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 ... Read more »
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 ... Read more »
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 ... Read more »
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 ... Read more »
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 ... Read more »
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, ... Read more »
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, ... Read more »
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 ... Read more »
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. 000267The conference will, for the first ... Read more »
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 ... Read more »
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 ... Read more »
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 ... Read more »
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 ... Read more »
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