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GKN Hoeganaes launches metal powder blog series
April 23, 2024
GKN Hoeganaes has announced the launch of a new blog series focusing on metal powders. Aligned with the company’s interest in sustainability and materials development, the blog will explore metal powder»
e-VAC awarded $112M tax credit boost for US permanent magnets facility
April 23, 2024
e-VAC Magnetics, which is part of the VAC Group headquartered in Hanau, Germany, has been awarded a $111.9 million Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Tax Credit to advance the construction of its first US manufacturing»
Equispheres secures $14.6 million funding round led by Martinrea International
April 23, 2024
Metal powder producer Equispheres, Inc, based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, has completed an initial close on its Series B financing totalling around $14.6 million (CA $20 million). The financing was led by Martinrea»
Höganäs awarded Partner of the Year for its supply of thermal spray powders to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
April 22, 2024
Sweden’s Höganäs AB has received a Partner of the Year award from the GTCC Division of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), a leading global industrial group headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Höganäs was recognised»
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From powder modification to rejuvenation: Fluidised Bed Reactors in metal powder production and Additive Manufacturing
Fluidised Bed Reactors (FDRs) will be new to many in the Powder Metallurgy and Additive Manufacturing industries. The technology offers a host of operational features that are useful in both metal powder production and in instances where batches of powder may need to be ‘rejuvenated’, or brought back into specification.
In this article, Bill Hopkins, Managing Director, Phoenix Scientific Industries (PSI) Limited, introduces the concept of FBRs and considers current and future applications for metal powder producers and users.
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Retech: Enabling the atomisation of reactive and refractory alloys at substantially higher levels of productivity and lower cost
Retech, a division of SECO/WARWICK Group, has developed a method for the gas atomisation of a wide variety of reactive and refractory alloys, amorphous metals, and superalloys. Called Plasma Gas Atomising (PGA), this technology, states the company, promises a significant increase in production rates.
In this article, Retech’s Dr Aamir Abid explores the technology and its advantages for metal powder producers and considers its potential to substantially reduce the cost of metal powders for Powder Metallurgy and Additive Manufacturing applications.
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Innovations from Japan’s Powder Metallurgy industry: award winners highlight novel automotive and healthcare applications
In 2023, the Japan Powder Metallurgy Association (JPMA) celebrated forty-five years of its PM component awards competition. This year’s competition recognises achievements within the Powder Metallurgy industry across three categories: New Products (New Design/Materials/Process Development), New Powders and Equipment Development. The organisers also recognised products not covered by the categories with the awarding of the Effort Prize. This year’s innovations ranged from reactor cores for electric vehicles to aluminium bronze powder.
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