New MPIF Standard 35 Materials Standard Released Wednesday, August 12, 2020 The 2020 edition of MPIF Standard 35 – Materials Standards for PM Structural Parts has been released. This Standard is a must-have document and provides the design and materials engineer with the latest engineering property data and information available to specify materials for structural parts made using the PM process. Read more
ASM Historical Landmark Designation Tuesday, August 11, 2020 Iowa State University Ames Project Site, Ames, Iowa, has been selected as a 2020 Historical Landmark, by ASM International. Read more
Toyota Expects Further Recovery in Global Car Production Sunday, August 2, 2020 Toyota Motor Corporation aims to produce just 2% fewer vehicles globally in August than it had originally planned, as the automaker sees output recover slowly from the huge impact of COVID-19. Read more
Porsche Tests Metal Additively Manufactured Pistons in its 911 GT2 RS Engine Sunday, August 2, 2020 The additively manufactured pistons were developed at Mahle (Courtesy Mahle) Porsche, in cooperation with its partners Mahle, Stuttgart, Germany, and Trumpf, Ditizingen, Germany, recently used metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) to produce a series of aluminum pistons for the high-performance engine of its 911 flagship model, the GT2 RS sports car. Read more
America Makes and Air Force Research Laboratory Announce Awardees of the Additive Manufacturing Modeling Challenge Series Sunday, August 2, 2020 America Makes and Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials & Manufacturing Directorate Structural Materials, Metals Branch (AFRL/RXCM), proudly announce the awardees of the additive manufacturing (AM) Modeling Challenge Series with $235K to be divided among the awardees. Read more