Gallery: Nine complex powder-metal designs
Gallery: Nine complex powder-metal designs
Jul 29, 2014
The Powder Metallurgy (PM) Design Excellence Awards competition celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. These awards were presented during the 2014 World Congress on Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials, which is run by the Metal Powder I...
Five Cost-Cutting Powder-Metal Part Designs
Five Cost-Cutting Powder-Metal Part Designs
Jul 23, 2014
Can’t decide between machining and 3D printing? Powder-metallurgy techniques might be your answer.
3D Printing Goes Big-Time for Small Production Runs
3D Printing Goes Big-Time for Small Production Runs
Jul 15, 2014
Manufacturers worldwide use additive manufacturing to build prototypes, but now 3D printing is finding use in short-run manufacturing for plastic production parts made in small to medium quantities where traditional tooling isn’t up to speed.
Making Alloys More Like Bamboo to Increase their Strength
Making Alloys More Like Bamboo to Increase their Strength
Jul 11, 2014
In an effort to make alloys stronger, researchers at North Carolina State University took a cue from bamboo: They increased the grain size gradually, going from the skin toward the center of the metal part. This so-called gradient structure mimic...
Injection Molding Design Guide--The Applications and Technologies of Injection Molding
Injection Molding Design Guide--The Applications and Technologies of Injection Molding
Jul 07, 2014
Sponsored by Quickparts Solutions
Fixing Wind-Turbine Gearbox Problems
Fixing Wind-Turbine Gearbox Problems
Jun 26, 2014
Gearbox failures are an issue in the wind industry, but OEMs are using new approaches for testing, manufacturing, design, and operations to improve turbine reliability.
It all starts with materials Here39s a list of tradeshows featuring advanced or new materials
2014-2015 Calendar of materials events
Apr 03, 2014
2014 2014 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit April 21-25, 2014 San Francisco, California 2014 world congress on powder metallurgy & Particulate Materials MAY 18-22, 2014 oRLANDO, FLOR...
Aluminum-powder DMLS-printed part finishes race first
Aluminum-powder DMLS-printed part finishes race first
Mar 03, 2014
Young engineers from Rennteam Uni Stuttgart use 3D printing to win the Formula Student Germany racing series.
Fatigue in Welded-Steel Structures
Fatigue in Welded-Steel Structures
Mar 03, 2014
Here are some basic principles and methods for predicting the durability of welded structures that bear fluctuating loads.
Photochemical Machining
Feb 21, 2014
Sponsored by Photofabrication Engineering Inc.
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