1. Powder Metal Applications

2. Engine, Exhaust Transmission, Drive train
Body & chassis
Interior
Pumps & hydraulics
Shock absorber
parts
ABS sensor
ring
Brake
pads
Oil pump
gears
Gears for
adjustment
Connecting
rod
Variable valve
timing (VVT)
Synchronizing
ring
Synchronizing
hub
Planetary
carrier
Exhaust
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3. Acknowledgements to :
– Hognos ,
for providing pictures representing the various powder metal product
application segments
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4. Current and Potential
Powder Metal Applications
Engine
• Alternator pulleys, bearings
• Bearing caps
• Balance shaft mechanisms
• Bedplate inserts
• Belt and chain tensioner cams
• Bushings and Bearings
• Cam caps aluminum
• Camshaft adjuster
• Camshaft brackets
• Camshaft lobes
• Camshaft Sensor rings
• Cam- and crankshaft chain sprockets
• Cam- and crankshaft gears
• Cam-and crankshaft pulleys
• Clutch races
• Cooling system inserts
• Connecting rods
• Cylinder liners
• Distributor pole pieces and gears
• Engine management components
• Engine balance shaft
Engine cont.
• Engine mounting inserts
• Exhaust manifold flanges
• Fuel injection pulley and sprocket
• Fuel pump components
• Gerotor oil pump
• Ignition gears
• Oil pump gears and rotors
• Pole pieces
• Pivots
• Restrictors
• Rocker arms, inserts, brackets
• Sensors rings for position control
• Spacers various
• Starter motor pinion gear
• Turbocharger thrust bearings
• Throttle cam
• Valve lifter guides
• Valve seats and rings
• Water pump impellers and inserts
• Water pump pulleys
• Water pump flanges 4www.mindsover.com

5. Current and Potential
Powder Metal Applications
Transmission
• Bushings
• Clutch hubs
• Clutch adjusting rings
• Clutch pressure plates
• Clutch releases and spring seats
• Clutch races (outer and inner)
• Converter turbine hub
• Detent levers
• Drive hubs
• Driveshaft balancers
• Gear levers and arms
• Gear plates
• Guide sleeves
• Lock-up components
• Lugs
• Oil pump gears
• Oil pump rotors and stators
• Oil pump gerotors
Transmission cont.
• Parking gears
• Planetary carrier, disc and assemblies
• Retainers
• Shift fork and levers
• Spacer various
• Stator plates
• Struts
• Synchronizer cones
• Synchronizer hubs
• Synchronizer rings (sintered and powder
forged)
• Synchronizer sleeves
• Synchronizer sliding blocks
• Torque converter stator and thrust bearings
• Transmission shaft hubs
• Transfer case components
• Washers
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6. Current and Potential
Powder Metal Applications
Steering, Brake System, Suspension
• Power steering pump components (rotors, cams, spacers, seats, bearings, hubs
vanes, rings, end plate)
• Column components (coupling gears, collar, lock inserts,)
• Steering ratchet levers, bushings, rack guides, bearings, yokes
• Break ABS sensor ring
• Brake disk pad support
• Break valve spacers and plates
• Break pistons, nuts, gear drums, adjusters
• Shock absorber components (piston, rod guides, valve base, endplates)
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7. Current and Potential
Powder Metal Applications
Miscellaneous
• Airbag mechanism parts and filter
• Air conditioner components (pulleys ,hubs, bearings, rims, compressor cylinder and rotor)
• Bearings various applications
• Cruise control inserts
• Door and sunroof hinges
• Electric motor cores, armatures, commutators (SMC)
• Emission control plate
• Fasteners
• Gears for locking, roof and door mechanisms
• Levers various
• Lock parts
• Rear view mirror mounts
• Reclining seat mechanism parts
• Speedometer gears and sensors
• Seat adjustment gears and levers
• Seat belt mechanism parts
• Side view mirror mechanisms
• Sunroof mechanisms
• Windscreen wiper drives
• Window winder mechanisms
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8. Engine Applications
• Various Pulleys
• Double chain
sprocket
• Connecting Rods
• Cam to cam gears
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9. Engine Applications
• AL Cam Caps
• Bed Plate Inserts
• Main Bearing Caps
• CRI Diesel Comp.
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10. Engine Applications
• Valve seat inserts
• Valve seat guides
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11. Engine Applications
• VVT part
• Cam lobes
• Timing sensor rings
• Oil Pump Rotors
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12. Manual Transmisssion Applications
• Synchronizer Rings
• Synchronizer Hubs
• Dog Ring
• Shift Fingers
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13. Automatic Transmission Applications
• Planetary Carrier
• Transmission and
OWC Clutch Races
• Torque Converter
Hubs
• Thrust/
Pressure Plates
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14. Automatic Transmission Applications
• Parking Gears
• Transmission
Sprockets
• Output shaft hub
• Crescent Pump Gears
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15. Body/Chassis Applications
• Rear Mirror Bosses
• Shock Absorber
Components
• ABS sensor ring
• Power Steering
Components
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16. • Flanges
• EGR flange
• HEGO Bosses
• EGR gas flux sensor
ring
Exhaust System Applications
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17. Pump/Hydraulic Applications
• External Gear
Pumps
• Vane Pumps
• Injection pump
sprocket
• Oil pump rotors
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18. • Truck Synchro Rings
• Transmission /OWC
Races
• Con Rods
PM Processes: Powder Forging
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19. PM Processes : Metal Injection Moulding
• Clip for Convertible
• Various MIM parts
• Steering Lever
• Piston cooling nozzle
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