Contents
REGULARS
227 REWIND
228 NEWS
233 INTERVIEW
237 SPECIAL FEATURE
262 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
274 PRODUCT SHOWCASE
277 EVENTS DIARY

SPECIAL FEATURE
237 Influence of hexagonal phase transformation in laser prepared PcBN cutting tools on tool wear in machining of Inconel 718
B. Breidenstein, T. Grove, A. Kro¨del and R. Sitab

244 Vacuum sintering of chromium alloyed powder metallurgy steels
M. Vattur Sundaram, S. Karamchedu, C. Gouhier, E. Hryha, O. Bergman and L. Nyborg

251 Reconsidering functional powder metallurgy with intraparticle porosity
M.A. Atwater

255 Avi Cohen, Vice President of XJet highlights some of the challenges and advances in ceramics and metal AM
A. Cohen

257 How does the automotive industry benefit from 3D metal printing?
M.R. Nichols

259 AM cleans up its act
L. