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MIM / PM industry developments and supply-chain news roundups.
Ronald Britton celebrates 80 years in metal powder supply
Ronald Britton, a supplier of metal powders based in Rochdale, UK, is celebrating more than eighty years in business. Founded in 1945 by Ronald Britton and his wife, BC, the company has evolved over eight decades The post Ronald Britton celebrates 80 years in metal powder…
Euro PM becomes Euro AM/PM, issues Call for Papers
The European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) has announced that its annual Euro PM congress will be renamed Euro AM/PM (Additive Manufacturing and Powder Metallurgy) from 2027. The first event under The post Euro PM becomes Euro AM/PM, issues Call for Papers appeared…
Jingye plans $747 million metal AM, MIM and powder production facility
Jingye Group, a Chinese industrial group primarily engaged in steel production, has announced plans to invest RMB 5 billion (approx. $747 million) in a manufacturing facility in Fengshun County, Guangdong The post Jingye plans $747 million metal AM, MIM and powder production…
MPIF announces November sintering seminar for PM, MIM and metal AM
The Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF), headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, USA, will hold its biennial Powder Metallurgy Sintering Seminar at DuBois Country Club, DuBois, Pennsylvania, USA, on The post MPIF announces November sintering seminar for PM, MIM and metal…
BHP averts strike at world’s biggest copper mine
An eleventh-hour labour agreement reached at the Chilean operation eases immediate supply concerns as mining disruptions mount nationwide.
NVIDIA and Cisco Introduce New Pluggable Optics Form Factor to Scale AI Factories
NVIDIA and Cisco today announced plans for Ultra-Dense Small Form Factor Pluggable (USFP), a new high-density 400Gb/s-per-lane optical module designed to equip the hardware ecosystem for the next generation of AI factories using pluggable transceivers.
Draft Mandatory Standards for Low-Voltage Electrical Contacts Solicit Opinions, Completing the Basic Threshold of the Electrical Safety Chain_Terminal Equipment_National Standards_Components
The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has recently released a draft of the "General Safety Technical Specifications for Low-Voltage Electrical Contacts" among 23 proposed mandatory national standards for public comment. Although low-voltage electrical contacts…
CHIPART converts aerospace titanium machining chips into powder
The Danish Technological Institute, together with project partners IDONIAL of Spain and CRM Group of Belgium, is presenting the results of the recently completed CHIPART (Chips to Parts: Circularity of Titanium The post CHIPART converts aerospace titanium machining chips into…
Credo pushes past copper limits with 1.6T optical cable
Credo pushes past copper limits with 1.6T optical cable ZeroFlag ALC looks to bring copper-class reliability to AI scale-out networks Credo unveiled an optical interconnect active light cable (ALC) capable of supporting 1.6-terabit (1.6T) connectivity. The ZeroFlag ALC was…
Printing at the Edge of Possibility: How TE Connectivity Leverages Micro-3D Printing
When connector geometries become too small for conventional tooling – or too complex to justify a mold before the design is proven – manufacturers face a difficult decision about how to move forward: when does it still make sense to cut a mold? Article Contributed by Boston…
International Standard for Electrical Relays Led by China Officially Published
On October 13, according to CCTV News, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) officially published the international standard for electrical relays titled "Electrical Relays - Testing and Measurement - Part 3: Coil Characteristics of Electrical Relays." Led by…
New layered material offers stiffness and superior heat insulation
Good insulation plays a crucial part in many industries, from space exploration and energy systems to electronics and cookware. The basic idea is simple: you want a material that can slow down the movement of heat, and prevent it from spreading from one area to another.
Equipment maintenance emerges as the next hurdle in the growth plan
Medical device maintenance, not manufacturing alone, will determine India’s growth trajectory. India’s medical device sector has spent the past several years chasing manufacturing milestones, from production-linked incentives to import substitution targets.