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Powdermet listed as company to watch in ASM Int'l. Magazine Vol. 165, No. 7, July 2, 2007.
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Powdermet develops and manufactures metal and ceramic structures
which have been engineered for performance at the nano, micro, and meso-scales.  The company has core competencies in the production of engineered particles, formed by both top-down and bottom-up techniques to create engineered building blocks that can be used to produce parts
and coatings with extraordinary performance. 

Some of the company's unique products include:

Collage
These ultra lightweight materials provide unparalleled performance in such demanding applications as energy and blast resistant armor structures, high strength reentry thermal insulation, and alternatives to beryllium alloys in electronics packaging.

Nanocomposite metals and cermets:
Powdermet has developed the ability to produce ductile-phase toughened nanocomposites metals and cermets.  These materials combine the very high strength and hardness of nanocrystalline and ceramicmetal hybrid materials with the ductility and resilience of metallic structures. Refrac Metal Image
These materials include:  Nanocomposite aluminum where aluminum can be engineered to have the strength and hardness of steel, and our PComP(TM) nanocomposite cermet thermal spray materials which exhibit higher hardness and wear resistance, yet provide up to 7X the toughness and strain tolerance of traditional micro grain carbide coating materials.

 

Powdermet has one of the world’s largest installed production bases for producing nanoscale oxides and metal particles.  We have extensive particle size reduction capabilities for reactive and moisture sensitive materials such as lithium compounds, and we utilize fluidized bed and rotary calciners /reduction furnaces capable of producing controlled 20-200nm micron metal and ceramic particles.  Powdermet also offers agglomeration, dispersion, and passivation services to convert these particles into more usable and safer forms.
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Metal and ceramic microencapsulation services:
 

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 Powdermet was the pioneer that developed metal-microencapsulated particles using fluidized bed processing.  We utilize both spray cladding and vapor cladding techniques in a variety of processing units to produce metal and ceramic coated particles. These are typically private labeled or proprietary to
the end user, our customer.  One example is our DiaBond interface-engineered superabrasive products.  These products are used in EMI shielding, thermal management, welding, and abrasives applications world-wide.

RocketPowdermet has provided solutions to the most demanding high temperature service environments, from complex refractory metal and rhenium shapes and components, to re-entry heat shielding capable of withstanding the most severe thermal enviro-nments encountered by NASA.  Powdermet has net shape and injection molding fabrication capabilities and extensive knowledge of high temperature en-vironments and materials compatibilities.  We can provide preceramic polymer processing for high temperature structures, and refractory metal fabrication and net shape sintering.

 

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Powdermet, Inc.Receives the Blue Stone Award from the City of Euclid & Euclid Chamber of Commerce.
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Crain's Cleveland Business Nortech Awards Ceremony honors Technology Excellence

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"Powdermet forms nanocomposite coating spin-out, MesoCoat, Inc.".
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Powdermet listed in INC., 500 as one of Ohio's fastest growing companies
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Powdermet opens 24,000 sq. ft. nanomaterials research and development center.
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Founder and CEO Andrew J. Sherman finalist Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards 2009

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Powdermet PComP(TM) nanocomposite cermet thermal spray consumables selected for qualification as a spallation resistant alternative to Cr3C2-NiCr and WC-Co in aerospace applications.
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