Ken Brookes

Hardmetals and ceramics

Plansee Seminar 2013 - Hardmetals modelling

Ken Brookes picks the best posters covering hardmetals modelling at the Plansee Seminar this week.

Hardmetals and ceramics

Plansee Seminar 2013 – hardmetals

Ken Brookes continues to select his pick of the presentations at the Plansee Seminar, this time looking at hardmetals.

Metal industry

Plansee Seminar 2013 – the posters

In the first of a series of exclusive articles, as the Plansee Seminar opens its doors, consultant editor Ken Brookes reviews the posters that will be on show.

Metals and alloys

Plansee Seminar 2013 – Special interest sessions

Ken Brookes continues his preview of the Plansee Seminar with a look at special interest sessions.

Hardmetals and ceramics

Cutting-edge tools for 21st Century metal machining

The hardmetal sector is arguably the most profitable in powder metallurgy. The tooling made from its products are expensive but, as Ken Brookes discovered, there have been leaps in productivity and...