metal-powder.net March/April 2013 MPR 9

New CEO for US Tungsten Corp

HIP 2014 dates announcedCeratizit Group subsidiary moves into India

North American tungsten producer US Tungsten Corporation has appointed Michael Olsher, PhD as new CEO.

Olsher will replace Matthew Markin, who was the interim CEO charged with the task of locating and attracting a long-term top executive.

Olsher is a well-known international steel and min-erals senior executive, with expertise in management, transactional financing, economic decision-making,

budgeting, sales and pur-chasing. His most recent experiences: industrial min-erals and mining in South America; partnering with large international metals and mining companies; and inves-tigating new mineral supplies in emerging markets. Having been employed by major met-als and minerals companies, as well as having created his own steel and mineral enterprises, Olsher has more than 30 years of seasoning as senior executive in the metals businesses.

Ceratizit has established a new subsidiary, Wincut Machining Solutions India Private Limited, based in Kolkata, India.

According to Ceratizit, India’s market is indeed very dynamic, in particular driven by the automotive and aero-space industry. Within the Ceratizit Group, WNT is the sales area of precision tools for small and medium-sized companies in the metal cut-ting industry. It is already established in 16 European countries, while the Ceratizit Group has been manufactur-ing hardmetal products in

India for more than 10 years.“25 years after its estab-

lishment, WNT dares to take its first steps into Asia with the foundation of WNT India,” said Jacques Lanners, representative for the execu-tive board of the Ceratizit Group. “A sales team of high-ly experienced application engineers will be focused primarily on the Indian industrial urban centres.”

A WNT product catalogue devised specifically for the Indian market will be released. An online shop is also in development, Ceratizit said.

The International HIP Committee (IHC) has announced that the next International HIP Conference will be held in Stockholm, Sweden, on 9 -13 June, 2014.

The conference takes place every three years and is organised by the International HIP Committee, or IHC. It will focus on trends, developments and innova-tions in the field of hot isostatic pressing (HIP) tech-nology and will cover topics such as material develop-ment, production of near net shape (NNS) components, part design and process modeling. Aspects related to

powder metallurgy process-ing, diffusion bonding and part densification will also be included.

IHC was formed in 1991 at a HIP conference in Osaka, Japan. The primary objective of this group is to organise a HIP-specific conference. The IHC conferences remain the only technical/trade shows completely focused upon iso-static pressing technology. In 2014, selected IHC members and local industry leaders will team with Jernkontoret, the Swedish Steelmaking Association, to organize HIP 14. A formal call for papers will be issued soon.

The new Ceratizit subsidiary is in Kolkata, India.

NanoSteel announces PM executive hireNanoSteel has named Harald Lemke vice president & general manager of powder metallurgy.

Lemke will focus on end users requiring high hardness, wear and yield strength along with the duc-tility traditionally served by specialty and hard materials. Initial target industries for the company’s PM business will be oil and gas, power

generation and mining.In previous roles, Lemke

has worked with advanced materials including metals, ceramics, plastics and com-posites. “There is significant opportunity to leverage our breakthrough in nano-struc-tured sheet steel into the cladding and near-net shape parts businesses of powder metallurgy,” said David Paratore, president and CEO.

Nike executive joins Kennametal boardKennametal Inc has appoint-ed Cindy L Davis to its board of directors.

Ms. Davis serves as a vice president of Nike Inc and as president of Nike Golf.

“We are absolutely delight-ed to welcome Cindy Davis as a member of Kennametal’s board of directors,” said

Carlos Cardoso, Kennametal chairman, president and CEO. “Cindy has an extraor-dinary, winning track record driving innovation and profit-able growth globally at Nike Golf, ultimately increasing the value of the world’s lead-ing brand in athletic perform-ance.”

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