PM Training Courses and Book

FAST is prepared to offer several different courses to provide technical training for our customers' employees. These courses cover the metallurgical aspects of sintering, including how various alloys and process variables effect the physical and mechanical properties of the P/M compact during sintering, and the effects of atmosphere variables on the finished compact, as well as a simple method used to monitor the sintering process, and different clues that will help solve some processing problems very cost effectively, etc. Also, we can train your laboratory technicians in your own laboratory in such subjects as metallography (sample selection, preparation and analysis), microhardness testing, etc.

The courses can vary from a one day seminar to in-house classes on a weekly basis, that can go 8 weeks to a year or longer. They are definitely geared for the non-metallurgist and will be designed to fit your particular operation. Why send one or two people to a two or three day seminar when we can train several employees at your facility at a considerable cost savings? We have been teaching in one particular facility for over a year and the program has been very successful. (We have been authorized by that company to use them as a reference. Please call Jim Marsden @ 814-427-2228 and I will be happy to supply the contact to call).

We also offer our recently published book, Simplified Guide for Sintering Ferrous Powdered Metal Compacts, which can be used as a self-teaching manual, since it has question and answer sections in each chapter. It is also a great non-technical guide for anyone interested in the basics of P/M sintering and problem solving. It also covers powders, atmospheres, and preparation of metallographic specimens. Price $20.00 plus shipping and handling.

See "Technical Presentations"
for more details on the subject matter used.

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