Economic advantages

• A sintered PM component of comparable quality may be cheaper than a cast or wrought component
  
  
• PM typically uses more than 97% of the starting raw material in the finished part
  
  
• Suited to high volume components production requirements.
  
  
• Long-term performance reliability in critical applications.
  

.Reasons for using PM

• PM process enables products to be made that are capable of absorbing up to 35% of selected fluids.
• When combined with specially selected materials such as graphite-based systems this unique capability enables self-lubrication to be used in 'sealed for life' systems.
• Current applications include ballpoint pens, bearings for industrial systems, micro components etc .