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Metal Powder Report News - 3 May 2012

Editor's Choice

Kennametal sees 16% jump in Q3 profits Kennametal has reported a net income of US$75.5 million, up 16%, in the third quarter (Q3) ended 31. March 2012, benefiting from increased sales and the Deloro Stellite acquisition. More

Höganäs profit down 2% in Q1 2012 Höganäs has reported a 2% decline in its income after tax to SEK203 million in the first quarter (Q1) 2012, being hit by a 3% fall in sales volumes and currency impacts. More

Automotive

Advance Auto Parts launches platinum ceramic brake pads
Advance Auto Parts has launched a new line of platinum ceramic brake pads, Wearever Platinum, said to deliver a quieter stop and better stopping power than other leading brands.... More

Ceramic powders

Bodycote opens surface technology facility in Texas
Bodycote is opening a new tungsten and ceramic surface technology plant in Houston, Texas, to serve Houston's large oil and gas market.... More

Surmet's optical ceramic to be developed under DARPA award
A team led by Surmet has won a Phase II Award from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop optical ceramic manufacturable graded refractive index (M-GRIN) lenses.... More

In Business

Carpenter benefits from Latrobe acquisition in Q3 2012
Carpenter Technology Corporation saw a 15% increase in its net income to US$33 million in the third quarter (Q3) of 2011/12, as net sales reached US$539.9m, up 16%.... More

Ceradyne profit tumbles in Q1 2012
Ceradyne saw a near wipe-out of its net income with a fall of 84% to US$3.8 million in the first quarter (Q1) of 2012 as the company was hit by a sharp decline in solar photovoltaic (PV) crucible shipments in a tough global solar PV market.... More

Siemens buys furnace company FCE
Siemens Industry is buying furnace company FCE LLC headquartered in Huntingdon Valley, PA, USA, for an undisclosed sum.... More

MIM

PLC buys Wisconsin Oven
France's PLC Holding has acquired the American manufacturer of industrial ovens for the aerospace, automotive, composite and finishing industries, Wisconsin Oven Corporation, for an undisclosed sum.... More

Non-ferrous powders

ATI supplies GE Aviation with its Rene 65 Alloy
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (ATI) will supply GE Aviation with its nickel-based Rene 65 Alloy under a long-term sourcing agreement.... More

Low-level demagnetization as preparation process for shaping of metal powder parts

An important cost factor in the production of metal powder pressed parts for the automotive industry are the punches and dies, which are usually made of sintered tungsten carbides and often provided with wear-resistant coatings. These tools are subject to strong mechanical wear, and hence have a limited life

Events

M+M CHINA 2012
Dates: 09 May 2012 until 12 May 2012
Location: Beijing, China
Website: http://www.mm-china.com
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Mould Eurasia 2012
Dates: 10 May 2012 until 13 May 2012
Location: Bursa, Turkey
Website: http://www.tuyap.com.tr
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Metaltech Malaysia 2012
Dates: 15 May 2012 until 19 May 2012
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Website: http://www.tradelink.com.my/metaltech
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Ceramitec
Dates: 22 May 2012 until 25 May 2012
Location: Munich, Germany
Website: http://www.ceramitec.de
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