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title: GKN | News & Blog
description: Powder metallurgy, materials, and additive manufacturing news and insights from GKN Powder Metallurgy.
---
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- [Additive Manufacturing](https://blog.gknpm.com/topic/additive-manufacturing)
- [Product Innovations](https://blog.gknpm.com/topic/product-innovations)
- [Material Innovations](https://blog.gknpm.com/topic/material-innovations)
- [Electrification](https://blog.gknpm.com/topic/electrification)
- [Innovation Culture](https://blog.gknpm.com/topic/innovation-culture)
- [Industry 4.0](https://blog.gknpm.com/topic/industry-4-0)
- [Lightweight Technology](https://blog.gknpm.com/topic/lightweight-technology)
- [Sustainability](https://blog.gknpm.com/topic/sustainability)
- [Industrial Markets](https://blog.gknpm.com/topic/industrial-markets)
- [Industry Trends and Innovation](https://blog.gknpm.com/topic/industry-trends-and-innovation)
## [ Material Innovations Sustainability Apr 2024 Lifecycle of Metal Powder Read time: 2 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/lifecycle-of-metal-powder)
## Latest Articles
### [ Additive Manufacturing Feb 2025 Advancing Binder Jet Printing for Automotive Applications Read time: 3 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/fsla)
### [.jpg) Innovation Culture, Product Innovations, Industry Trends and Innovation, Industrial Markets, Sustainability Aug 2024 The Significance of Sustainability for the Powder Metal Industry Read time: 3 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/significance-of-sustainability)
### [ Material Innovations, Sustainability Apr 2024 Lifecycle of Metal Powder Read time: 2 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/lifecycle-of-metal-powder)
### [ Sustainability Feb 2024 Achieving EcoVadis Platinum: A Guide to Sustainable Excellence in Manufacturing Read time: 3 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/driving-sustainability-our-journey-to-the-ecovadis-platinum-award)
### [ Innovation Culture Jul 2022 Leading the Pathway to Success: Powder Metallurgy Leadership Program Read time: 1 min](https://blog.gknpm.com/leading-the-pathway-to-success-powder-metallurgy-leadership-program)
### [ Electrification, Product Innovations Nov 2020 GKN’s Fleat Pump introduces integrated heating function for performance-driven applications Read time: 3 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/gkns-fleat-pump-introduces-integrated-heating-function-for-performance-driven-applications)
### [ Additive Manufacturing Oct 2020 How 3d printing rocketed Pythom inc.'s position in the space industry Read time: 6 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/how-pythom-space-is-pushing-the-space-industry-forward-powered-by-metal-3d-printing)
### [ Material Innovations Sep 2020 6 things you should know about customer service, from a materials expert Read time: 4 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/materials-expert-customer-service)
### [ Additive Manufacturing Jul 2020 Beyond simulation: 3D printed vs traditional copper induction coils Read time: 4 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/3d-printed-vs-traditional-copper-induction-coils)
### [ Additive Manufacturing Jun 2020 Behind the scenes of FORECAST 3D's 1 millionth nasal swab production Read time: 2 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/behind-the-scenes-of-forecast-3d-1-millionth-nasal-swab-production)
### [ Electrification, Product Innovations Jun 2020 Small but mighty: How compact TFM e-motors deliver in performance Read time: 2 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/compact-tfm-e-motors-performance)
### [ Industry 4.0, Product Innovations Jun 2020 Backed by data: Why new market demands require agile manufacturing Read time: 2 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/backed-by-data-new-market-demands-agile-manufacturing)
### [/Digital%20Systems%20Downtime%20Thumbnail.png) Industry 4.0, Product Innovations May 2020 A manufacturer's guide to driving business during production downtimes Read time: 2 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/manufacturers-guide-to-driving-business-during-production-downtimes)
### [.jpg) Product Innovations, Industrial Markets Apr 2020 How metal injection molding enhances high-precision sensor systems Read time: 3 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/how-metal-injection-moulding-enhances-high-precision-sensor-systems)
### [ Additive Manufacturing Mar 2020 How we leverage heat treatment processes for additive manufacturing Read time: 6 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/leverage-heat-treatment-processes-additive-manufacturing)
### [ Additive Manufacturing Mar 2020 80% weight savings and 5 more advantages why additive manufacturing boosts hydraulic systems Read time: 3 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/80-percent-weight-savings-and-5-more-advantages-why-additive-manufacturing-boosts-hydraulic-systems)
### [ Additive Manufacturing, Material Innovations Feb 2020 GKN and Porsche