide was first published by the EPMA in 1991. This new edit http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000541.html Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000541.html Three new technical papers are now available for download from Powder Injection Moulding International’s PDF Store. These papers add to the significant collection of research and industry data already available on metal (MIM) and ceramic (CIM) injection http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000539.html Mon, 9 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000539.html The program for the 2009 International Conference on Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials (PowderMet2009) features more than 200 technical presentations in 46 technical sessions and six special interest programs. Sponsored by the Metal Powder Ind http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000542.html Sun, 8 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000542.html AMI DODUCO has completed a two year expansion programme for silver powder production and recovery capacity in Pforzheim, Germany. The company states that despite recent negative overall trends in industrial markets, demand for silver powders globally h http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000543.html Wed, 4 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000543.html Following extremely strong growth in 2007, the Swatch Group based in Switzerland recently reported a further good year for 2008 with gross sales up 4.3% to SFr 5.966 million. The group’s core business – the segment covering watches and jewellery saw a http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000535.html Tue, 3 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000535.html Following the success of the European Powder Metallurgy Association’s (EPMA) EU funded PM Training Courses, the association has announced the 2009 PM Summer School. The event will take place in Košice, Slovakia, from Monday 22nd June to Friday 26th Jun http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000534.html Mon, 2 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000534.html EPMA Powder Metallurgy Summer School 2009: Call for Students Following the success of the European Powder Metallurgy Association’s (EPMA) EU funded PM Training Courses, the association has announced the 2009 PM Summer School. The event will take place i http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000528.html Wed, 4 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000528.html The European Union STREP Project Consortium CarCIM dealing with “Integration of Two-Component Ceramic Injection Moulding for Large-Scale Production of Novel Multifunctional Ceramic Components for Automotive and Railway Applications” is organising a wo http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000529.html Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000529.html Aluminium metal injection moulding (MIM) is considered to have great potential to successfully compete with aluminium die casting because of the ability of the injection moulding process to produce parts more economically and with much thinner walled se http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000522.html Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000522.html Feedstock producer Advanced Metalworking Practices LLC receives ISO 9001:2000 (Without Design) Certification http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000523.html Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000523.html Workshop focuses on medical applications for microPIM http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000513.html Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000513.html New downloads now available from the Powder Injection Moulding International PDF Store http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000502.html Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000502.html Dr. Kishor M. Kulkarni, President of Advanced Metalworking Practices, recently retired from the company which he had founded in 1984. The company has produced ready-to-use feedstocks for metal injection moulding (MIM) since 1988. Its ADVAMET® feedstocks http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000501.html Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000501.html NetShape Technologies Inc. has announced the consolidation of its two plants located in Pennsylvania. The Clearfield plant will be consolidated into the Falls Creek facility. It is expected the Clearfield plant will cease operations by June 2009. "Due to http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000495.html Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000495.html The publisher of Powder Injection Moulding International, the magazine dedicated to the global metal (MIM) and ceramic (CIM) injection molding industry, has launched a new online archive of all previously published feature articles and technical papers. http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000474.html Thu, 9 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000474.html Platinum Equity announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase SCM Metal Products, Inc. from Gibraltar Industries, Inc. for an undisclosed amount. SCM is a manufacturer and distributor of copper-based powders to the powder metallurgy and http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000473.html Wed, 8 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000473.html Metal injection moulding notches up almost two decades of service in airbags http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000472.html Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000472.html Erasteel has announced its largest investment in the powder metallurgy (PM)business to-date by building a new gas-atomisation unit in Soderfors, Sweden, at a cost of €17 million. Advanced technologies will be used to ensure high powder cleanliness and s http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000464.html Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000464.html The EPMA’s “European Metal Injection Moulding Group – EuroMIM” is holding an open meeting on Sunday 28th September in Mannheim, Germany, in advance of the EuroPM 2008 Conference and Exhibition. All interested parties from the metal, ceramic and ca http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000468.html Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000468.html The BMW Group in Munich, Germany, has announced that among the many new features in the 2009 model of its luxury 7 Series saloon, will be ceramic injection moulded (CIM) controls and switches used in the interior of the car. BMW claims to be the first car http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000471.html Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000471.html The German debinding furnace manufacturer Lömi was established in 1991 as a manufacturer of solvent recycling units. The company quickly identified Powder Injection Moulding (PIM) as a potential market and since 2001 has been