The powder metallurgy industry is a vital, growing part of the modern global economy, delivering products that are essential to agriculture, consumer goods, manufacturing, transportation, healthcare, defense, and aerospace. So whether you’re a graduate of high school or vocational school looking to enter the workforce or you’re determined to pursue higher education, whether you’re a college student trying to sharpen your focus on a career path, or a university graduate seeking to apply your hard-earned academic achievements toward a rewarding professional life, consider what PM has to offer.

The powder metallurgy industry is comprised of a diverse group of companies engaged in everything from raw materials production to tooling and equipment manufacturers that support companies that produce PM components to those parts-making companies themselves. Companies range in size from smaller local or regional firms, all the way to large multi-national organizations. The applications they’re involved in run the gamut from traditional automotive parts to nanotechnology concepts just emerging from the laboratory.

A partial list of career areas in PM may include:

• Administration
• Application operations
• Apprentice
• Customer relations
• Industrial engineer
• Laboratory technician
• Maintenance mechanic
• Management
• Manufacturing operations
• Marketing
• Material handling
• Mechanical engineer

You can learn a great deal about powder metallurgy by browsing through this Web site. If you’re interested in learning which colleges and universities offer programs with a special emphasis on powder metallurgy, click here.

Click here to learn about a student membership in APMI International (a technical society for individuals working in, or interested in developments related to, PM technology) at a reduced rate.

Click here to watch a video about a career in PM.

To learn of available positions in the industry, click here.