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FMS Receives 2023 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Award

Local Executives Accept Award in International Design Competition  Ryan Gebauer, Product Development Engineer, John Sweet, CEO, Robert Brooks, Production Manager and Luke Sweet, Quality Engineer, FMS Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, accepted an Award of Distinction in the Lawn & Garden/Off-Highway Category of the 2023 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards Competition. The award was given for a […]

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FMS Receives 2022 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Award

Local Executives Accept Award in International Design Competition  John Sweet, President & CEO, Ryan Gebauer, Product Development Engineer, and Joe Davis, Quality Assurance Manager, FMS Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, accepted an Award of Distinction in the Lawn & Garden/Off Highway Category of the 2022 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards Competition. The award was given for a […]

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FMS Corporation switches to an environmentally-friendly resin sealant

FMS Corporation’s Mission is to improve the lives of our stakeholders, partners, and community through powder metal technology and teamwork. As part of that mission, the FMS team is working continuously to reduce the impact our manufacturing processes have on our environment. As you may know, powder metal components which require plating are often sealed […]

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FMS Receives Two 2019 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards

FMS Corporation received two 2019 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards. The awards were presented to FMS Corporation at the POWDERMET2019: International conferences on Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials in Phoenix, Arizona. The competition is sponsored annually by the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF), an international trade association for the metal powder-producing and -consuming industries. Award […]

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FMS Receives Two 2018 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards

FMS Corporation was honored with two Powder Metal Design Excellenceawards at the 2018 Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) annual conference recently held in San Antonio, Texas. The awards are given to Powder Metallurgy (PM) manufacturers whose entry demonstrates an outstanding example of PM’s advantages and diversity. The awards recognize companies that push the design envelope […]

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FMS Makes Major Investment in New Cutting-Edge Technology

Powder Compaction Press Delivers Speed and Precision FMS Corporation is pleased to announce the delivery and installation of its newest precision powder compaction press, a 180-ton CA-NCII-1600 manufactured by Osterwalder AG of Lyss, Switzerland. The press was installed at FMS’s Minneapolis plant in November 2017 and began producing high-quality, close-tolerance powder metal components within days. […]

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John Sweet elected president of Metal Powder Industries Federation

John Sweet, president and CEO of FMS Corporation, has been elected as the 29th president of the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF). John’s two-year term became effective at the conclusion of the federation’s annual Powder Metallurgy Management Summit and 73rd annual business meeting October 21 through 24, 2017 in Naples, Florida. John Sweet’s history of […]

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FMS receives three 2017 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards

FMS Corporation, a custom powder metal (PM) manufacturing company, was honored with three 2017 Powder Metallurgy Excellence awards. Sponsored by Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF), the awards demonstrate outstanding examples of PM's diversity. The awards recognize component fabricators that use PM's flexibility to establish new concepts and process controls and demonstrate the capabilities PM delivers. […]

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FMS receives tools/recreation Award in the 2013 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards Competition

MINNEAPOLIS – FMS Corporation received the Award of Distinction in the hand tools/recreation category announced at PowderMet2013, the International Conference on Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials. The award recognized a star shifter made by FMS for Polaris Industries and used in its Victory motorcycle transmission. The awards competition is sponsored by the Metal Powder Industries […]

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FMS receives hardware/appliances Award in the 2013 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards Competition

MINNEAPOLIS – FMS Corporation received the Award of Distinction in the hardware/appliances category announced at PowderMet2013, the International Conference on Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials. The award recognized an assembly consisting of rack, pinion, and bushing used in a patented pergola louver system that allows the pergola to convert to a water-tight shelter. The awards […]

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FMS Corporation awarded grand prize in 2012 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards Competition

MINNEAPOLIS — FMS Corporation received the grand prize in the lawn and garden/off-highway category presented at PowderMet2012, the International Conference on Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials. It was awarded for a powder metallurgy (PM) steel gear race used in the OnTrac2 GPS-assisted steering system made for Novariant Corporation, Fremont, Calif. The system positions agricultural planting […]

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FMS Corporation adds state-of-the-art quality inspection equipment

The Resonant Acoustic Method NDT system (RAM NDT™) delivers fully inspected parts to ensure that every part from FMS Corporation is objectively tested. A high-throughput system, RAM NDT can inspect components as fast as one part per second. Each component has a resonant signature or pattern that reflects its structural integrity. This signature is used […]

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