1. Hot compressing 1. Temperature 1. Good able to control quality and quantify of 2. Cold compressing 2. Time material. WET MIXING 2. Having high precision. 3. Furnance PRESSING OPERATION 3. During processing using low temperatures. DRY MIXING 1. Filling MATERIAL VARIABLE 4. High product speed. 2. Pressing 1. Particle size 5. Very economical because no material is wasted 3. Withdrawal 2. Particle shape during processing. 4. Ejection 3. Particle compositon Die compaction 4. Green density Tolling design DIMENSIONAL CHANGES Tolling material 1. Entrapped gas 2. Chemical reaction Compaction presses 3. Alloying Compaction pressure 4. Shape changes POWDER TREATMENT FABRICATION ATMOSPHERE 1. Hydrogen 2. Ni & Ni Based atmosphere 3. Argon & Helium ANNEALING 4. Vacuum POWDER MIXING ELECTROLITIC METHOD CHEMICAL METHOD GRANULATION PARTICLE SIZE REDUCTION