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Distinguished service to PM awards
Metal Powder Report Volume 70, Number 5 September/October 2015
automobile sector is a significant factor driving the global powder metallurgy market. The spurt of activities witnessed by the automotive industry in the U.S. has bolstered the demand for powder metallurgy in the country.
Ferrous powder Among the different types of products manufactured in the market, the report cites ferrous powder as the predominant segment. Ferrous powder led the market in 2013 with 80% share in the market.
Increasing demand for components manufactured using ferrous powders, especially in automobile applications is likely to boost the market segment significantly. Powder metallurgy is also used in electronics and electrical application due to its low energy consumption and reduced prices compared to other manufacturing processes. These attributes will emerge as the key driving forces for the global powder metallurgy market. Transparency Market Research; www.transparencymarketresearch.com NEWS
positively reflected on the proceeds registered by the global powder metallurgy market. Accelerating demand for automobiles in Asia Pacific has substantially fuelled the demand for metallurgy products in the region. Rapid industrialization witnessed by heavy industries and aerospace segment also contributed to the development of the global powder metallurgy market. Powder metallurgy is available at a reasonable price, which has played a key role in boosting its demand in the global market. Steps taken by developed economies to recover
NEWS
Canadian mine set to produce PM-standard graphite A new technical report on a graphite mine in Albany, Canada, suggests that the mine could produce graphite powder pure enough to be used in powder metallurgy (PM) products. According to Zenyatta Ventures Ltd’s technical report, graphite concentrate could be purified to yield a final graphite product grading 99.94% Cg and 89.13% recovery, for an overall recovery of 75.40%. Unlike metamorphic flake and amorphous deposits, tests have demonstrated that
Zenyatta’s hydrothermal (vein) type graphite can be processed into a high-purity crystalline substance, suitable to compete against synthetic graphite producers for market share. Graphite is used in powdered metals primarily as a strengthening agent, and as a lubricant, and an estimated 80% of products made by powder metallurgy are used in the automotive sector mainly as components for transmissions and engines. Other uses in this sector include industrial controls, motors, and hydraulics, while primary
military applications for fine grained, high density graphite are re-entry vehicle nose tips, thrust tabs, heat shields, and nozzle throats of missiles. The report concluded that the mining project should be advanced to the prefeasibility stage and that additional metallurgical tests should be carried out to scale up the process for the production of a highpurity graphite product with specifications based on research and dialogue with endusers. Zenyatta Ventures Ltd; www.zenyatta.ca
Keith has the metallurgical and heat processing equipment industry. He began his career in 1983 selling metallurgical and failure analysis equipment and started his own company where he serves as a consultant
and manufacturer’s representative of thermal processing equipment and metallography equipment and supplies.
New sales rep for Gasbarre company J L Becker, a Gasbarre Furnace Group company, has appointed Keith Lloyd as sales representative for the Southern United States, including the States of Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana.
J L Becker; www.jlbecker.com
Distinguished service to PM awards A number of industry professionals have received the Distinguished Service to Powder Metallurgy Award from the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) during PowderMet2015. They include: Franc ¸ois Chagnon, retired, Rio Tinto Metal Powders. Robert J. Dowding, materials engineer, U.S. Army Research Laboratory. Ulf Engstro ¨ m, business development ¨ gana¨s China Co. Ltd. manager, Ho Howard A. Kuhn, senior technologist, The ExOne Company.
Thomas J. Miller, president, Chicago Powdered Metal Products Co. Ce´sar Molins, Jr, general director, AMES SA. James H. Neill, vice president, CM Furnaces, Inc. Craig C. Paullin, president, PSM Industries Inc. Thomas W. Pelletiers II, business manager, SCM Metal Products, Inc. Dennis Poor, president, Kittyhawk Products. CA Prasan Samal, retired, North Ameri¨ gana¨s, Inc. can Ho
Blaine Stebick, director business development, Phoenix Sintered Metals LLC. S.K. Tam, Director MIM Technology, Ormco Corporation. John von Arx, director of sales, NetShape Technologies, Inc. Established in 1968, the award recognizes individuals who have worked a minimum of 25 years in the PM industry and whose long-term contributions and achievements deserve special recognition.
