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The MPIF Industry Development Board (IDB) has launched a new University Outreach Program to promote metal powder technologies to future engineers. Recently, Stephen Madill, Nichols Portland Inc., and Stefan Joens, Elnik Systems, LLC took over the Design of Machine Elements class at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Over the past 8 years, hundreds of students have attended annual PowderMet & AMPM conferences thanks to grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Center for Powder Metallurgy Technology (CPMT), and MPIF reserves. However, through post-conference interviews it became apparent that the student grant recipients had a good understanding of metal additive manufacturing, but limited knowledge of other metal powder technologies like press & sinter, MIM, and isostatic pressing. The Outreach Program provides an opportunity to reach out to the students in their local educational environment and teach them that there are many ways to consolidate metal powders. IDB plans to take the Outreach Program to 4 universities during the Fall semester.

LIFT, the national advanced materials manufacturing innovation institute supported by the U.S. Department of Defense, has officially opened its Advanced Metallic Production and Processing (AMPP) Center in Detroit, Michigan. Producing metals across all alloy classes and processing them into metal powder, wire, and rod feedstocks, the AMPP aims to fill a gap in the U.S. defense manufacturing base by accelerating the design, development, and deployment of these materials for advanced technologies like Additive Manufacturing.

Divergent Technologies, Inc. and CoAspire, LLC announced the successful design, development, manufacture, and flight testing of CoAspire's Rapidly Adaptable Affordable Cruise Missile (RAACM). The partnership between prime contractor, CoAspire, and Divergent enabled RAACM to progress from concept to flight in record time, proving the capability of building and scaling weapons systems for changing operational needs.

At Penn State, University Park, Pennsylvania, researchers have harnessed a groundbreaking 3D-printing technique to create complex metal structures previously achievable only through welding. This innovative method, known as multi-material laser powder bed fusion, allows the fusing of different metals into a single part.

 

The online version of the 2025 WHO’s WHO in PM Membership Directory is now available on the APMI website in the Members Only Area. APMI Members will receive their print copy shortly.