The powder metallurgy industry consists of three main segments:
Companies that produce powders, lubricants, industrial gases, and other raw materials used to make finished parts.
Companies that produce and provide tools, process equipment, and related services used to make finished parts.
Contract manufacturers and in-house manufacturers of finished parts.
Purpose of powder metallurgy products
The applications of powder metallurgy parts fall into two main categories. The first category is parts that are difficult to make by other methods, such as parts made of tungsten, molybdenum, or tungsten carbide. In addition, porous bearings, filters, and many types of hard and soft magnetic parts are made entirely using powder metallurgy. The second category is PM parts, which provide a cost-effective alternative to machined parts, castings, and forgings. Examples include automotive clutch plates, connecting rods, camshafts, and planetary gear carriers.
PM parts are used in a variety of markets, with the automotive industry being the main industry, consuming about 70% of the ferrous metal products produced by the industry each year. Other important markets include recreation, hand tools, and hobby products; household appliances; industrial motors and controllers; hardware; and commercial machines. And, as designers become more aware of the superior performance, unmatched tolerances, and cost savings that PM processes can provide, trends indicate that PM parts are continuing to expand into previously untapped markets—such as metal additive manufacturing.
Structural Components Market
Powder Metallurgy Industry Powder Metallurgy Industry The powder metallurgy industry consists of three segments, a complete chain from raw materials to finished parts, with each link supporting and being supported by the others.
1. Powder and Other Raw Materials Producers
These companies use a variety of technologies, including solid-state reduction, chemical, atomization, and electrolysis, to create powders, which are the cornerstone of powder metallurgy technology. The most common metal powders are steel, tin, nickel, copper, aluminum, and titanium, as well as refractory materials such as tungsten, molybdenum, and tantalum. Companies that make lubricants and other additives that are critical to the powder metallurgy process, as well as companies that make industrial gases used as sintering furnace atmospheres, belong to this part of the industry.
2. Process Equipment and Tool Manufacturers
This industry segment consists of companies engaged in the manufacture of equipment and technology for pressing and sintering powder metallurgy parts, including presses, injection molding machines, molds, and furnaces. It also includes suppliers of specialized equipment, systems, and support services for powder handling, secondary manufacturing and finishing operations, control automation, robotics, and laboratory testing.
3. Component and product producers
This segment includes companies that use existing molding technologies to manufacture finished parts. Most of these companies produce these parts while also acting as contractors for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), who use them in their finished products, although a few companies are in-house suppliers to such OEMs.
In the field of metal powder metallurgy processing, Shenzhen Yujiaxin Technology Co., Ltd. not only has a professional technical team and advanced production equipment, but also focuses on technological innovation and research and development. The company is dedicated to Metal Injection Molding (MIM) and powder metallurgy processes, through which metal products with complex shapes, precise dimensions and excellent performance can be produced. At the same time, Yujiaxin Technology also focuses on the alloying of metal powders, surface treatment technology and the research and development of new powder materials, and continuously expands the application areas of metal powder metallurgy processing. These efforts have enabled the company to achieve significant success in high-tech industries such as automotive, aerospace, electronics, and medical devices.
