news 4 M P R October 2003 metal-powder.net HOEGANAES CORPORATION has established a $250 000 endowment for a Chair in Powder Metallurgy in the department of Materials Engineering at Drexel University in Philadelphia. "Our strong relationship with Drexel has been ongoing for about 25 years, and this has proved to be a mutually beneficial affiliation," said Robert J Fulton, Hoeganaes' President. "The endowment assures that instruction in powder metal technology will have an everlasting presence at the university." Drexel University's Provost, Harvill Eaton, said: "For four decades education and research in powder metallurgy at Drexel University has been recognised internationally. "The programme initiated by Richard Heckel reflects the faculty contributions of John Tallmadge, Robert Koerner, Diran Apelian, the late Michael Kozak and Alan Lawley. "Materials engineering is one of the University's strongest departments, of vital importance nationally, and is a strategic growth area for the university. Drexel appreciates Hoeganaes Corporation's support." Over the years Hoeganaes and Drexel have conducted many joint research programmes in metal powder technology that have facili- tated the growth of the industry. Hoeganaes also partici- pates heavily in Drexel's acclaimed co-op programme. The company hires three or four interns annually and estimates that 30 per cent of those return to Hoeganaes full-time after graduation. This is the first time Hoeganaes has provided an endowment to an engineering school, but the company does fund programmes at several other universities throughout the country. Hoeganaes funds new Chair in PM at Philadelphia's Drexel Mark of excellence Russell Finex has won the prestigious Total Processing and Packaging award from the Institution of Chemical Engineers. The award was made for innovation and design in the company's Horizontal eco self-cleaning filter. SIEVE maker Russell Finex ~has introduced a further development to its range of industrial powder screening devices which, it says, eliminates mesh blinding for a whole range of difficult-to-screen materials including light and sticky powders. A spokesman said that the Russell Vibrasonic Spiroscreen enables powders to be sieved on finer meshes with more accuracy than ever before. "This increases the value of the screen powders as well as improving the quality of the final products they are used to produce. "Eliminating blinding offer other benefits including production increases. Sieving capacities increase because all the apertures remain clear and downtime is reduced as there is no need to halt production to clean meshes." The Vibrasonic Spiroscreen uses a spiral-shaped ultrasonic distribution element to provide maximum control of the powder on the mesh screen. It is driven by a finely tuned ultrasonic control unit. The combination of out-of- balance weight settings, the shape of the spiral and the vibration activity guides the product to give full mesh usage. The system is easy to tailor to specific needs. A touch- sensitive control panel allows adjustment of the actvity level to optimise the system’s performance for dif- ferent powder types. It can easily be integrated into cen- tral control systems. Sieve maker solves powder problems

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4 MPR October 2003 metal-powder.net

HOEGANAES CORPORATION hasestablished a $250 000endowment for a Chair inPowder Metallurgy in thedepartment of MaterialsEngineering at DrexelUniversity in Philadelphia.

"Our strong relationshipwith Drexel has been ongoingfor about 25 years, and thishas proved to be a mutuallybeneficial affiliation," saidRobert J Fulton, Hoeganaes'President.

"The endowment assuresthat instruction in powder

metal technology will have aneverlasting presence at theuniversity."

Drexel University's Provost,Harvill Eaton, said: "For fourdecades education andresearch in powder metallurgyat Drexel University has beenrecognised internationally.

"The programme initiatedby Richard Heckel reflects the faculty contributions ofJohn Tallmadge, RobertKoerner, Diran Apelian, thelate Michael Kozak and Alan Lawley.

"Materials engineering is one of the University'sstrongest departments, of vital importance nationally, and is a strategicgrowth area for the university. Drexel appreciatesHoeganaes Corporation'ssupport."

Over the years Hoeganaesand Drexel have conductedmany joint research pro-grammes in metal powdertechnology that have facili-tated the growth of the industry.

Hoeganaes also partici-pates heavily in Drexel'sacclaimed co-op programme.The company hires three or four interns annually and estimates that 30 percent of those return toHoeganaes full-time aftergraduation.

This is the first timeHoeganaes has provided anendowment to an engineeringschool, but the company doesfund programmes at severalother universities throughoutthe country.

Hoeganaes funds new Chair in PM at Philadelphia's Drexel

Mark of excellence

Russell Finex has won the prestigious Total Processing andPackaging award from the Institution of Chemical Engineers. Theaward was made for innovation and design in the company'sHorizontal eco self-cleaning filter.

SIEVE maker Russell Finex~has introduced a furtherdevelopment to its range of industrial powder screening devices which, itsays, eliminates mesh blind-ing for a whole range of difficult-to-screen materialsincluding light and stickypowders.

A spokesman said that theRussell VibrasonicSpiroscreen enables powdersto be sieved on finer mesheswith more accuracy than ever before. "This increasesthe value of the screen powders as well as improvingthe quality of the final products they are used to produce.

"Eliminating blinding offer other benefits includingproduction increases. Sievingcapacities increase becauseall the apertures remain

clear and downtime isreduced as there is no need to halt production toclean meshes."

The Vibrasonic Spiroscreenuses a spiral-shaped ultra-sonic distribution element toprovide maximum control ofthe powder on the meshscreen. It is driven by a finelytuned ultrasonic control unit.The combination of out-of-balance weight settings, theshape of the spiral and thevibration activity guides the product to give full mesh usage.

The system is easy to tailorto specific needs. A touch-sensitive control panelallows adjustment of theactvity level to optimise thesystem’s performance for dif-ferent powder types. It caneasily be integrated into cen-tral control systems.

Sieve maker solvespowder problems