Register now for the MPIF Basic Powder Metallurgy Short Course
Registration for the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF)’s Basic Powder Metallurgy Short Course is now open. The event, in its 61st year, is scheduled to take place August 11-13, 2025, at the Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center, State College, Pennsylvania, USA.
The course offers a complete introduction to Powder Metallurgy, from powder production to component design and standards. As well as press and sinter PM, processes covered on the course include Metal Injection Molding and metal Additive Manufacturing.
The agenda of the three-day conference includes the following presentations:
- Overview of Powder Metallurgy
- Metal Powder Production
- Refractory Metals, Hardmetals, and PM Steels
- Testing, Characterization, and Mixing of Metal Powders
- Design of PM
- Tooling for PM
- Lubricants in Ferrous PM
- Basic Principles of Compacting
- Sintering – Basics & Commercial
- Conventional Sintering Furnaces and Practices
- Secondary Operations and PM Parts
- Development and Importance of Microstructures in Ferrous PM Parts
- PM Material Standards
- Metal Injection Molding
- Isostatic Pressing Techniques
- Additive Manufacturing and Powder Metallurgy
Attendees will also receive a number of e-books and a tour of Penn State’s CIMP-3D Lab.
Early-bird registration discounts are valid until July 4. Those interested can register here.
