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MMCs trial for armour plate Kairos Partners Inc, a service disabled veteran-owned business based in Chester, Virginia, USA says that the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded it an opportunity to participate in its Armour Challenge for Vehicles. The challenge seeks to identify revolutionary and promising new armour concepts for military vehicles, specifically to identify vehicle armour within a pre-established total
area density and capable of defeating two threats: specified armour-piercing rounds and fragment-simulating projectiles. A secondary goal is to determine the feasibility of producing vehicle armour materials at a cost competitive to current vehicle armour. Kairos uses several technologies that combine metal matrix composites (MMCs) and three-dimensionally woven fibre composites into a passive armour solu-
tion that can be produced in any shape or thickness. This solution allows for lightweight, cost-effective, high-volume production of armour for current vehicles, as well as for future land, air, sea, and space platforms. The Vehicle Armour Challenge is primarily designed for inventors and small organisations with limited resources to initiate full-scale armour development programmes. It is an opportu-
nity for developers to obtain a rapid and impartial assessment of existing armour designs in a live fire “shootout” of armour panels at a certified ballistics laboratory. “DARPA has given us a chance to prove our technology, and truly presents us with opportunity. The Kairos solution is unique, based upon years of development, and involves many great partners’ collaboration,” said CEO Don Akers.
Federal Mogul eyes EV move International PM automotive parts manufacturer Federal Mogul is looking for acquisition targets in companies focused on electric vehicle (EV) technology. Federal is interested in supplying electronic components related to vehicle powertrains, electric motors and parts of the infrastructure needed for electric-powered vehicles. CEO Jose Maria Alapont said the company’s current
exposure to electrification is “not material enough” to disclose. The company is not interested in becoming a battery maker, but would be interested in supplying battery system parts, he added. The Southfield, Michiganbased company earlier this year said it was extending its range of PM materials for bushings and guides designed specifically for use at very high temperatures
increasingly found in turbo chargers and exhaust gas recirculation system (EGR) components. Turbocharging is already almost universal on diesel engines and will become even more common in gasoline applications as engineers improve fuel consumption and emissions by designing downsized engines that have higher specific outputs. “Operating at high temperatures can be a
considerable challenge, particularly because at the very high temperatures experienced – 1050°C as opposed to the current 800°C – no lubrication can be used to reduce friction or wear between moving parts,” said Bob Pratt, sintered products research manager. Federal Mogul has dedicated technical centres at Coventry, UK and Waupun, Wisconsin, USA.
North America and Materials Engineering for GKN Sinter Metals.
ment, microstructures, machinability, and dimensional control. Eric Reinert is currently sales manager for Bronson & Bratton Inc’s powder metal tooling division. He has over 25 years experience in the PM industry, with 20 years at Bronson & Bratton.
New faces at AMPI Dean Howard has been elected president of the American Powder Metallurgy Institute (APMI International), and three new directors have been appointed.
and was retained after its acquisition by North American Höganäs Inc where he is currently vice president of sales. The new directors of the APMI are Ian Donaldson, Bruce Lindsley and Eric Reinert. Ian Donaldson has over 30 years of PM experience. He is presently Ddrector R&D –
Bruce Lindsley
Dean Howard
Dean Howard joined the APMI Board in 2007 when he was sales manager for Abbott Furnace Company. He joined Pyron Corporation in 1997
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Ian Donaldson
MPR January/February 2011
Bruce Lindsley is currently manager of product development at Hoeganaes Corporation, where he has been employed since 2003. His research interests include alloy develop-
Eric Reinert
metal-powder.net
area density and capable of defeating two threats: specified armour-piercing rounds and fragment-simulating projectiles. A secondary goal is to determine the feasibility of producing vehicle armour materials at a cost competitive to current vehicle armour. Kairos uses several technologies that combine metal matrix composites (MMCs) and three-dimensionally woven fibre composites into a passive armour solu-
tion that can be produced in any shape or thickness. This solution allows for lightweight, cost-effective, high-volume production of armour for current vehicles, as well as for future land, air, sea, and space platforms. The Vehicle Armour Challenge is primarily designed for inventors and small organisations with limited resources to initiate full-scale armour development programmes. It is an opportu-
nity for developers to obtain a rapid and impartial assessment of existing armour designs in a live fire “shootout” of armour panels at a certified ballistics laboratory. “DARPA has given us a chance to prove our technology, and truly presents us with opportunity. The Kairos solution is unique, based upon years of development, and involves many great partners’ collaboration,” said CEO Don Akers.
Federal Mogul eyes EV move International PM automotive parts manufacturer Federal Mogul is looking for acquisition targets in companies focused on electric vehicle (EV) technology. Federal is interested in supplying electronic components related to vehicle powertrains, electric motors and parts of the infrastructure needed for electric-powered vehicles. CEO Jose Maria Alapont said the company’s current
exposure to electrification is “not material enough” to disclose. The company is not interested in becoming a battery maker, but would be interested in supplying battery system parts, he added. The Southfield, Michiganbased company earlier this year said it was extending its range of PM materials for bushings and guides designed specifically for use at very high temperatures
increasingly found in turbo chargers and exhaust gas recirculation system (EGR) components. Turbocharging is already almost universal on diesel engines and will become even more common in gasoline applications as engineers improve fuel consumption and emissions by designing downsized engines that have higher specific outputs. “Operating at high temperatures can be a
considerable challenge, particularly because at the very high temperatures experienced – 1050°C as opposed to the current 800°C – no lubrication can be used to reduce friction or wear between moving parts,” said Bob Pratt, sintered products research manager. Federal Mogul has dedicated technical centres at Coventry, UK and Waupun, Wisconsin, USA.
North America and Materials Engineering for GKN Sinter Metals.
ment, microstructures, machinability, and dimensional control. Eric Reinert is currently sales manager for Bronson & Bratton Inc’s powder metal tooling division. He has over 25 years experience in the PM industry, with 20 years at Bronson & Bratton.
New faces at AMPI Dean Howard has been elected president of the American Powder Metallurgy Institute (APMI International), and three new directors have been appointed.
and was retained after its acquisition by North American Höganäs Inc where he is currently vice president of sales. The new directors of the APMI are Ian Donaldson, Bruce Lindsley and Eric Reinert. Ian Donaldson has over 30 years of PM experience. He is presently Ddrector R&D –
Bruce Lindsley
Dean Howard
Dean Howard joined the APMI Board in 2007 when he was sales manager for Abbott Furnace Company. He joined Pyron Corporation in 1997
6
Ian Donaldson
MPR January/February 2011
Bruce Lindsley is currently manager of product development at Hoeganaes Corporation, where he has been employed since 2003. His research interests include alloy develop-
Eric Reinert
metal-powder.net