The Annual West Penn Chapter Seafood Picnic was another successful networking event that attracted over 450 attendees. In an attempt to capture new APMI members, a promotional $50 introductory membership was offered.

Eighty years ago on September 9, 1944, shortly after the first formal meeting of the Metal Powder Association, predecessor of the Metal Powder Industries Federation, the Saturday Evening Post ran an advertisement from General Motors describing how powder metallurgy was helping to win World War II.

Airbus and its partners launched a technology demonstrator to the International Space Station (ISS) earlier this year. In August, the printer successfully produced the first  metal additive manufactured component in space. The four samples from the experiment, will return to Earth for analysis: two will go to the European Space Agency (ESA) technical center in the Netherlands, one to the astronaut training center in Cologne, and one to the Technical University of Denmark.

MPIF recently completed its 60^th annual Basic PM Short Course in State College, Pennsylvania, where over 60 attendees were provided an overview of the powder metallurgy (PM) industry, covering a broad introduction to PM history, current practices, and a look at the future of the industry.  Presentations ranged from powder production for press & sinter, MIM, and metal AM materials; to forming, compaction, and other consolidation methods; to sintering and furnace design; to secondary operations; and everything in between to ensure excellent products.

The World PM2024 International Powder Metallurgy Congress & Exhibition September 2 “Early Bird” registration deadline is fast approaching! Organized by the Japan Powder Metallurgy Association (JPMA) and Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy (JSPM), World PM2024 will be held in Yokohama, Japan, from October 13-17, 2024.