Joseph Capus

Metal industry

PM Personality: Dr Martin Kearns, Sandvik Osprey Ltd

Dr Martin Kearns has been with Sandvik Osprey since 2006 as Powder Group Director and more recently Acting Managing Director. Sandvik Osprey is a World-leading producer of metal and alloy powders for...

The significance of materials research in space

Speaking at the Montreal Chapter of ASM, Professor Hani Henein, FASM, University of Alberta, gave an entertaining lecture on the work of his research group in the field of micro-gravity as it related...

Lean Alloys: keeping ferrous PM on track

PM structural steels having lower or cheaper alloy contents were the subject of a one-day special program at POWDERMET 2016 in Boston. A very impressive and comprehensive review of PM ferrous alloy...

PM production in Japan and Asia following economic trends

The Japan Powder Metallurgy Association (JPMA) annual report for 2015, published at the end of May contains details of PM industry and association activities in Japan during 2015, as well as a summary...

Norbert A Arnold: PM pioneer

This month saw the passing of one of the real pioneers of the PM industry, Norbert A (Norb) Arnold.

Molding and pressing

The new benefits of binder lubricants

Joseph Capus looks in on a session on binders taking place at the PowderMet 2011 conference in San Francisco and reports on what’s new in the field of binder lubricants in PM processing.