GE Additive and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), the U.S. state of Indiana’s lead economic development agency, have formed a metal Binder Jetting (BJT) public-private partnership as part of a broader effort to further position Indiana’s manufacturing sector for long-term growth. 

The Japanese Powder Metallurgy Association (JPMA) has announced their 2020 award winners. Awards were given for New Design, Process Development, and Effort.

Rosenquest Elected MPIF President
Ross Holmes Named MPPA President
Ringsdorff Acquires West Berin Fabricator
QMP Enters Spherical Powder Business
P/M Injection Molding on Upswing
Merisinter Signs Technical Assistance Agreement
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P/M on the Leading Edge of Technological Change 
Hoeganaes Signs Labor Contract 
Powder Boronizing Process
Hennepin Continues Successful Teaching Effort
Midwest Sintered Products Expands
University of Alabama Studies Powder Size Distribution Effects
Carbon City Changes Name to Prometech
Gorham Undertakes Superalloy Study
Name Change for SermeTel
AMAX to Buy Amorphous Powders from Allied
Alloy Technology International to Distribute Rolling Mill Guidance System 
GCA Appoints Representative
New TiCoat Wearsurfacing Alloy
Union Process Named North American Distributor for British Firm
IMT Appoints Sales Rep Firms
MPIF Begins Successful P/M Deign Clinic Series 
Bernens Named President of Refractory Metals Association
1984 P/M Design Competition Opened
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Wearable sensors are evolving from watches and electrodes to bendable devices that provide far more precise biometric measurements and comfort for users. Now, an international team of researchers has taken the evolution one step further by printing sensors directly on human skin without the use of heat.  

Nearly two years ago at the PGA Merchandise Show, Cobra shook up the wedge manufacturing process when it pulled the curtain back on a design that was unlike anything the industry had seen. Using a mixture of 304 stainless steel metal powder, Cobra designers were able to create an entire wedge product using a metal injection molding process typically reserved for finely-shaped weights that needed to fit inside confined spaces. (Think tungsten weights crammed inside a hollow-cavity iron product.)