Programme Announced for Asian Powder Metallurgy Conference

Metal Powder Report is pleased to announce PM Asia 2009, dedicated to promoting powder metallurgy in Asia. PM Asia 2009 will take place in Shanghai, China, from 6-8 April 2009.

The event will take place at the Shanghai Everbright Convention Center, and will be co-located with the China Cemented Carbides event. The PM Asia Conference Programme will provide component producers, suppliers, and end-users in a rapidly growing Asian market with the latest information on global PM technology trends.

PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS

Keynote Sessions:

• PM's contribution to the evolution of the automobile engine
  Dr Cesar Molins, AMES SA, Spain
• Trends in gear manufacturing
  Dr Philipp Kauffmann, WZL-RWTH Aachen, Germany
• The rapidly emerging market for microminiature MIM medical components and the required technology for participation
  Professor Randall German, San Diego State University, USA
• Recent developments of high-performance PM HSS and tool steels
  Dr Olle Grinder, PM Technology AB, Sweden
• Cutting tool applications of hardmetals
  Dr Leo Prakash, Unimerco A/S, Denmark
• Challenges in the further development of powder processed rare earth-iron-boron magnets
  Professor Hywel Davies, University of Sheffield, UK