Join us for PowderMet2025, the leading technical conference and innovative exhibition focused on powder metallurgy, taking place from June 15-18 in Phoenix!

This is your opportunity to explore the latest advancements through insightful presentations, discover groundbreaking exhibits, and connect with industry leaders. Don’t miss the Metal Powder Industry Federation’s exciting Design Excellence Awards competition, celebrating the best in the field!

Whether you're a professional or an academic, PowderMet2025 is where the future of powder metallurgy unfolds.

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, London, is making strides in sustainable defense manufacturing by repurposing titanium from obsolete fighter aircraft. This groundbreaking initiative focuses on recycling components like engine compressor blades from retired Tornado jets into titanium metal powders, which are then utilized for additive manufactured (AM) jet engine parts.

IperionX Limited, Charlotte, North Carolina, announced a landmark contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) worth up to $47.1 million. This funding aims to bolster the U.S. Defense Industrial Base by developing a fully integrated, low-cost titanium supply chain sourced domestically.

Zhongshu Ren (left) and Tao Sun, University of Virginia, display the results of L-PBF research.

A research team led by University of Virginia Associate Professor Tao Sun has made significant strides in advancing AM, particularly in aerospace and industries requiring robust metal parts. Their study focuses on detecting keyhole pores, which are major defects in laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF).

A research team from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, Tennessee, has successfully designed, additively manufactured, and tested a specimen capsule for use in the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR). The specimen capsules are essential for nuclear fuels and materials research as they hold experiments during irradiation in test reactors.

Distinguished Service to Powder Metallurgy Awards Announced

The Metal Powder Industries Federation's (MPIF) Awards Committee has announced the recipients of the 2025 MPIF Distinguished Service to Powder Metallurgy (PM) Award that recognizes individuals who have actively served the North American PM industry for at least 25 years and, in the minds of their peers, deserve special recognition.

APMI International’s most prestigious award recognizes APMI members for their significant contributions to the goals, purpose, and mission of the organization as well as for an elevated level of expertise in the technology, practice, or business of the industry. The 2025 Fellow Award recipients will receive elevation to Fellow status at PowderMet2025 / AMPM2025, June 15–18 in Phoenix.

The 2025 recipients are Christopher Adam, PMT and Dr. Ma Qian.

According to Reuters, U.S. new-car sales in 2024 were on the rise, recovering from pandemic lows thanks to improved inventories, increased incentives, and a growing demand for hybrid vehicles.

Wards Intelligence reported earlier this month that new vehicle sales reached 15.9 million last year, marking a 2.2% increase from the previous year and the highest figure since 2019. Automakers anticipate that this upward trend will persist into 2025.

Peter Brewin, died December 5, 2024. He was 80 years old. Peter’s PM career began in 1972 researching and developing water atomization. Peter helped to develop the British PM industry, becoming President of the British Powder Metal Federation in 1986. In 1989 he helped establish the European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA), becoming the first Technical Director in 2001. 

The 2025 Edition of Standard Test Methods for Metal Powders and Powder Metallurgy Products is now available for purchase! The most current versions of these standards, which are used in the manufacture of both metal powders and powder metallurgy products, are required by Quality Assurance programs to maintain full compliance.

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Rhodium, the rarest occurring metal.

Renishaw PLC, Gloucestershire, UK, has delivered a crucial saving for a metal additive manufacturing (AM) process that involves rhodium and platinum, two metals that are generally too expensive to use in industrial applications. However, when alloyed, weight loss at high temperatures occurs slower than pure platinum, providing industrial value.