The use of granular materials and fine powders are commonplace in industrial applications. These materials must be precisely characterized in order to properly control and optimize processing methods, ...

The powder metallurgy (PM) industry began 2019 facing a subdued business outlook. Red flags warned of caution ahead. But first, let’s begin with a review of 2018, in which most PM sectors posted ...

Metal Powder Works enters powder partnership with Austal USA. The companies will co-develop additional metal powder specifications.

PyroGenesis is the inventor of the plasma atomization process and in fact coined the term “plasma atomization” in its original patent. The Company’s NexGen™ system is a patented upgrade to what is ...

An array of powder-metal parts. Powder metallurgy was practiced long before ancient artisans learned to melt and cast iron. Egyptians made iron tools using PM techniques back in 3,000 B.C. The ancient ...

Rather, the challenge currently being posed by the leaders in the field of advanced manufacturing today is in whether metal additive manufacturing will hit the mainstream, and how quickly it can ...

Metal powders are used to produce a variety of industrial parts and products. A number of techniques are used to manufacture parts from metal powders, with two popular techniques being sintering and ...

A bushing manufactured by the powder metal process is cast-in-place inside a magnesium diecast steering wheel frame. Research was performed in an effort to improve quality and reduce cost by replacing ...

Metal additive manufacturing (AM) often draws natural comparisons to more widespread manufacturing methods like injection molding or CNC machining. It’s easy to see why the discussion is often framed ...