Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has received a three-year, $25-million award from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory (CCDC-ARL) to advance a 3D printing technique that could be used to repair vehicles and other critical technology in the field, avoiding the sometimes extensive wait for new parts and increasing the readiness of military units.
Together with the H+E-Produktentwicklung GmbH in Moritzburg, Saxony, Germany, the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM in Dresden, Germany, has developed a true-to-scale gas turbine that impressively demonstrates the current potentials and limitations of powder bed-based additive technologies. The technology demonstrator "Siemens SGT6-8000 H", a scaled model of a gas turbine for power generation on a scale of 1:25, was completely manufactured with additive processes except for the shaft.
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The World Congress on Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials (WorldPM2020) only happens every six years in North America. This global event brings together global powder metallurgy (PM) leaders for three conferences sintered into one global event in Montreal, Canada, June 27–July 1, 2020
The annual Basic Powder Metallurgy (PM) Short Course wrapped up its 55th session last week with 74 students in attendance. This year’s course was held August 12–14, and received excellent feedback from attendees, with over 100% stating that they would recommend the course to others.
The Metal Injection Molding Association (MIMA), a trade association that promotes metal injection molding (MIM) powders, components and products, is proud to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website at www.mimaweb.org. The new site features a modern design, improved functionality, and resources for potential MIM end users.
The first self-sustaining residential home to use Hy2Green, a carbon dioxide–free energy supply system developed by GKN Powder Metallurgy, is officially in use. The energy storage system utilizes metal powder to hold hydrogen as an energy source. The residence, located in South Tyrolian Alps, is not connected to a public power grid.
The program for the conference PMTi2019, Powder Metallurgy and Additive Manufacturing of Titanium, is now available. PMTi2019 will host global experts on powder metallurgy (PM) and metal additive manufacturing (AM) September 24–27, 2019, in Salt Lake City, Utah at the University of Utah. This is the first time that the conference will be held in the United States.
An official call for presentations has been announced for MIM2020, International Conference on Injection Molding of Metals, Ceramics and Carbides, to b
e held at Hotel Irvine, March 2–4, 2020, in Irvine, California. Potential authors have until October 4, 2019, to submit presentation abstracts on manufacturing innovations and material advancements. All abstracts accepted for presentation will require a PowerPoint submission prior to the conference.
Since 1965, MPIF has sponsored an awards competition among MPIF member company parts fabricators. The winners of the 2019 Powder Metallurgy (PM) Design Excellence Awards Competition were announced during POWDERMET2019, International Conference on Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials, at the Monday, June 24, Awards Luncheon. Nine Grand Prizes and seven Awards of Distinction were given in this year’s competition.
Phoenix, Arizona, hosted the powder metallurgy (PM) industry June 23–26 for POWDERMET2019, International Conference on Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials, and AMPM2019, Additive Manufacturing with Powder Metallurgy. These co-located conferences brought together over 850 delegates from 22 countries for four days of the latest research and development in PM, particulate materials and metal additive manufacturing (AM), as well as annual industry awards presentations and networking.
In less than two weeks the powder metallurgy (PM) and metal additive manufacturing (AM) industries will descend on the Valley of the Sun, Phoenix, Arizona, for POWDERMET2019, International Conference on Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials, and AMPM2019, Additive Manufacturing with Powder Metallurgy. Held June 23–26, 2019, at the Sheraton Grand, this year’s co-located conferences feature the most robust technical program yet and a sold-out exhibit hall.