AWARD-WINNING P M PARTS

The 1996 International P/M Part-of-the-Year Design Competition winners demonstrate powder metallurgy's increasing precision, design complexi ty, reliability, stringent fooling requirements, and its move into mor e high performance applications. This year's winning parts run the gam ut of applications - automobiles, irrigation sprinklers, aircraft syst ems, vending machines, orthodontics and defense. These parts demonstra te that the P/M process has improved the design and cost effectiveness of numerous consumer and industrial products.