Organizational Announcement: ASCO Sintering Co. wins 2017 Award of Distinction from MPIF
ASCO Sintering Co., California, USA accepted an Award of Distinction in the Hardware/Appliance Category of the 2017 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards Competition. The MPIF award was given for a copper-infiltrated steel latch bolt for a commercial door lock assembly. The part is an example of a PM lock hardware application of high strength with a lower cost than a machined part.
This copper-infiltrated steel sintered latch bolt is far more cost effective than using stainless steel or MIM technology. The sintering process does not compromise strength and maintains a high degree of quality control performance at five sigma or greater. Making these door lock parts as a single net shape using Powder Metallurgy (PM) part saves approximately 60% over other manufacturing methods. The latch bolt is used in a commercial security system and production runs are over 750,000 parts per year.
Sam Moorman, Senior Process Engineer, accepted the 2017 award at the POWDERMET2017 conference in Las Vegas, USA. ASCO consistently wins such awards and has won over 35 MPIF Design Excellence Part of the year awards since 1969.
More information on MPIF Design Excellence awards and material specifications on the progressive powder metallurgy solutions offered by ASCO Sintering Co. manufacturing plant located in California, USA.
About ASCO Sintering Co.
ASCO is based in Los Angeles, California, USA and manufacturers custom complex miniature multi-level powdered metal sintering solutions, to six sigma quality levels, from high quality powdered metallurgy materials that are capable of the hardness and tensile strength properties of a raw metal or alloy. ASCO specializes in advanced proprietary planetary gear technology that uses high strength material that results in final cost far below CNC machined or MIM solutions. The company is ISO 9001: 2008 certified; the parts conform to CE and ATEX standards.
ASCO is privately owned by its employees, many of whom are Six Sigma trained and have years of engineering experience. ASCO is an industry leader, achieving supplier quality levels greater than five sigma, and have won over 35 design excellence part of the year awards since 1969 from MPIF, USA.
ASCO’s production capabilities and services include tool design, a metallurgical laboratory, resin impregnation, vibratory de-burring, plating, destructive torque, tensile and compressive testing and resonant non-destructive testing. Industries served include medical, aerospace & defense, automotive, advanced lock hardware, computer, irrigation, marine, and sporting goods.
ASCO has Sales and engineering offices in the USA, Europe, and South Africa. For more information on Industries served, product solutions, design awards, and material specifications on the progressive powder metallurgy custom solutions offered by ASCO Sintering Co., please visit the ASCO website at www.ascosintering.com.
