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India Recognizes Metal Powders as a Strategic Resource

Metal powders are rapidly gaining importance within India’s industrial landscape, emerging as a strategic resource that supports advanced manufacturing and sustainable development. Widely used in powder metallurgy, metal powders enable the production of high-precision components with minimal material waste, making them essential to sectors such as automotive, engineering, electronics, and energy.

Pennsylvania High School Students Manufacturing Video Contest

Educating high school students about advanced manufacturing, like powder metallurgy, is playing a vital role in strengthening workforce development across Northern Pennsylvania. Recently, students from six counties gathered in Elk County to present specialized video projects highlighting local manufacturing careers and technology. The initiative connected students from Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, Cameron, McKean, and Potter counties with regional businesses, giving them firsthand exposure to advanced production environments and innovation in today’s facilities.

People in the News

Rob Hayes, vice president of engineering at Phoenix Sintered Metals, LLC in Brockway, Pennsylvania, has added the role of general manager of Phoenix Industrial Services, LLC in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, to his responsibilities.

 

 

 

Company News

American Fine Sinter, Tiffin, Ohio, announced plans to gradually wind down its PM operations with a targeted closure in March 2028. Parent company Fine Sinter Co., Ltd., Kasugai City, Japan, reported the North American PM components will be shifted to other company facilities.

Colibrium Additive, a GE Aerospace (GE) company, West Chester, Ohio, received a $31 million contract from the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command, or NAVAIR, to support an initiative aimed at speeding the testing, qualification and certification of metal parts made through additive manufacturing.

Elmet Technologies LLC, Lewiston, Maine, a manufacturer of tungsten and molybdenum, has received a US Patent for the “Fabrication of Metallic Parts by Additive Manufacturing”. The patented process covers the fabrication of metallic objects comprising a mixture or alloy of tungsten heavy alloys with controlled additions of nickel, iron, copper, cobalt, or manganese.

Gevorkyan, a.s., Vikanová, Slovakia, has purchased all assets of powder metallurgy parts producer Sinteris, Bologna, Italy.

Phoenix Sintered Metals, LLC, Brockway, Pennsylvania, has acquired Custom Industrial Processing, Inc., a precision CNC machining, mechanical plating/galvanizing, and resin impregnation provider in St. Marys, Pennsylvania. Phoenix will continue operations at the St. Marys facility under the new name Phoenix Industrial Services, LLC.

Tube Investments of India Limited (TII), Tamil Nadu, India, has announced the acquisition of 76% of metal injection molding company Orange Koi Private Limited, Nadupuru, India, now a subsidiary of Tube Investments of India.

APMI News—May 2026 West Penn Meeting Notice

Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026
Time: Social Hour: 5:30-6:30 p.m., Dinner: 6:30 p.m.
Price: Member: $40.00; Non-Member: $50.00; Student/Retiree: $30.00
*There will be a 4% surcharge added to all credit card transactions*
Place: Dream View, 535 South Michael St., St Marys, PA 15857
Meeting Sponsor: Vulcan Thermal
Speaker: Ben Vrobel
Topic: Black Box to Brain: The Evolution of Industrial Furnaces Through AI

BONUS: Any APMI member that attends 5 of the 7 West Penn technical sessions during the 2025–2026 season will be entered to win a complimentary full conference registration to attend WorldPM2026 / AMPM2026 / Tungsten2026, June 25–29 in Montreal, Canada!

Reserve your spot

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