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Powder Metallurgy Educational Videos

The following videos are educational resources. If you have any questions regarding the content or use of these videos, please contact us at info@mpif.org.

In addition to the below educational videos, visit MPIF on YouTube to review the latest industry achievements and awards presented at our technical conference, PowderMet.

Tutorial on the Proper Powder Handling for Safety and Quality

This tutorial will cover the risks associated with the handling of metal powders along with detailing some of the industries known best practices for the safe handling of metal powders.  Also covered in the presentation are methods used to reduce contamination of the metal powders during the handling and use in the metal additive manufacturing systems. 

 

Introducing Powder Metallurgy and the PM Industry

What is powder metallurgy? Powder metallurgy—or PM—is a metal-forming process performed by heating compacted metal powders to just below their melting points. PM comprises several different technologies for fabricating semi-dense and fully dense components. This video discusses a basic overview of several powder metallurgy processes including press-and-sinter, metal injection molding, isostatic pressing, and metal additive manufacturing, and covers an broad overview of the PM industry.


Conventional Press-and-Sinter Powder Metallurgy

What is conventional press-and-sinter powder metallurgy (PM)? In this video, industry expert John Engquist, former president of the Center for Powder Metallurgy Technology, reviews the basics of conventional PM. PM uses metal powder molded by compaction in a closed die. Molded 3D green compacts are sintered and finished to produce a variety of parts used by automotive, recreation, agriculture, hydraulics, and other markets.

 


Powder Metallurgy Touches Your Life, Part 1

Powder Metallurgy: The Preferred Metal-Forming Solution, showcases the fabrication capabilities of the various technologies known collectively as powder metallurgy (PM). Built on the theme, Every day, in some way, PM touches your life, the 2-part program uses dozens of examples of actual components manufactured for many different applications to illustrate the benefits PM offers parts designers and engineers.


What Is Metal Additive Manufacturing?

What is Metal Additive Manufacturing? This introductory video covers the basics of metal AM (3D printing), a few of the many types of metal AM, how the metal powders are made, and a few of the types of metal powders currently in use. To learn more about metal additive manufacturing visit:

PickPM.com.

 

An Overview of Metal Injection Molding

What is metal injection molding (MIM)? Industry expert John Enquist, former president of the Center for Powder Metallurgy Technology, reviews MIM while discussing technical information including how to know if a component is a good fit for MIM. Learn more about MIM at:

MIMAweb.org 

 

 

Design Decision Guide for Powder Metallurgy

This video presents a brief decision process and guide for determining feasibility of powder metallurgy technology for successful PM part production. John Engquist, former president of the Center for Powder Metallurgy Technology (CPMT), is the presenter. For more information on design decisions using powder metallurgy visit:

PickPM.com.

 

Powder Metallurgy Touches Your Life, Part 2

Powder Metallurgy: The Preferred Metal-Forming Solution, showcases the fabrication capabilities of the various technologies known collectively as powder metallurgy (PM). Built on the theme, Every day, in some way, PM touches your life, the 2-part program uses dozens of examples of actual components manufactured for many different applications to illustrate the benefits PM offers parts designers and engineers.