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 ...

Here’s a quick overview of different PM processes that can be found at Metal Powder Industries Federation's site, www.mpif.org (select Intro to PM and then processes). For an in-depth discussion of ...

Discussions regarding additive manufacturing (AM) metal parts in aerospace tend to focus around the 3D-printing machine as an ...

West Lebanon, NH--Size does matter at Mii Technologies. This maker of powder metal components and materials has created a diminutive hydraulic press that packs more than twice the clamping force of ...

Developing optimized, and in some cases certified, metal powders for AM has been critical to progressing from a prototyping method to an established manufacturing technology. This transition has ...

Metal additive manufacturing (AM) has transformed component design by enabling complex geometries and rapid prototyping. However, parts produced by powder-based processes often retain residual ...

Development collaboration to focus on cemented carbide (WC-Co), used in cutting tools and wear-resistant parts, and tungsten-copper (W-Cu), used in high-voltage electrical applications GTP uses the ...

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 ...