Powder Metallurgy
Design Excellence Awards

Each year since 1965, MPIF has sponsored an awards competition in which parts fabricators among our member companies are invited to submit components that epitomize the possibilities inherent in this metal-forming technology. A distinguished panel of industry judges evaluates the entries according to a stringent set of criteria and awards Grand Prizes and Awards of Distinction to those powder metallurgy parts deemed worthy.

The awards are presented each year at a luncheon during the annual technical conference and details about the winning parts appear in many publications over the next year, giving added exposure to these achievements in PM design while honoring the fabricators and end users responsible for them.

2025 Design Excellence Awards

Now Open!

The Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) is proud to celebrate its 61^st year of the Powder Metallurgy (PM) Design Excellence Award Competition program. We are excited to showcase our MPIF member PM parts fabricators whose submissions demonstrate the advantages of PM. The winning parts will be on display in the Exhibit Hall, following the Awards Luncheon.

The competition is judged by the three major technology categories:

conventional press & sinter powder metallurgy
metal injection molding
metal additive manufacturing

A distinguished panel of industry judges selected Grand Prizes and Awards of Distinction for those PM parts deemed worthy of recognition in the following market segments: