Air Products to Demonstrate Commitment to Powder Metal and Additive Manufacturing Industries at POWDERMET2015

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May 11, 2015, 09:29 ET

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., May 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE:APD) is committed to helping metals processors around the world improve product quality, reduce operating costs, increase yields, and enhance processing windows. To drive these results, Air Products offers a range of industrial gases, equipment, and technology solutions for powder metallurgy and additive manufacturing, which the company will showcase at POWDERMET2015 in San Diego, Calif., from May 18-19.

Air Products will highlight its new equipment and technology solutions, as well as consulting services in the area of controlled atmospheres. Tradeshow attendees are invited to stop by the company's booth 211 to speak with a knowledgeable representative about the challenges they face in their day-to-day operations. Air Products' technical specialists can provide applications knowledge in a variety of processes, including powder production, sintering, heat treating, inerting, and additive manufacturing.

In addition, Air Products operates R&D laboratories in Allentown, Pa., where it can perform furnace testing, as well as cryogenic treatments for simulating, troubleshooting, and optimizing customer operations. Frequently used work tools include metallurgical examinations, atmosphere analyses, thermodynamic equilibrium, and diffusional calculations, as well as computational fluid dynamics modeling. Air Products provides customer support for ongoing operational efficiency, product quality improvements, and new process development projects.

For more information about Air Products' complete portfolio of offerings for the metals processing industry, call 800-654-4567, email [email protected], or visit www.airproducts.com/mp.

About Air Products

Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a leading industrial gases company. For nearly 75 years, the company has provided atmospheric, process and specialty gases, and related equipment to manufacturing markets including metals, food and beverage, refining and petrochemical, and natural gas liquefaction. Air Products' materials technologies segment serves the semiconductor, polyurethanes, cleaning and coatings, and adhesives industries. Over 20,000 employees in 50 countries are working to make Air Products the world's safest and best performing industrial gases company, providing sustainable offerings and excellent service to all customers. In fiscal 2014, Air Products had sales of $10.4 billion and was ranked number 276 on the Fortune 500 annual list of public companies. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

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