Engineering: Growing metal AM for new e-drive powertrain applications Read time: 3 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/growing-metal-am-with-new-e-drive-powertrain-applications)
### [ Material Innovations Feb 2020 Carbon Reduction Award highlights GKN Hoeganaes' carbon footprint commitment Read time: 2 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/carbon-reduction-award-gkn-hoeganaes-footprint-commitment)
### [ Additive Manufacturing Feb 2020 Optimizing the binder AM value chain for series production Read time: 5 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/optimizing-binder-am-value-chain-series-production)
### [ Material Innovations Dec 2019 Q&A: GKN Hoeganaes enriches customer journey through digital logistics implementations Read time: 2 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/gkn-hoeganaes-customer-journey-digital-logistics)
### [ Electrification, Product Innovations, Lightweight Technology Sep 2019 3 ways powder metal supports thermal management systems Read time: 2 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/powder-metal-thermal-management-systems)
### [ Additive Manufacturing Aug 2019 Metal 3D printing is key to the future of the automotive development processes Read time: 4 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/metal-3d-printing-future-automotive-development)
### [ Electrification, Product Innovations Jul 2019 Q&A: How to validate powder metallurgy's role in electric vehicles Read time: 3 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/powder-metallurgys-role-in-electric-vehicles)
### [ Product Innovations Jun 2019 GKN's Park Range Sensor Control Bracket showcases PM's net-shape advantages Read time: 1 min](https://blog.gknpm.com/gkns-park-range-sensor-control-bracket-showcases-pm-net-shape-advantages)
### [.jpg) Additive Manufacturing, Material Innovations Jun 2019 The powder perspective: How advanced digital materials push the industrialization of Additive Manufacturing (Part 02) Read time: 5 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/the-powder-perspective-how-advanced-digital-materials-push-the-industrialization-of-additive-manufacturing)
### [ Additive Manufacturing, Material Innovations May 2019 How advanced digital materials push the industrialization of Additive Manufacturing (Part 01) Read time: 4 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/how-advanced-digital-materials-push-the-industrialization-of-additive-manufacturing)
### [ Additive Manufacturing Mar 2019 How metal 3D printing is transforming automotive manufacturing Read time: 2 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/metal-3d-printing-is-transforming-automotive-manufacturing)
### [ Additive Manufacturing, Material Innovations Feb 2019 Metal Additive Manufacturing: 4 tips for finding the right powder supplier Read time: 4 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/metal-additive-manufacturing-tips-finding-right-powder-supplier)
### [ Additive Manufacturing Dec 2018 How we implement Binder Jetting with HP: key updates and insights Read time: 4 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/how-we-implement-binder-jetting-with-hp)
### [ Innovation Culture Nov 2018 Creating the workplaces of tomorrow: Q&A with Paul Mairl Read time: 3 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/we-are-creating-workplaces-of-tomorrow-qa-with-paul-mairl)
### [ Industry 4.0, Product Innovations Jul 2018 Q&A: Why your Industry 4.0 strategy should rely on strong business intelligence Read time: 4 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/why-your-industry-4.0-strategy-should-rely-on-strong-business-intelligence)
### [ Product Innovations, Industry Trends and Innovation May 2018 GKN Powder Metallurgy brings Forging technology to electrified drivetrains Read time: 1 min](https://blog.gknpm.com/cti-preview-gkn-brings-forging-technology-to-electrified-drivetrains)
### [.png) Innovation Culture, Product Innovations Mar 2018 An environmental commitment: GKN completes Strategic Energy Management Program Read time: 2 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/gkn-completes-strategic-energy-management-program)
### [ Electrification, Product Innovations, Lightweight Technology Mar 2018 Soft magnetic composites unveil lightweight potential for integrated E-pumps Read time: 2 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/smc-unveil-lightweight-potential-for-integrated-e-pumps)
### [ Product Innovations, Lightweight Technology Feb 2018 How GKN brings lightweight technology to Industrial applications Read time: 2 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/how-gkn-brings-lightweight-tech-to-industrial-applications)
### [ Electrification, Product Innovations Jan 2018 The future of Research and Development in Powder Metallurgy Read time: 3 mins](https://blog.gknpm.com/future-of-research-and-development-in-powder-metallurgy)
### [ Additive Manufacturing Jan 2018 GKN Additive: Reflecting on a successful 2017 Read time: 1 min](https://blog.gknpm.com/reflecting-on-a-successful-2017)
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