Metal Powder Products Company

Metal Powder Products Company

MPP, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, in business for over 50 years, draws on the specialized P/M technologies and manufacturing capabilities of its four operating units within the NAFTA region to provide custom-engineered P/M solutions to customers in a wide variety of industries.

MPP’s Strategy

• MPP is the premier manufacturer of P/M aluminum parts in the world

• Continued strategy of growing business by expanding technology and manufacturing bases

Company Profile

► Metal Powder Products ► Employees: 300► Established: 1946► Headquarters: Westfield, IN► Privately held► www.powdermetal.com

MPP’s Facilities

• Synergies between our four divisions bring added value to our customers.

Ridgway Washington St.Ford Rd.Canada

MPP’s Facilities

◙ Headquarters▼ Manufacturing Plant■ Sales Office

Markets We Serve

• MPP serves a variety of markets including:

Automotive

Lawn & Garden

Heavy Duty Equipment

Architectural Hardware

Power Tools

Fluid Power

Market Segments

Appliance 2.0%

Automotive OE 8.2%

Automotive Tier One 29.3%

Commercial Vehicle 20.3%

Fluid Power 2.5%Lawn & Garden

17.4%

Misc 13.9%

Power Tool 6.4%

Material Formulation

• We are experts in P/M material technology, including the development, selection, and blending of a wide variety of standard and custom P/M materials and alloys, such as:– Copper, Bronze, & Brass alloys– Soft magnetic materials– Aluminum– Stainless steel– Tool steel– Specialty alloys, High strength

alloys

Secondary Operations

• Most parts are formed to net shape and require no secondary machining, however, MPP can perform a variety of secondary operation such as:– Milling– Turning– Drilling– Tapping– Threading– Honing– Grinding– Hard Turning– Oil Impregnation– Heat Treating– Sizing, Coining & Repressing

Fastening, Joining and Assembly

• Welding• Sinterbonding• Sinterbrazing• Furnace Brazing• Mechanical• Swedging• Adhesive Bonding

Quality and Manufacturing Strategy

• Each plant is registered as TS 16949 or ISO 9002

• Six sigma capabilities• Utilize statistical techniques

for enhanced process control• Continuous quality

improvement• Flow-line and cell

manufacturing for high volume production

• Full service engineering, metallurgical and inspection capabilities

Full-Service Design and Engineering

• MPIF Grand Prize Part-of –the-Year Awards in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007

• Numerous additional MPIF Part-of-the-Year Design Awards

• 3D Modeling• Finite Element

Analysis• Technical Center in

Indianapolis

MPP Materials Development

AluminumTool SteelCopperBrassBronzeStainless SteelsFerrous

Modeling

• Solid works• Cosmos FEA• Pro Engineering

MPP Technical Initiatives

• Aluminum Structural Parts• Soft magnetics• Welding/Joining of P/M

Parts• Surface Densification• High Density Materials• High Temperature

Sintering• Sinter Hardening

Aluminum History

Making PM aluminum since 1973.Launched Automotive components in 1991. Premier producer of PM aluminum parts in the world.Part of the Year Grand Prize (2006).

New Aluminum Development

• Customer-driven

developments in both automotive and non-automotive markets.

• Enhanced material properties through thermal treatment and alloy development.

• Secondary processes including coating, machining, and anodizing.

• Lightweight, non-corrosive products.

Aluminum Production

One Division focused on PM aluminum.Fully integrated with automation and latest robotic technology.In-line RUS defect detecting.Strict quality control procedures, including chemical, mechanical and physical checks.

Stainless Steel

• High temperature sintering• Corrosion resistance• Non-magnetic• Weldable• Fracture toughness

Tool Steel

• Blade guides • Wear pads• Excellent wear • resistance • Maintains hardness at • elevated

temperatures

• A combination of application-specific materials in a single part

• Production for magnetic/non- magnetic rings for gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles.

• Bimetallic steering application

• Combined wear surface and mechanical strength backing composite under development.

Multilayer PM Composites

MPP Gear Rolling Technology

• High surface density• AGMA levels greater than 8• Improved performance• Quieter operation• Improved wear

• Densification at thetooth surface

Welding/Joining Technology

• Sinter bonding, and brazing, enables complex components to be joined. This 3-piece product for a pump application won the MPIF Grand Prize for design in 2000.

• Successfully join P/M and wrought parts by welding - differential case and lock components shown.