supplying injection mouldi http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000465.html Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000465.html Centorr Vacuum Industries, Inc. announced that it has appointed MIM Technology Co., Ltd. as its sales representative in Japan for metal injection moulding furnaces. Its principle, Fumio Nishihara, has had a long career in the metal injection moulding indu http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000470.html Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000470.html A recently established company, eMBe Products & Service GmbH, of Thierhaupten, Germany, is offering complete binder systems for Ceramic Injection Moulding (CIM) and Metal Injection Moulding (MIM) feedstock. Michael Bayer, eMBe’s Managing Director, s http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000466.html Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000466.html The international H.C. Starck Group has announced a further price increase for substantial parts of its product portfolio. The reason for these price rises are further increases in costs for energy, as well as for raw and auxiliary materials and productio http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000467.html Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000467.html DesignforPM is a new e−learning course from the European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) aimed mainly at industrial designers and engineers. It consists of a series of compact modules aimed at increasing the knowledge of designers and engineers http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000406.html Mon, 8 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000406.html Spheric Technologies, Inc.of Phoenix, Arizona, has announced the appointment of Robert Desberg as Director of Sales and Marketing. Spheric Technologies markets the patented Spheric/Syno-Therm™ high-temperature microwave furnace range for the sintering o http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000400.html Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000400.html Metaldyne announced on August 13th 2008 that it has been awarded more than $50 million in contracts from multiple automakers to supply powder metal forged connecting rods for 4 and 6 cylinder engines used globally in 2009 and 2010 cars, crossover vehicles http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000365.html Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000365.html The 2010 World Powder Metallurgy Congress and Exhibition was officially launched at the Italian Embassy in Washington DC, 10th June, with over 100 prominent figures from the world powder metallurgy (PM) and metal injection moulding (MIM) communities in http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000363.html Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000363.html PMG Group is to build a new Powder Metallurgy (PM) plant in Shanghai, China, to fulfill customer demand for locally manufactured PM products. The company foundation took place on April 23, 2008 at the Shanghai Fengpu Industrial Park in the presence of th http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000364.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000364.html Federal-Mogul Corporation (NASDAQ: FDML) recently produced the first pistons from a state-of-the-art manufacturing line at its new Powertrain Energy business segment facility in Araras, Brazil. The 10,300-square-meter "Greenfield" facility produces powder http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000362.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000362.html With an opening ceremony in its new production hall in Reutte/Austria, PMG Asturias Powder Metal S.A.U. has officially commissioned its new production line for planetary carriers. The fully automated production line will generate annual sales of approxima http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000355.html Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000355.html Taking Germany’s Metal Injection Moulding (MIM) Expert Group (MIM Expertenkreis) as its model, a new Ceramic Injection Moulding (CIM) Expert Group has been established. The aim of this new Ceramic Injection Moulding Expert Group is to promote CIM techno http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000356.html Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000356.html The 17th Plansee Seminar on Powder Metallurgical High Performance Materials, which is set to once again include developments in metal injection moulding (MIM), will take place at the headquarters of the Plansee Group in Reutte, Austria from May 25 - 29, 2 http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000357.html Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000357.html In the last fiscal year, which ended on February 29 2008, the Plansee Group has announced an 11% increase in sales €1.079 billion. All three Group divisions - Plansee HPM, Ceratizit and PMG contributed to this growth. Michael Schwarzkopf, chairman of th http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000353.html Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000353.html The Swedish iron powder producer Höganäs AB has reached agreement through its subsidiary North American Höganäs Inc. to take over the business of Kobelco Metal Powder of America, Inc (“KOMPA”), a subsidiary of Kobe Steel, Ltd. The agreement was si http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000344.html Mon, 2 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000344.html Arlan J. Clayton was the first recipient of MPIF’s  (Metal Powder Industries Federation, USA) Kempton H. Roll PM Lifetime Achievement Award. Clayton’s career spanned four decades in the PM and MIM industries before he retired as president of FloMet http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000341.html Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000341.html AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) has acquired Reading Alloys, a privately held producer of specialty metal powders for a range of markets including Metal Injection Moulding (MIM) and Powder Metallurgy (PM). With annual sales of approximately $80 million, Reading http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000340.html Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000340.html Egide, the UK based metal injection moulding (MIM) producer, reported strong demand for metal injection moulded parts in 2007, a year in which they experienced a 25% increase in business. Egide has high hopes of further growth in the region of 40% in 2008 http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000338.html Wed, 9 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000338.html GKN Sinter Metals, a leading global powder metallurgy (PM) parts supplier, opened the doors of its Bad Langensalza metal injection moulding (MIM) plant to Powder Injection Moulding International late last year. GKN manufactures several hundred tons of MIM http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000335.html Tue, 1 