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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