Here’s a fact that’ll get the attention of manufacturers. Simply by adopting a Powder Metallurgy operation, great economic savings become feasible. Remember, there’s less machining to be done after a PM produced component has been manufactured, so the finance department can zero out machine shop costs. It’s the same with finishing, with this phase of […]
No matter how well a line of sintering equipment is configured, how high-performing the equipment has proven to be in the past, particle coalescing challenges can occur. Perhaps randomly, without any obvious source of concern, the Green Compact doesn’t fully fuse into one single workpiece. To fix this process-impeding state of affairs, a veteran trouble-shooter […]
Let’s flip the page on the P/M process. On that would-be cover page, powder metallurgy produces parts that are porous and self-lubricating. Turning the page in this make-believe informational brochure, the technology shows off a whole other benefit. It’s right there, in quasi-real black and white, that this powder pressing and heating method demonstrates a […]
Above and around the powdered metal, the sintering atmosphere is also being regulated. Now, if someone were to ask, “What gas is used to control the different sintering vectors,” the answer wouldn’t be short. You see, the equipment used to sinter metals is composed of several discrete stages. So, for every equipment zone, there’s a […]
Scientific precision shapes Powder metallurgy processing. While a post about compaction basics could get away with describing the process in a few simple lines of text, these rudimentary descriptions would fail to capture the complexities that arise as a powder pressing operation proceeds. Right now, with a precision-based approach foremost, we’re going to delve deep […]
