PM Industry and Educational Videos

The following videos are industry and educational resources. In addition to these videos, visit MPIF on YouTube to review the latest industry achievements and awards presented at the annual PowderMet and AMPM technical conferences.

The Value of Powder Metallurgy in the Automotive Market

The automotive industry is the dominant market for powder metallurgy (PM) components. Market demand requires robust, precision, and repeatable components. PM’s ability to customize materials meets these demands, while offering versatility and lightweighting too.

The Value of PM in the Medical and Dental Industries

Metal injection molding (MIM) serves both the medical and dental industries. Precise, reliable, and complex parts are mass produced with excellent properties that meet demanding requirements for industries that are constantly advancing their technologies.

The Value of Powder Metallurgy in the Agriculture Field

Powder Metallurgy (PM) is a value-added engineering process capable of producing net-shape parts for a wide variety of applications, including agriculture. PM’s high material utilization promotes efficient use of raw materials, energy, and exceeds design expectations.

Educational Videos

Conventional Press-and-Sinter Powder Metallurgy

Conventional press-and-sinter powder metallurgy (PM) uses rigid tooling to compact metal powders in a closed die. The “green” compacts are sintered and finished to produce a variety of parts used by automotive, recreation, agricultural, hydraulics, and other markets.

Design Decision Guide for Powder Metallurgy

A powder metallurgy (PM) part should be designed in the context of the whole assembly, with the parts manufacturer involved throughout the entire process. Designing PM parts has its own set of guidelines to ensure well-engineered, economical products.

Powder Metallurgy Touches Your Life, Part 1

Powder Metallurgy: The Preferred Metal-Forming Solution showcases various technologies and fabrication capabilities of powder metallurgy (PM). Dozens of examples of components illustrate the benefits that PM offers parts designers and engineers.

Metal Additive Manufacturing: A Brief Overview

Metal additive manufacturing (AM), or 3D printing, has the potential to profoundly change the production, time-to-market, and simplicity of components and assemblies. AM builds a part using a layer-by-layer process without the use of molds or dies.

Introducing Powder Metallurgy & the PM Industry

A basic overview of the powder metallurgy (PM) industry and most common consolidation processes, including conventional press-and-sinter, metal additive manufacturing (AM), metal injection molding (MIM), and hot or cold isostatic pressing (HIP/CIP).

Powder Metallurgy Touches Your Life, Part 2

An Overview of Metal Injection Molding (MIM)

Metal injection molding (MIM) offers the capability to produce complex shapes in large quantities. The MIM process offers design freedom and nearly unlimited shape and geometric-feature capability, with high-production rates using multi-cavity tooling.

Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP)

Hot isostatic pressing (HIP) is a manufacturing process that utilizes elevated temperature and isostatic gas pressure to eliminate porosity and increase density in metal. This improves the material's mechanical properties and potential workability.

Powder Metallurgy & Metal Injection Molding - Touching Your Life

This 2-part video showcases the fabrication capabilities of powder metallurgy (PM), with a focus on metal injection molding (MIM). Part 2 provides a deeper dive into the MIM process, providing design engineers with valuable knowledge to design a MIM part.