The Metal Powder Industries Federation has released a collection of standards for characterizing metal powder for use in additive manufacturing applications. The collection contains nine existing MPIF Standard Test Methods with an explanation of each standard. These standards are intended to present and clarify PM technology for designers, manufacturers, and users of metal AM parts. […]
2018 edition of MPIF standard released
The 2018 edition of Metal Powder Industries Federation’s (MPIF) Standard 35-MIM – Materials Standards for Metal Injection Molded Parts has been released. This standard provides the latest engineering property data and information available to specify materials for components made by the metal injection molding (MIM) process. Each section of the standard is includes easy-to-read data […]
PM Champion to receive award for helping advance technology applications
Chad Spore, staff engineer, Enterprise Materials Engineering, John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations, Waterloo, IA, has been selected to receive the Vanguard Award from the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF). The award recognizes powder metallurgy (PM) industry champions from the end-user community whose long-time promotion of the technology has contributed to the expansion of powder…
Metal injection molding conference call for presentations
An official call for presentations has been announced for MIM2017: International Conference on Injection Molding of Metals, Ceramics and Carbides, February 27–March 1, 2017. This global conference and tabletop exhibition will take place in Orlando, Florida, at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista. Authors have until September 30, 2016, to submit their presentation abstract. All…