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000335.html Metallied Powder Solutions, S.A. is a new company based near San Sebastian, Spain, that designs, manufactures and sells metal powders in small batch sizes for special applications and research and development activities. Founded in February 2007, the comp http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000334.html Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000334.html Carpenter Technology Corp. has announced its acquisition of the assets and business of UltraFine Powder Technology Inc. Founded in 1987, UltraFine Powder Technology Inc. produces fine gas atomized powders which are used in metal injection moulding and oth http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000333.html Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000333.html Sintez RusMIM Ltd has appointed Burkard Metallpulver Vertrieb GmbH (BMV) as its exclusive agent in Europe for the sales and marketing of its carbonyl iron products (CIP) for the use in metal injection moulding (MIM), diamond tools and synthetic diamonds. http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000327.html Wed, 5 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000327.html 'Powder Metallurgy: A Global Market Review' looks at some of the key statistics in regional and global shipments relating to ferrous and non-ferrous PM products, hardmetals, diamond tools, and powder-based magnets. Additionally, two special insets review http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000325.html Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000325.html The International Powder Metallurgy Directory (IPMD) is the world's leading directory of powder metallurgy parts producers and industry suppliers worldwide. The all new 468 page 13th Edition, published by Inovar Communications Ltd, now contains in excess http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000318.html Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000318.html Although Australia has the world’s largest economic reserves of titanium ore and is a leading exporter, the cost and complexity of processing this ore has deterred the development of a local, integrated, titanium metal industry. However, over the past f http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000319.html Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000319.html Freeman Technology of Malvern, Worc., UK, has received the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2007 for the development, commercialisation and sales success of its patented FT4 powder rheometer, which the company states is a new way to measure the http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000320.html Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000320.html Arburg GmbH of Lossburg, Germany, has opened a new technology centre in Elgin, Ill, USA, close to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. The 6,000 ft2 facility has a capacity for six injection moulding machines ranging from 14 ton models to the 618-t http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000316.html Tue, 1 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000316.html In September 2006 BMW introduced its new BMW Hydrogen 7 car as the world’s first automobile capable of industrialising hydrogen technologies for ‘regular’ production vehicles. The BMW Hydrogen 7 car has been built in a limited series (around 100) in http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000317.html Tue, 1 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000317.html The giant double-decker Airbus A380 airliner went into commercial service with Singapore Airlines in October 2007 flying from Singapore to Sydney, Australia. The first Metal Injection Moulded (MIM) parts to be used in the Airbus family, including the A380 http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000315.html Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000315.html Modern Plastics Worldwide (www.modplas.com) has reported that Thomas Hartkämper, General Manager of Husky Injection Molding’s operation in Germany, announced “two major strategic orders” at the Euromold exhibition in Frankfurt on 7 December. Hartk� http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000313.html Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000313.html GKN plc, which includes production operations for components produced by the powder metallurgy (PM) and metal injection moulding (MIM) processes, released a stable forecast ahead of its financial year end on 31 December. The powder metallurgy division has http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000312.html Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000312.html The December issue of Powder Injection Moulding International has just been published and includes the following special features. Subscribe today for £95 per year including shipping. Demand for precision components set to drive Chinese PIM manufacturing http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000310.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000310.html Purity Zinc Metals, LLC, (PZM) of Clarksville, TN, USA, has announced the purchase of Advanced Metalworking Practices, Inc. (AMP) of Carmel, IN, USA. Advanced Metalworking is a major supplier of feedstocks for the North American market and internationally http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000307.html Fri, 9 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000307.html H.C. Starck, of Goslar, Germany, has introduced a new hardmetal (cemented carbide) binder material designated AMPERSINT® MAP which is based on iron and is said to be a cheaper alternative to the cobalt binder normally used. The company states that in add http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000308.html Fri, 9 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000308.html Fraunhofer IKTS, the Dresden-based research centre for development of advanced ceramics and hard materials, reports that it has successfully demonstrated the manufacture of steel-ceramic composites using multicomponent powder injection moulding (PIM) fol http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000305.html Wed, 7 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000305.html Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Applied Materials Research IFAM in Bremen, northern Germany, have succeeded in developing a miniature MIM demonstration part weighing only 5.4 milligrams and having a wall thickness http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000303.html Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000303.html Mould Research Co. ltd which has been producing MIM parts in Kasutsu City, Shiga Pref., since 1998 and is today one of Japan‘s leading MIM companies, has changed its name to Technes Co Ltd with effect from August 2007. The company uses a patented single http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000304.html Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000304.html OM Group, the Cleveland, Ohio, based producer of cobalt powder and specialist nickel powders, has completed the previously announced sale of its nickel business to Norilsk Nickel for $408 million in cash. Norilsk is Russia’s largest mining and metallurg http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000302.html Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000302.html ECKA Granulate GmbH of Fürth/Bayern, Germany, one of the world’s largest non-ferrous powder producers reports that it is to discontinue copper powder production at its MicroMet site in Hamburg early in October 2008 where Cu and other powders have been http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000301.html Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000301.html QinetiQ Nanomaterials Ltd (QNL) is to commission a new small scale production plant in Farnborough, UK, in October 2007 for its range of nanopowders produced by the plasma vaporisation process – the so-called Tesima® process. 