Metales Sinterizados SA (Metasint) has 30 years' experience in the man
ufacture of PM parts, although the company adopted its present name on
ly in 1986. In May this year, a new venture, Ferricos Sinterizados (Fe
rsint), in which Metasint has a controlling stake, began operation in
a highly automated factory built only 20 min away from the original co
mpany.