Applying Metallurgy Kinetics And Design
P/M parts are produced by compacting powdered metals in tool & dies under extreme pressure.
Our compacting department, which currently extends to 100 ton press capacity, utilizes variable speed, mechanical presses.
This type of equipment satisfies two important demands in todays’ marketplace – the quality concern for repeatability of the pressing cycle and the economic factors attainable only through high productivity.
SPC provides the analytical tool for our skilled staff to detect sources of variation as well as providing the guidelines for corrective action to eliminate the special causes of variation.
During the sintering, the “green” pressed parts are placed on a wire-mesh belt and slowly moved through a controlled atmosphere furnace. The pressed powder particles are metallurgically fused without melting, a phenomenon called “sintering”.
Various cooling rates are also available, dependent upon the material being processed.
AMKAD can provide a broad range of completely finished components requiring a multitude of secondary operations.
Heat treating can improve strength and add hardness and make the surface wear-resistant.
Oil impregnation makes bearings self-lubricating or is used to seal parts gas or liquid tight.
Other secondary operations include surface finishing, sizing, plating, drilling, tapping, machining, sub assemblies, etc.
All parts must pass a formal, documented final audit prior to packaging and shipment to our valued customers. Where necessary, corrective action to defects are processed by the latest problem solving techniques and results are validated to ISO standards to prevent reoccurrence.
AMKAD Metal Components Inc.
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