'The new rig will enable Q http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000300.html Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000300.html Engel Austria GmbH launched its newly developed, compact, fully electric E-Motion Focus 100 injection moulding machine earlier this year at Chinaplas in Guangzhou, China. The major features of the new model series, which will be available by the end of 20 http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000296.html Tue, 9 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000296.html The Fraunhofer IFAM Institute in Bremen, Germany, has developed a process for the manufacture of complex-shaped profiles by extruding metal injection moulding feedstock. Research activities have been directed towards expanding the scope of applications http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000297.html Tue, 9 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000297.html DuPont Titanium Technologies, based in Wilmington, Delaware, said to be the world’s largest producer of titanium dioxide (TiO2) - a white pigment used widely in the coatings, plastics and paper industries, has developed a new process for making high-pur http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000299.html Tue, 9 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000299.html The Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) has opened the 2008 International PM Design Excellence Awards Competition. The competition recognizes outstanding achievements in the commercial production of powder metallurgy (PM) and metal injection moulded http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000295.html Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000295.html The International Powder Metallurgy Directory (IPMD)13th Edition will be published in January 2008. Since 1977 the IPMD has been the most comprehensive guide available to the global powder metallurgy (PM) industry, with over 4600 listings covering bot http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000293.html Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000293.html Robert Bosch LLC, part of the global Bosch Group, has opened a new 70,000 ft2 technical centre in Plymouth Township, Mich. USA to enhance and expand its engineering and development capacity in North America. The facility features research and development http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000294.html Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000294.html The successful application of copperMIM in thermal management systems could be the catalyst that fuels liquid cooling systems production, states Singapore-based PIM producer Acelent Technologies. The company, established at the end of 2005, reports succes http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000292.html Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000292.html GKN PLC reported that its powder metallurgy (PM) business, which includes metal injection moulding (MIM) operations at the Bad Langensalza plant in Germany, reports positive progress during the first six months of 2007 with higher sales, profits, and http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000290.html Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000290.html The September issue of Powder Injection Moulding International has just been published. This feature-packed 64 page issue includes 10 pages of industry news plus the following special features: The Powder injection moulding of cemented carbides: a global http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000287.html Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000287.html Metal injection moulding (MIM) related presentations are set to be a highlight of the European Powder Metallurgy Association's annual conference in Toulouse, France, 15-17 October 2007. The following sessions focus on MIM technology and include a speci http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000283.html Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000283.html Polymer Technologies Inc (PTI) has commemorated its 20th anniversary in business as supplier of high-performance plastic and metal injection moulded parts by successfully implementing the Aerospace Quality Standard SAE AS9100B. The company’s Quality M http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000282.html Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000282.html PSM Industries, which includes the Los Angeles based metal injection moulding producer PolyAlloys and powder metal parts producer Pacific Sintered Metals, recently announced the purchase of Yillik Precision Industries on August 10, 2007. Yillik Precision http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000286.html Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000286.html MIM producers featured extensively in the winners’ list of the Metal Powder Industries Federation’s (MPIF) 2007 ‘Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards’ competition. The awards were presented during the 2007 International Conference on Powder http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000276.html Wed, 1 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000276.html Powder injection moulding (PIM) has been identified as one of the top growth technologies in which Austria is seeking to gain a leading position, and the Lower Austrian Government has funded the establishment of a ‘virtual company’ called the ‘Austr http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000277.html Wed, 1 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000277.html The new Standard 35, Materials Standards for Metal Injection Molded Parts—2007 Edition has just been published by the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF), USA. The 32 page publication is the most comprehensive standard to-date and encompasses all http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000278.html Wed, 1 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000278.html Raymor Industries Inc, a leading developer and producer of single-walled carbon nanotubes, nanomaterials and advanced materials, announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary, AP