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    Improving the Cars We Drive with Powder Metallurgy

    July 8, 2017
    MPIF announces the winners of its contest for innovative automotive powder metallurgy.

    The winners from the 2017 Powder Metallurgy (PM) Design Excellence Awards Competition are in. The event is sponsored by the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF). These parts demonstrate what is possible with PM by pushing forward new concepts and process controls.

    Trends for using PM parts span multiple industries. This gallery features the automotive section of the contest, but the competition also features: automotive, aerospace, hand tool/recreation, hardware/appliances, medical/dental, and industrial motors. For the automotive industry, PM can be used for multiple parts, but you’ll notice a trend of planetary carriers and sprockets.

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    About the Author

    Jeff Kerns | Technology Editor, Machine Design

    Studying mechanical engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Jeff Kerns worked in the Polymer Research Lab. Using RIT’s co-op program, he worked for two aerospace companies focusing on drafting, quality, and manufacturing for aerospace fasteners and metallurgy. He also studied abroad living in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

    After college, he became a commissioning engineer, traveling the world working on precision rotary equipment. Then he attended a few master's courses at the local college and helped an automation company build equipment.

    Growing up in Lancaster County, PA he always liked to tinker, build, and invent. He is ecstatic to be at Machine Design Magazine in New York City and looks forward to producing valuable information in the mechanical industry.