Metal Powders Industry Solutions

	"I can't see how the plant could work without it" Production Manager, Ferrosilicon, South Africa.

Metal powders play an essential role in many manufacturing processes with a growing need for high-specification powders, especially in the electronics industry. Gain advantages using on-line particle sizing in:

Atomizer set-up
Batch to batch consistency
Real time quality control
Yield improvements

In this section

	Industry overview Metal powders are used in a diverse range of applications, from the production of automotive and aerospace parts to casting components. Powder metallurgy is at the leading edge of high-tech manufacturing processes, for example in the fabrication of batteries and magnets.
	Industry concerns Demands for ever higher specifications of metal powders are driving the demand for continuous on-line particle size analysis.
	Malvern metal powder analyzers Complete on-line and at-line particle characterization systems appropriate to the requirements of the metal powders industry and unit operations.
	Case studies - For more information, see:
	Ferrosilicon manufacture.
	Particle sizing on-line - Published in Powder Metallurgy Jan 2001 (requires free login to download).
	Mill overloading reduced by process understanding.
	Mill optimization for pilot drug trials.
	Reducing process start-up times.
	Mineral mill optimization.
	Product changeover.
	Use on a screen mill.