and C Advanced Powders and Coatings established in Montreal, Canada, in 2004, h http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000280.html Wed, 1 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000280.html Successful use of metal injection moulding (MIM) to produce complex near-net shape components from NiTi shape memory alloys is underway following research at the ‘Institute for Materials and Processes - Energy Systems (IWF-1)’ at the Forschungszentrum http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000273.html Mon, 2 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000273.html PIM International is delighted to confirm that it will be a sponsor at the European Powder Metallurgy Association’s Euro PM2007 Conference and Exhibition, Toulouse, France, 15-17 October 2007. Paul Whittaker, Publishing Director of PIM Internati http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000268.html Sun, 1 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000268.html MIM components are to go into series production for the EJ200 engine used in the Eurofighter aircraft following successful testing in rigs and engines. MIM is said to have the potential for substantial cost reductions in aero engine applications. Modern a http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000269.html Sun, 1 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000269.html Both dental professionals and patients are asking for completely metal-free dental restorations in an effort to eliminate potential allergies to metal. Nobel Biocare of Switzerland has with its Procera® process been at the forefront of the development of http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000270.html Sun, 1 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000270.html Sumitomo Osaka Cement (SOC) has been producing MIM parts at its Funabashi (Chiba Pref.) site since 1987 with several expansions in capacity since that time. According to a SOC technical report from the Metal Injection Team of the Advanced Materials Resear http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000272.html Sun, 1 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000272.html The injection moulding machine manufacturer Battenfeld, of Kottingbrunn, Austria, which was sold by the SMS group to venture capitalists last year, has reported full order books and significantly increased sales for the first quarter of 2007. The c http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000262.html Fri, 1 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000262.html Remington Arms Co., USA, has announced that it will be acquired by an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. as part of a definitive agreement between Cerberus and RACI Holding, Inc. for an estimated value of $370 million. Tommy Millner, CEO of Re http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000271.html Fri, 1 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000271.html The official ground-breaking ceremony for the new Arburg Customer Centre in Lossburg, Germany, took place in on 28 March 2007. The new building will be a large show room with sufficient space to house the entire series of Arburg machines for injection mou http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000255.html Fri, 2 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000255.html There has been a new addition to the powder technology scene in Austria. The Powder Technology Center at Austrian Research Centers GmbH in Seibersdorf has been founded with the aim of focusing research activities on powder injection moulding as well as co http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000249.html Fri, 2 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000249.html The growing acceptance of MIM as a maturing manufacturing technology is reflected in increasing demand for MIM powders. Sandvik Osprey Ltd, a leading supplier of gas atomised powders for MIM worldwide, has supplied the industry over 15 years with fine MIM http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000256.html Fri, 2 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000256.html Vertu, a manufacturer of handcrafted mobile phones for the luxury market, has used MIM technology in its Indianapolis Limited Edition Vertu Ascent phone as part of its Vertu Racetrack Legends Series.Made in the UK, the Indianapolis Limited Edition phone i http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000241.html Thu, 1 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000241.html BMW’s patented Valvetronic variable valve lift, which has already enhanced the performance and fuel efficiency of BMW’s V-8 and V-12 engines, has also been introduced into its 6-cylinder engines. The 6-cylinder versions include a metal injection mould http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000243.html Thu, 1 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000243.html The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has invested $2 million in Maetta Sciences Inc. to assist with the deployment of its PIM technology for the industrial sectors, including aeronautics and medical products. http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000244.html Thu, 1 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000244.html The European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) has appointed Dr Olivier Coube (pictured) as its next Technical Director. Dr Coube, a French national aged 37, was previously employed by Plansee AG in Austria and the Fraunhofer Institute IWM in Freibur http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000245.html Thu, 1 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000245.html One of Taiwan’s largest producers of parts for computers and mobiles phones has made the decision to go in-house for its requirements for MIM components thereby making a severe dent in the sales of established MIM businesses in the country. http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000246.html Thu, 1 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000246.html Centorr Vacuum Industries is expanding its furnace offering for the metal injection molding market with the introduction of a new line of Modular MIM-Vac™ custom metal hot zone furnaces http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000247.html Thu, 1 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000247.html The European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) will be organsing the third in its series of EU supported training courses on powder metallurgy for young materials and design engineers in Kosice, Slovakia from 23rd June to 1st July 2007 http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000248.html Thu, 1 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pim-international.com/news/000248.html Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF), Princeton, NJ, has recently published its four-volume collection of technical literature on powder injection moulding. This series is a collection of technical manuscripts as presented at the annual MPIF conferen