PowderMet AMPM Special Interest
Session Chair: Ray Serafini, Messer North America
8:00 a.m.
107
USA
8:25 a.m.
A Comparison of the Mechanical Properties and Production of Powder Metallurgy Components Made with New Lubricants and Sintered Using Two Different Sintering Approaches Scot Coble, Abbott Furnace Company
036
8:50 a.m.
Debinding, Sintering & Hardening in Vacuum Furnace Systems for AM/PM Parts Vincent Esteve, ECM USA, Inc.
Session Chair: Craig Stringer, Atlas Pressed Metals
068
Performance of Converging-Diverging Nozzles for Close-Coupled Gas Atomization Franz Hernandez, Ames Laboratory
095
Sintering Process Optimization with Industry 4.0 Technologies Liang He, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
040
Model-Based Decision Making in the Automotive Industry and Its Impact on the Powder Metallurgy Industry Ian Donaldson, FAPMI, GKN Sinter Metals
Session Chair: Richard Mason, Mason Global Materials
USA 8:00 a.m.
How to Implement (& Build Upon) an Effective Energy Management Strategy: Exploring Proven Strategies, Solutions & Technologies
APPI Energy Senior Client Advisor Michael Lewis will dive headfirst into the challenges your teams and facilities are facing to reduce energy costs, reduce demand, and reach your sustainability and renewable energy goals. This dynamic session will include a heightened focus on proven strategies within the metal powder industry. We’ll review the current state of the energy markets, key considerations for electricity and natural gas procurement, renewable energy and energy storage, ESG goals and GHG emissions benchmarking, and energy infrastructure financing. Q&A will be welcome, in an effort to speak to your specific challenges and pain points.
Michael Lewis, APPI Energy
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Session Chair: Wiley Abner, MPP
081
Improvement in Properties and Elimination of Microcracking in LPBF Printed Nickel Alloys Through Control of Nucleation and Dispersion Strengthening Jeremy Iten, Elementum 3D
091
Boron Modified Silica Nano-Lubricant as a Powder Rheology Modifier and Sintering Aid for AISI 420 Arun Chattopadhyay, Uniformity Labs
084
Advances in Printability of Aluminium AM Powders: Solution to Hot Tearing in LBPF Printing of AM Structural Parts Jason Ting, Elementum 3D
Session Chair: Virendra Warke, Entegris Inc.
141
Processing Titanium Nitride Directly From Plasma Synthesized Powders Using Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion Francisco Medina, University of Texas, El Paso
025
Impact of Particle Size on Rheology and Mass Flow During Directed Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing Todd Palmer, Center for Innovative Sintered Products
009
Canada
Methodologies for Analysis of Powder Contamination During Binder Jetting Mathieu Brochu, McGill University
Session Chair: Daniel Enoch, Messer North America
005
Developing Sintering Parameters for Binder-Jet Printed H-13 James Sears, Amaero Additive Manufacturing
204
Printing CuO Paste with Laser Processing: A Novel Approach to Printed/Flexible Electronics Sihan Zhang, University of Louisville
124
3D Printing of Non-Ferrous Alloys via Metal Fused Filament Fabrication (MF3) Kameswara Ajjarapu, University of Lousiville
Session Chair: Bruce Lindsley, Hoeganaes Corporation
515
Soft Magnetic Composite Opportunities in Future E-Mobility Fatmeh Bonanno, North American Höganäs Co.
503
Powder Metallurgy—Electrification & SMC Ahmad Khan, GKN Sinter Metals
509
Effect of SMC Properties on EV Motor Efficiency Fabrice Bernier, National Research Council Canada