Consumer Goods & Electronics

GKN Powder Metallurgy’s sintered bearings offer an efficient and cost-effective solution for industrial, automotive, and consumer applications. Manufactured through the sintering process, these bearings are formed by compressing and heating powdered metal to create a solid, durable structure with optimized performance characteristics.

Designed for enhanced reliability and longevity, sintered bearings provide self-lubricating properties, reduced friction, and high wear resistance, making them ideal for demanding mechanical applications. GKN’s advanced powder metallurgy expertise allows for customized material compositions and precise geometries, ensuring superior performance in diverse operating conditions while offering a lightweight and cost-efficient alternative to traditional solid bearings.

Revolutionizing Induction Hardening with Precision Technology

Our next-generation Copper Induction Coils, manufactured using Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS), deliver unmatched precision, durability, and performance for induction hardening applications. This innovative technology enables the creation of complex, one-piece inductors without soldered joints, eliminating common points of failure and improving operational reliability.

Advanced Cooling and Efficiency

Designed with high-performance 3D cooling channels, these copper coils provide enhanced cooling, resulting in optimized thermal management and improved hardening results. The efficient cooling design reduces energy consumption by 20%, lowering both operating and investment costs.

Tailored to Your Needs

Each coil is tailored to provide a uniform, precision shape, ensuring consistent hardening results across all components. Our process guarantees reproducible serial production, enabling high-quality results for large-scale manufacturing.

Material Excellence

Made from CuCr1Zr, these copper coils offer exceptional electrical and thermal conductivity with enhanced mechanical properties, making them ideal for high-performance induction hardening applications.

Key Benefits

• One-piece construction eliminates weak points and enhances durability.
• Enhanced hardening results with precise, uniform inductors.
• 20% energy savings due to optimized cooling efficiency.
• Reproducible performance with reliable serial production for scalable solutions.

Upgrade your induction hardening process with next-gen Copper Induction Coils designed for superior performance, reliability, and cost savings.

Our Next-Gen Cold Plates leverage Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) technology and CuCrZr (C18150) material to deliver cutting-edge thermal management solutions. Designed with advanced microchannels and optimized through generative design, these cold plates provide a 55% reduction in thermal resistance for direct-to-chip liquid cooling.

This innovation enhances chip performance, improves Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE), and ensures maximal cooling within minimal space—capable of handling over 2,000 W for high-performance computing (HPC) and AI hardware. Our scalable production capabilities support up to 150,000 parts per year, ensuring high-volume efficiency without compromising quality.

Our Fuel Bypass Component for heavy-duty equipment and tractors is produced using Metal Binder Jetting (MBJ) technology with 316L stainless steel. This advanced additive manufacturing solution enables complex functionality within limited design space—achievable only through AM technology.

Tested to withstand 370 Bar of cyclic pressure, it offers exceptional durability and performance for demanding applications. With scalable production of 10,000 parts per year, GKN Powder Metallurgy delivers reliable, high-precision components tailored for heavy-duty industries.

Optimize your 690V switchboard with our next-generation arc-braker filter, designed with advanced metal binder jetting (MBJ) technology. This innovative solution reduces the filter structure size by 20%, enhancing space efficiency without compromising performance.

Crafted from high-strength 316L stainless steel, the filter is tailored for applications in the powder electronics industry. With a rapid design-to-market cycle, including PPAP approval, completed in just 3 months, we support high-volume production at 20,000 parts per year. Experience precision, durability, and cutting-edge technology in every component.

GKN Powder Metallurgy accelerates product innovation with Additive Manufacturing (AM) prototypes, enabling faster iterations, optimized designs, and reduced development cycles. Our end-to-end prototyping solutions combine advanced simulation, Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM), and high-precision AM processes to create functional prototypes that closely match final production parts. Whether refining complex geometries, testing material performance, or validating new concepts, our rapid prototyping capabilities help customers bring high-performance metal components to market faster and more efficiently.

GKN Powder Metallurgy’s Metal Binder Jetting (MBJ) technology enables the production of high-performance lattice and mesh structures, ideal for filtration, structural reinforcement, and energy absorption. These programmable metamaterials are designed with precision-controlled porosity and optimized mechanical properties, offering lightweight strength, enhanced fluid dynamics, and tailored functionality.

Manufactured from 316L, 17-4PH, and M2 tool steel, these components meet the demands of metalworking, heavy industry, automotive, and aerospace applications. With a minimum wall thickness of 500 µm and feature size of 300 µm, MBJ technology allows for the creation of complex geometries with fine detail and high aspect ratios (1:10), delivering next-generation performance in filtration, structural applications, and advanced industrial systems.