Due to the overwhelming interest in the Virtual Basic PM Short Course, the course will be offered On-Demand from August 10–14, 2020, so encourage more participate across the globe. No travel, no hotel, and a reduced, virtual-only registration rate through July 8.

An official call for presentations has been announced for MIM2021, International Conference on Injection Molding of Metals, Ceramics and Carbides, to be held February 22–24, 2021, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Potential authors have until September 30, 2020, to submit presentation abstracts on manufacturing innovations and material advancements. All abstracts accepted for presentation will require a PowerPoint submission prior to the conference.

Randall M. German, FAPMI, and Animesh Bose, FAPMI, have released a new book titled Binder and Polymer Assisted Powder Processing. This book focuses on the basic principles and options available for the application of polymers and natural organics to powder processing. It links the material, powder characteristics, forming process, and product attributes together to give the first unified treatment on polymer assisted powder processing.

Last month the Metal Powder Industries Federation and APMI International launched an on-going webinar series for members with themes ranging from technical topics (Powder Production for AM, PM & MIM; Ferrous Materials and Properties) to explorations of member benefits. Since the program began four weeks ago, over 750 MPIF and APMI International members have taken advantage of this complimentary program.

While company travel bans and social distancing practices are in place, we need to find new ways to advance powder metallurgy technology. The Center for Powder Metallurgy Technology (CPMT) will hold a virtual Technology Focus Meeting (TFM) on June 30, 2020 from 1:00-3:30 p.m. EST.