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Complex brass P/M counterweight cuts cost by 50%. (Metals).

Advanced Materials & Processes,  August, 2002  

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A complex 2.6 kg (5.8 lb) brass counterweight said to provide a cost savings of more than 50% over alternative methods such as forging or casting has been manufactured via powder metallurgy technology by Metal Powder Products Co., Anaheim, Calif. Fea-Wring asymmetrical deep pockets, raised bosses, cam ramps, and counterbores, the part is made for a robotic arm in a tape libranj retrieval system.

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