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AddUp expands portfolio with 17-4 PH stainless steel alloy
April 18, 2024
AddUp Inc, headquartered in Cébazat, France, has announced that 17-4 PH alloy can now be used with its FormUp 350 Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB) Additive Manufacturing machine. 17-4 PH can be certified»
Ames National Laboratory and partners to launch critical materials research facility
April 17, 2024
Ames National Laboratory, Iowa, USA, will partner with eight other DOE National Laboratories to support the Critical Materials Supply Chain Research Facility recently announced by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE)»
NBTM highlights advanced soft magnetic materials to representatives from its seven PM facilities
April 17, 2024
NBTM New Materials Group Co Ltd Dongmu recently hosted a learning day at its Zhejiang Dongmu Keda Magnetoelectric Co., Ltd facility. Company sales representatives from across seven Powder Metallurgy factories»
The Tantalum-Niobium International Study Center celebrates 50th anniversary
April 17, 2024
The Tantalum-Niobium International Study Center (TIC) is celebrating its 50th year as a trade association serving the tantalum and niobium industries. Over this time, leaders in these industries have met at the TIC»
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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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