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PM holds the rail
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PM holds the rail
Consultancy firm targets PM
A POWDER metallurgy (PM) secondary operation necessary wash nut has been developed is tapping. . for rail ties used in underWakefield says PM was ground train tracks by The chosen for its ability to pro- TECHNOLOGY Management & Wakefield Corp of Wakefield, duce tough, reliable compo- Associates Inc of Livonia, MiMassachusetts, USA nents. The washer nut is chigan, USA, is a new consulThe washer nut secures copper-infiltrated steel (FX- tancy firm formed by powder a J-bolt which holds the rails 2008-60) with 8700 kPa yield metallurgy (PM) innovators to concrete ties. The single- strength and 11 600 kPa Herbert A Tews and Dr Sydney M. Kaufman. The firm will piece fastener combines a tensile strength. The Wakefield Corp; provide a broad range of 28 mm square nut with a 76 mm diameter washer and tel: + 1-617-245-1828; services to clients in the PM and advanced materials indusweighs 283.5 grams. The only fax: + 1-617-245-3598. tries, including aluminium, ceramics, composites, plastics and polymers. Tews, president of Technology Management & Associates, is the former president and owner of PM parts maker Midwest Sintered Products of Riverdale, Illinois. During his 16 years at the company, he built the finn into a respected and profitable company, significantly broadening its customer base and opening important new markets for PM and near-net shape manufacturing. Prior to Midwest, Tews had held executive posiA PM washer nut for underground railway tracks designed by The tions with Illinois Tool Works, Wakefield Corp. National Steel Corp, Bliss and Laughlin Steel Corp, and Duncommon Metals Co. Kaufman, the linn's vice president, enjoyed a long career with Ford Motor Co, beginning in its Scientific Laboratory where his work on processes and materials earned 15 foreign and domesUK company SG Magnets of cing Anisotropic Ceramic 5 tic patents. He later moved Rainham is expanding its grades, allowing radial orienta- to Ford's Manufacturing Depermanent magnet activities. tion of the magnetic field. It velopment Center, where he A new business division, SGM also produces Isotropic Cera- concentrated on process develSelect, has been set up to mic 1 grades. opment. His work at the Censource permanent magnets In a further development, ter led to six additional from manufacturers in Eur- SGM has started to distribute patents. Kaufman left Ford in ope, North America and the flexible magnet material from 1985 to begin commercializing Far East. MSI Inc in the USA. This the process for recycling maSintered NdFeB magnets, magnetic material is available chine turnings into steel powproduced by the only licensed in many sheet and strip forms, der and to work on other manufacturer in China, are including adhesive backed, being supplied by SGM Select colour laminated, and intriunder an exclusive agreement cate die-cut shapes. This mafor import into the UKwith the terial has a wide range of Beijing San Huan Interna- applications, many of which tional Trading Co. Sales of make use of printing on the REFRACTORY metals speciathese magnets are expanding, laminated surface. as design engineers find new SG Magnets is part of list Plansee Metals Ltd of Wilshaw pIc, a company Slough, UK, has been awarded applications for this material. One new source of sintered which also includes the high ISO 9002 certification. The ferrite magnets will be SGM alloy steel powder producer UK office is the first subsidi3JY of Plansee AG of Reutte, Armtek of the USA, a sister Powdrex. SGM Select; tel: + 44- Austria, to achieve the accredcompany to SG Magnets. SGM Armtek has invested heavily in 1708-558411; fax: + 44- itation, with the award fitting into a company wide quality new plant and is now produ- 1708-553498.
UK company expands magnet business
powder metal advances. This later work has led to a number of patents. Technology Management & Associates intends to provide cross-functional consulting in technology, marketing and strategic planning, and financial services. "We believe the new organization will fill a special niche in the industries we serve," Tews says. ''We're not a large national consulting organization that attempts to supply 'off the shelf solutions to companies in these very specialized industries, but we are large enough to provide the full range of support and services that smaller, often one-person consulting organizations can't provide." The firm will call on a number of recognized industry leaders including A George Abbott, who recently retired as executive vice president of Kobelco Metal Powders. Other associates are Dr Harry W. Antes, a noted professional in materials sciences, and Dr J.W. 'Harty' Watson, a financial manager and acquisition expert. "With this broad range of talent available, we're capable of everything from a onetime project, such as helping a small organization through the maze of patent law, to a full-blown project including development of a financial, manufacturing and marketing strategy for a client," Tews says. Technology Management & Associates; tel: + 1-313591-7223; fax: + 1-313-3226183.
Plansee Metals achieves ISO 9002
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MPR November 1993
enhancement strategy. The Reutte operation and its satellite factory at Lechbruck, Germany, upgraded to ISO 9001 in 1994/95 as part of this quality plan. Plansee Metals Ltd; tel: + 44-1753-576959; fax: +44-1753-577591.
