GKN Sinter Metals Establishes Powder Metals (P/M) University

    AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 27 While the Detroit Tigers are
training in warmer climes, their home ball park will be transformed into a
temporary information and technical center for automotive and industrial
engineers.
    GKN Sinter Metals, a world leader in the powder metals (P/M) industry,
will take over the Tigers' Den at Comerica Park during the SAE World Congress
March 5-8, 2001, and invite engineers to come and learn more about P/M
technologies.
    "We are creating the GKN Sinter Metals P/M University to educate large
segments of the engineering community that have little exposure to, or
experience with, such applications," said Don Spence, senior vice president,
sales and marketing.
    A panel of experts from the company will offer eight classes covering P/M
technologies and applications, from forging and machining to metal injection
molding.
    Courses will include:

        Monday, March 5        Powder Forging (a.m.) and
                               Metal Injection Molding (p.m.)

        Tuesday, March 6       Powder Metal Machinability (a.m.) and
                               Metal Hydraulic Applications (p.m.)

        Wednesday, March 7     Powder Metal Joining Technologies (a.m.)
                               and Green Machining (p.m.)

        Thursday, March 8      Aluminum Powder Metallurgy (a.m.)
                               and Multiple Material P/M Technologies (p.m.)

    When the SAE Congress ends, class presentations will be available at GKN
Sinter Metals' website, at http://www.gknsintermetals.com .  Additional information
about the program can be obtained by calling GKN's marketing communications
office at 248-647-0829.
    GKN Sinter Metals, with over 30 locations worldwide and business assets
spanning 13 countries and five continents, has annualized sales of
approximately $850 million and is the world's leading producer of powder metal
components.  The company employs some 7,000 people and produces over 10,000
different parts for the automotive, commercial vehicle, home appliance, lawn &
garden, office equipment, power tool, and recreational vehicle markets.  GKN
Sinter Metals is a wholly owned subsidiary of U.K.-based GKN plc, a global
industrial company.