The PM Advantage
Versatility, Value, and Quality

Powder Metallurgy is an exciting and dynamic manufacturing technology that offers a host of important advantages.

P/M Versatility
P/M is widely utilized by a large number of industries, including automotive, business machines, aerospace, electrical and electronic equipment, small and major appliances, agricultural/garden equipment, and hand and power tools.

• P/M makes the impossible achieveable
Parts that are too difficult to make by any other production method can be manufactured using the P/M process. Parts made of difficult-to-fabricate materials such as tungsten, tungsten carbide, or molybdenum cannot be manufactured efficiently by any other process.

• P/M is a cost-effective alternative
Many machined parts, castings, and forgings can be economically manufactured with the P/M process, creating substantial savings of both time and money.

P/M Value

• P/M eliminates waste
A "chipless" metalworking process, P/M typically utilizes up to 97% of the starting raw material in the finished part.

• P/M saves steps
Additional assembly steps may be eliminated with multiple level designs which combine two or more separate shapes into a one-piece P/M part. In addition, P/M parts are produced at or very close to final dimensions, so little if any machining is required.

P/M Quality
• The P/M process creates components of exceptional precision, strength, and utility. P/M parts can be self-lubricating

• P/M components can be oil impregnated to function as self-lubricating bearings

• P/M parts can be formed in complex contours and multiple levels

• Advances in P/M technology make it possible to manufacture complex parts economically, with no loss of strength or quality

• The P/M process makes it possible to manufcture components of exceptional strength

• Precision hot forging from sintered blanks and preforms extends P/M capabilities and results in components of increased strength and durability.