Metal Processing Institute
Particulate Materials Research Center

PMRC Spring Meeting

April 5-6, 2001
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Gordon Library - Seminar Room

Agenda

Thursday, April 5, 2001
1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Registration
1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Call to order (U. Gummeson)
Welcome, Introductions, Opening Remarks, Membership Report
Approval of Minutes of 2000 Fall Meeting (U. Gummeson)
Director's Report (D. Apelian)
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Optimization and Control of De-Lubrication
Progress Report (D. Saha, D. Apelian)
3:00 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.

Break
3:10 p.m. - 4:10 p.m.

Density Distribution in P/M Parts
Progress Report (M. Richman/J. Khambekar)
4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

Electrical Measurements of Density in Green-State Compacts
Progress Report (R. Ludwig/G. Leuenberger)
5:15 p.m.

Adjourn
6:00 p.m.

Reception and Dinner
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Friday, April 6, 2001
8:00 a.m. -8:15 a.m.

Call to Order (U. Gummeson)
Fall Meeting Plans (D. Apelian)
8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

Competitive Analysis of the P/M Industry
Sum Progress Report (C. Kasouf, J. Isaacs, D. Apelian)
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Sloan Management Projects
Sum Progress Report (J. Isaacs, K. Celuch, C. Kasouf, D. Apelian)
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Focus Group Meetings
Sum Sloan Projects and Competitive Analysis (C. Kasouf, J. Isaacs, Focus Group Chair: D. Schaeffer) Seminar Room

Sum Density Distribution in P/M Compacts (M. Richman, Focus Group Chair: S. Narasimhan) Higgins Labs 229

Sum Optimization and Control of De-Lubrication (D. Apelian, Focus Group Chair: R. Sun) Higgins Labs 201

Sum Measurement of Density in Green-State Compacts (R. Ludwig) Higgins Labs 132
12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m.

Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Reconvene (Gordon Library - Seminar Room)
Report out of Focus Group Deliberations
Old Business/New Business
2:30 p.m.

Adjourn (U. Gummeson)

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