The Value of Powder Metallurgy in the Automotive Market

The automotive industry is the dominant market for powder metallurgy (PM) components. In the changing industrial landscape, market demand requires more than just a durable component. Auto components must now compete to meet lightweighting requirements, and PM’s ability to customize materials meets this need for versatility. PM produces reliable, durable components for companies that require precise and repeatable parts. This brief video highlights three award-winning components.

Metal Additive Manufacturing: A Brief Overview

What is Metal Additive Manufacturing? This introductory video covers the basics of metal AM (3D printing), a few of the many types of metal AM, how the metal powders are made, and a few of the types of metal powders currently in use. To learn more about metal additive manufacturing visit pickpm.com.

Conventional Press-and-Sinter Powder Metallurgy

What is Conventional Press and Sinter Powder Metallurgy? PM uses metal powder molded by compaction in a closed die. Molded 3d green compacts are sintered and finished to produce a variety of parts used by automotive, recreation, agricultural, hydraulics, and other markets. Size limitations are limited by the equipment more than geometry. Learn more about conventional powder metallurgy in this video created by the Metal Powder Industries Federation’s Industry Development Board and the past president of the Center for Powder Metallurgy Technology John Engquist, FAPMI.

Introducing Powder Metallurgy & the PM Industry

A basic overview of several powder metallurgy processes, this video includes a discussion on press-and-sinter, metal injection molding, isostatic pressing, and metal additive manufacturing, as well as a broad overview of the PM industry.
 
 
 

Powder Metallurgy Touches Your Life, Part 1

Powder Metallurgy: The Preferred Metal-Forming Solution, showcases the fabrication capabilities of the various technologies known collectively as powder metallurgy (PM). Built on the theme, Every day, in some way, PM touches your life, the 2-part program uses dozens of examples of actual components manufactured for many different applications to illustrate the benefits PM offers parts designers and engineers.

Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP)

This is an introduction to the technology of hot isostatic pressing (HIP), which is generally used to produce large powder metallurgy (PM) parts to near-net shapes of varied complexity. The hermetic container for the powder is made of metal or glass and the pressurizing medium is a gas (inert argon or helium). At the elevated temperatures the process employs, the hermetic container deforms plastically to compact the powder within it. The combination of heat and pressure during the process eliminates the need for a supplemental sintering step. Produced by the Isostatic Pressing Association.

The Value of PM in the Medical and Dental Industries   

Learn more about how Metal Injection Molding, a Powder Metallurgy processing technology, serves both the Medical and Dental markets.  Precise, reliable, and complex parts are mass produced with excellent properties that meet demanding requirements for industries that are constantly advancing their technologies.

An Overview of Metal Injection Molding (MIM)

What is metal injection molding (MIM)? Is your component a good fit for MIM? Find the intersection of material performance, production quantity, shape complexity, and component cost with the help of a MIM fabricator. Learn more about metal injection mokding in this video created by the Metal Powder Industries Federation’s Industry Development Board and the past president of the Center for Powder Metallurgy Technology John Engquist, FAPMI.
 

Design Decision Guide for Powder Metallurgy

This video presents a brief decision process and guide for determining feasibility of PM technology for successful PM part production. John Engquist, former president of the Center for Powder Metallurgy Technology (CPMT), is the presenter.

To learn more about designing for PM components, visit our Powder Metallurgy Design Center.

Powder Metallurgy & Metal Injection Molding - Touching Your Life

This video, in two parts, showcases the fabrication capabilities of the various technologies known collectively as powder metallurgy (PM), with particular focus on metal injection molding. Part 2 of the program describes the metal injection molding process, providing design engineers with all the facts needed to understand why, if they're designing an intricate metal part, they should think of metal injection molding from the start. Visit the Metal Injection Molding Association's website to learn more about MIM!

Powder Metallurgy Touches Your Life, Part 2

Powder Metallurgy: The Preferred Metal-Forming Solution, showcases the fabrication capabilities of the various technologies known collectively as powder metallurgy (PM). Built on the theme, Every day, in some way, PM touches your life, the 2-part program uses dozens of examples of actual components manufactured for many different applications to illustrate the benefits PM offers parts designers and engineers.