PM holds the rail
Consultancy firm targets PM
A POWDER metallurgy (PM) secondary operation necessary wash nut has been developed is tapping. . for rail ties used in underWakefield says PM was ground train tracks by The chosen for its ability to pro- TECHNOLOGY Management & Wakefield Corp of Wakefield, duce tough, reliable compo- Associates Inc of Livonia, MiMassachusetts, USA nents. The washer nut is chigan, USA, is a new consulThe washer nut secures copper-infiltrated steel (FX- tancy firm formed by powder a J-bolt which holds the rails 2008-60) with 8700 kPa yield metallurgy (PM) innovators to concrete ties. The single- strength and 11 600 kPa Herbert A Tews and Dr Sydney M. Kaufman. The firm will piece fastener combines a tensile strength. The Wakefield Corp; provide a broad range of 28 mm square nut with a 76 mm diameter washer and tel: + 1-617-245-1828; services to clients in the PM and advanced materials indusweighs 283.5 grams. The only fax: + 1-617-245-3598. tries, including aluminium, ceramics, composites, plastics and polymers. Tews, president of Technology Management & Associates, is the former president and owner of PM parts maker Midwest Sintered Products of Riverdale, Illinois. During his 16 years at the company, he built the finn into a respected and profitable company, significantly broadening its customer base and opening important new markets for PM and near-net shape manufacturing. Prior to Midwest, Tews had held executive posiA PM washer nut for underground railway tracks designed by The tions with Illinois Tool Works, Wakefield Corp. National Steel Corp, Bliss and Laughlin Steel Corp, and Duncommon Metals Co. Kaufman, the linn's vice president, enjoyed a long career with Ford Motor Co, beginning in its Scientific Laboratory where his work on processes and materials earned 15 foreign and domesUK company SG Magnets of cing Anisotropic Ceramic 5 tic patents. He later moved Rainham is expanding its grades, allowing radial orienta- to Ford's Manufacturing Depermanent magnet activities. tion of the magnetic field. It velopment Center, where he A new business division, SGM also produces Isotropic Cera- concentrated on process develSelect, has been set up to mic 1 grades. opment. His work at the Censource permanent magnets In a further development, ter led to six additional from manufacturers in Eur- SGM has started to distribute patents. Kaufman left Ford in ope, North America and the flexible magnet material from 1985 to begin commercializing Far East. MSI Inc in the USA. This the process for recycling maSintered NdFeB magnets, magnetic material is available chine turnings into steel powproduced by the only licensed in many sheet and strip forms, der and to work on other manufacturer in China, are including adhesive backed, being supplied by SGM Select colour laminated, and intriunder an exclusive agreement cate die-cut shapes. This mafor import into the UKwith the terial has a wide range of Beijing San Huan Interna- applications, many of which tional Trading Co. Sales of make use of printing on the REFRACTORY metals speciathese magnets are expanding, laminated surface. as design engineers find new SG Magnets is part of list Plansee Metals Ltd of Wilshaw pIc, a company Slough, UK, has been awarded applications for this material. One new source of sintered which also includes the high ISO 9002 certification. The ferrite magnets will be SGM alloy steel powder producer UK office is the first subsidi3JY of Plansee AG of Reutte, Armtek of the USA, a sister Powdrex. SGM Select; tel: + 44- Austria, to achieve the accredcompany to SG Magnets. SGM Armtek has invested heavily in 1708-558411; fax: + 44- itation, with the award fitting into a company wide quality new plant and is now produ- 1708-553498.
UK company expands magnet business
powder metal advances. This later work has led to a number of patents. Technology Management & Associates intends to provide cross-functional consulting in technology, marketing and strategic planning, and financial services. "We believe the new organization will fill a special niche in the industries we serve," Tews says. ''We're not a large national consulting organization that attempts to supply 'off the shelf solutions to companies in these very specialized industries, but we are large enough to provide the full range of support and services that smaller, often one-person consulting organizations can't provide." The firm will call on a number of recognized industry leaders including A George Abbott, who recently retired as executive vice president of Kobelco Metal Powders. Other associates are Dr Harry W. Antes, a noted professional in materials sciences, and Dr J.W. 'Harty' Watson, a financial manager and acquisition expert. "With this broad range of talent available, we're capable of everything from a onetime project, such as helping a small organization through the maze of patent law, to a full-blown project including development of a financial, manufacturing and marketing strategy for a client," Tews says. Technology Management & Associates; tel: + 1-313591-7223; fax: + 1-313-3226183.
Plansee Metals achieves ISO 9002
4
MPR November 1993
enhancement strategy. The Reutte operation and its satellite factory at Lechbruck, Germany, upgraded to ISO 9001 in 1994/95 as part of this quality plan. Plansee Metals Ltd; tel: + 44-1753-576959; fax: +44-1753-577591.