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 ... Read more »

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 ... Read more »

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. ... Read more »

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 ... Read more »

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.” ... Read more »

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 ... Read more »

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 ... Read more »

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 ... Read more »

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 ... Read more »

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 ... Read more »