MPIF provides a variety of services to help strengthen the position of members within the PM industry and promote the growth and welfare of the entire industry. These services include:

• Statistics and survey data— metal powder shipments, financial and operating ratio data on PM parts manufacturing, end-market product dispersal, compacting/sizing press sales, tooling and sintering furnace sales, industry capacity, wage and hour surveys, and equipment inventory

• Technical standards—PM nomenclature, methods of testing for powders and components, materials specifications, and safety standards for compacting presses

• Public relations and market development—media relations, institutional advertising to industry customers, trade show exhibiting, product/suppliers directories, and generating inquiries for member companies

• Technical brochures and information on industry products

• Educational films, videos, and interactive media on industry topics

• Organizing and leading trade missions on an "as-needed" basis

• Sponsorship of educational short courses and seminars

• MPIF E-learning online courses—delivered anytime, anywhere in a Web browser to help PM companies maintain a highly skilled workforce

• Annual international technical conference & exhibition—held in the late spring, as well as an annual meeting and Fall Management Conference

• Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards competition—an annual event that honors outstanding achievements in PM part design and fabrication, which are then showcased to the industrial design community through an ongoing worldwide promotional campaign

• Management information—market and technical trends, industry acquisitions, technology and transfer agreements, and special statistics