Metal powder is created by the act of powder metallurgy. This means that any variety of metal, such as steel or iron, is compressed before being sintered to form a metallurgical bond. From there, the metal powder is used in a variety of different applications around the commercial world. We’re pretty sure you never knew […]
When a powder coated part ‘gasses out,’ its shell-like membrane is compromised. Just where is this trapped gas coming from? The component has been scrubbed clean, so there’s not a speck of dirt to worry about, nor is there a single rough edge. Maybe it’s the metal, a castings issue that’s causing surface porosity? Enter […]
Distinguished by numerous metallurgically superior features, Super Oilite is a premium bearing type. The material again employs powder metallurgy science, but this time it’s an array of proprietary manufacturing methods that earn this self-lubricating material a place of prominence inside the toughest industrial drive systems. We start with the strong ferrous backbone. Iron-Framed Super Oilite […]
Take a walk through any functional factory or warehouse and look around at the machinery that you see. Every machine in the building, comprised of any level of moving parts, will likely need to utilise bearings of some kind. Bearings allow for rotation or movement while eliminating as much stress and friction as possible. There […]
A map of sorts determines just how sintered components are manufactured. It describes an engineering process, though, not some diagrammatic portrayal of a geographical area. On that diagram, the powder metallurgy process illustrates, in steps, the procedures used to transform powdery metal feedstock into refined final products, say a sintered bearing or a brake pad […]