MPIF; www.mpif.org
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automobile sector is a significant factor driving the global powder metallurgy market. The spurt of activities witnessed by the automotive industry in the U.S. has bolstered the demand for powder metallurgy in the country.
Ferrous powder Among the different types of products manufactured in the market, the report cites ferrous powder as the predominant segment. Ferrous powder led the market in 2013 with 80% share in the market.
Increasing demand for components manufactured using ferrous powders, especially in automobile applications is likely to boost the market segment significantly. Powder metallurgy is also used in electronics and electrical application due to its low energy consumption and reduced prices compared to other manufacturing processes. These attributes will emerge as the key driving forces for the global powder metallurgy market. Transparency Market Research; www.transparencymarketresearch.com NEWS
positively reflected on the proceeds registered by the global powder metallurgy market. Accelerating demand for automobiles in Asia Pacific has substantially fuelled the demand for metallurgy products in the region. Rapid industrialization witnessed by heavy industries and aerospace segment also contributed to the development of the global powder metallurgy market. Powder metallurgy is available at a reasonable price, which has played a key role in boosting its demand in the global market. Steps taken by developed economies to recover
NEWS
Canadian mine set to produce PM-standard graphite A new technical report on a graphite mine in Albany, Canada, suggests that the mine could produce graphite powder pure enough to be used in powder metallurgy (PM) products. According to Zenyatta Ventures Ltd’s technical report, graphite concentrate could be purified to yield a final graphite product grading 99.94% Cg and 89.13% recovery, for an overall recovery of 75.40%. Unlike metamorphic flake and amorphous deposits, tests have demonstrated that
Zenyatta’s hydrothermal (vein) type graphite can be processed into a high-purity crystalline substance, suitable to compete against synthetic graphite producers for market share. Graphite is used in powdered metals primarily as a strengthening agent, and as a lubricant, and an estimated 80% of products made by powder metallurgy are used in the automotive sector mainly as components for transmissions and engines. Other uses in this sector include industrial controls, motors, and hydraulics, while primary
military applications for fine grained, high density graphite are re-entry vehicle nose tips, thrust tabs, heat shields, and nozzle throats of missiles. The report concluded that the mining project should be advanced to the prefeasibility stage and that additional metallurgical tests should be carried out to scale up the process for the production of a highpurity graphite product with specifications based on research and dialogue with endusers. Zenyatta Ventures Ltd; www.zenyatta.ca
Keith has the metallurgical and heat processing equipment industry. He began his career in 1983 selling metallurgical and failure analysis equipment and started his own company where he serves as a consultant
and manufacturer’s representative of thermal processing equipment and metallography equipment and supplies.
New sales rep for Gasbarre company J L Becker, a Gasbarre Furnace Group company, has appointed Keith Lloyd as sales representative for the Southern United States, including the States of Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana.
J L Becker; www.jlbecker.com
Distinguished service to PM awards A number of industry professionals have received the Distinguished Service to Powder Metallurgy Award from the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) during PowderMet2015. They include: Franc ¸ois Chagnon, retired, Rio Tinto Metal Powders. Robert J. Dowding, materials engineer, U.S. Army Research Laboratory. Ulf Engstro ¨ m, business development ¨ gana¨s China Co. Ltd. manager, Ho Howard A. Kuhn, senior technologist, The ExOne Company.
Thomas J. Miller, president, Chicago Powdered Metal Products Co. Ce´sar Molins, Jr, general director, AMES SA. James H. Neill, vice president, CM Furnaces, Inc. Craig C. Paullin, president, PSM Industries Inc. Thomas W. Pelletiers II, business manager, SCM Metal Products, Inc. Dennis Poor, president, Kittyhawk Products. CA Prasan Samal, retired, North Ameri¨ gana¨s, Inc. can Ho
Blaine Stebick, director business development, Phoenix Sintered Metals LLC. S.K. Tam, Director MIM Technology, Ormco Corporation. John von Arx, director of sales, NetShape Technologies, Inc. Established in 1968, the award recognizes individuals who have worked a minimum of 25 years in the PM industry and whose long-term contributions and achievements deserve special recognition.
MPIF; www.mpif.org
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