James
G. Marsden
Consultant
209 E. Main St
P O Box 43
Big Run, PA. 15715 |
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Objective:
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To
supply the powder metal sintering manufacturer with
a low cost and quality product that will create
higher quality parts and cleaner furnaces with little
or no maintenance required. Also, to provide the
market with high quality part analysis and consulting
providing a better quality product increasing both
F.A.S.T., Inc's sales and the customers'. |
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Executive
Summary:
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*40
years of experience in metallography, sinter atmospheres,
powder production, and process problem solving.
* Authored and co-authored numerous technical publications
and given numerous technical presentations at MPIF
Seminars, APMI meetings and in numerous customer
facilities. * Received the MPIF "Distinguished Service
to Powder Metallurgy" award in 1993 and the APMI
"Fellow" award in 1998. |
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Experience:
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1999
- Present:
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Furnace
and Atmosphere Service Technology, Inc. |
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Responsibilities:
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Consultant
to P/M Industry.
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1981
- 1999:
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Air
Products & Chemicals, Inc.
Allentown, PA.
Title: Senior Project Leader P/M Applications |
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Responsibilities:
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Design
and install new atmosphere systems for P/M sintering,
provide marketing information for sales group,
provide customer support on processing problems,
develop research programs on new ideas introduce
them to the P/M Industry. In addition, train new
engineers (in powder metallurgy) and direct their
efforts in the powder metal program. Consult on
metallographic analysis on both P/M and Wrought
metals. (The sales support was for the global
market but I mostly serviced the U.S. and Canadian
market both on sales calls and technical back-up
on customer service.
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1962
- 1981:
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Hoeganes
Corp.,
Riverton NJ
Title: Supervisor Metallurgical Services |
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Responsibilities:
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Supervisor
of the metallographic laboratory, experimental
premix department and customer service in the
laboratory. Directed all metallographic procedures
and analysis on powder production samples to solving
customer problems, as well as supervising laboratory
technicians. Directed all experimental premix
samples for customer service, and provided technical
reports on customer problems.
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Education:
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Royersford
High School 1952
Temple University Evening Div. (Metallurgy) 1968
Drexel University Evening Div. (Faculty) 1971 to
1981 |
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Technical
Publications:
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A.S.M.
Handbook (Author) "Specimen Selection and Preparation
of P/M Samples" |
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A.S.M.
Handbook (Co- Author) "Metallography of Powder Metals" |
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Author
and Co-Author of numerous technical papers (10 to
15) for Hoeganes and Air Products, Inc. |
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Awards:
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1977
- "Technician of the Year Award" from Philadelphia
Chapter A.S.M. |
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1993
- "Distinguished Service Award" M.P.I.F. |
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1998
- "Fellow" A.P.M.I. |
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Patents:
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"Belt
Life Extension for P/M Sintering" |
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"Alloy
Additions for Preventing Decarburization" |
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"Delubing
Technology for P/M Applications" |
