2018 JPMA Component Awards
		
		
		The Japanese Powder Metallurgy Association (JPMA) has announced the winners of the JPMA Component Awards. The program began in 1979 to aid in the dissemination of PM as an innovative technology. Download the full press release (pdf).
The 2018 award-winning components are:
    
        
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 | Oil impregnated sintered bearing with 1μm inner dimension tolerancePorite Corporation
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 | Transmission parts for new-generation HV automobiles with multi-steps taper shape FINE SINTER Co., Ltd.
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 | Sinterized eccentric bush use for Motorcycle ABS hydraulic control unit Porite Corporation
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 | Sinterized screw nut lead used for medical syringe pumpPorite Corporation
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 | High-density sprocket with low-cost and die-lubricationless compactionFINE SINTER Co., Ltd.
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            | Effort Prize Category | 
        
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 | Development of Gears for a Wastegate Valve in a Turbocharged EngineSumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
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 | Development of a Pressure Sensor Holder in Gasoline Direct Injection SystemSumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
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