The 2024 edition of MPIF Standard 35-SP – Materials Standards for PM Structural Parts has been released. This Standard is a must-have document and provides the design and materials engineer with the latest engineering property data and information available to specify materials for structural parts made using the PM process. 

Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument (SDP/SI), a Designatronics, Inc. company, completed and passed its recertification AS9100:D and ISO 9001:2015 quality system audit. The audit, conducted by Intertek over a 5-day period, certifies SDP/SI’s quality management system conforms to AS and ISO standards.

Shane Herendeen has been promoted to fabrication division vice president of sales at MC Machinery Systems in Elk Grove Village, IL.
Herendeen began his 20-year career in the manufacturing industry as a sales engineer with a Midwest Mitsubishi Laser distributor, followed by running his own manufacturing consulting company for several years. He joined MC Machinery Systems in 2010 as national sales manager for fabrication and was promoted to North American sales manager in 2015.

KISSsoft supports the user with numerous calculations for different machine elements. The new KISSdesign module in KISSsoft supports the combination of these machine elements in building complex system transmissions containing any number of shafts, gears, and bearings.  

TCI Precision Metals announces that its A36 Carbon Steel, Ready-to-Ship blanks are now available from OnlineMetals.com, an e-commerce metal and plastics supplier. The pre-machined blanks allow customers to order flat, square, and parallel materials to close tolerance specifications.

Michael Stucky, business unit director, Norwood Medical, Bellbrook, Ohio, has been elected the 32nd president of the Metal Powder Industries Federation, succeeding Rodney Brennen, Metco Industries, St. Marys, Pennsylvania. His two-year term began at the conclusion of the Federation’s annual MPIF Business Meeting, October 28–30, in Louisville, Kentucky.

The American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) announced the promotion of Jenny Blackford to the organization’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) today. In her new role, Blackford will oversee the association’s systems and processes, enterprise wide. In addition, she will have expanded roles relative to human and technology resources and investments.

As the challenges in bevel and hypoid gear manufacturing need to be addressed, the objective of this paper is to show the tool and process design can be optimized based on the results of the manufacturing simulation BevelCut.

With Closed Loop, Kapp Niles offers a system that enables the integration of machining and measuring machines. By using Closed Loop, efficient processes and optimized production are realized. This tool helps companies to improve the quality of their workpieces and to make their processes more efficient.

How many software companies provide free advanced training to their customers dozens of times each year for 15 years straight? Global Shop Solutions, a leading provider of ERP software for manufacturers, does. In fact, they have been doing so for 15 years with Friday Features, a high-level ERP training webinar helping customers simplify their manufacturing by continually improving their ERP skills.