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   Gear Manufacturing Technology Update       July 14, 2021

MPIF Announces Design Excellence Award Winners

The winners in the 2021 Powder Metallurgy (PM) Design Excellence Awards competition, sponsored by the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF), demonstrate outstanding examples of PM’s diversity. From electric vehicles to golf putters, these components use PM’s flexibility to push forward new concepts and process controls to demonstrate the inexhaustible well of capabilities PM can marshal in the service of component design. Designers continue to choose PM for complex and critical applications such as automotive, medical devices, consumer products, hardware, and more. Six Grand Prizes and sixteen Awards of Distinction have been given in this year's competition.

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Get Hands-On the Latest in Power Transmission

Get Hands-On the Latest in Power Transmission

Come to St. Louis for MPT Expo in September for the first in-person opportunity to witness the latest innovation in power transmission. Safely shop the latest technology and services, compare benefits side-by-side, watch product demos, and get hands-on experience with the equipment. Register today.

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Going Up? LOOK SOUTH!

Going Up? LOOK SOUTH!

There's a lot going on up there, and the commercial space age is booming. You'll find your custom, high precision aerospace gears close to home, at Southern Gear. We're a 'space coast' pioneer, with the resources and experience to take your next aerospace gear project to new heights.

Gears for the wild blue yonder aren't for the faint at heart. For a better way, look to Southern Gear.

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Junker Develops All-in-One Grinding Machine

Junker Develops All-in-One Grinding Machine

Sullair LLC. located in Michigan City Indiana, a Junker customer since 2011 has changed their finishing process to eliminate the demand to pair shafts and achieve highest compressor efficiency. In the past, the process required multiple grinding machine setups to finish a shaft. Diameters and faces of the shaft were ground on the Junker QUICKPOINT prior to grinding the compressor flutes on form grinding machines.

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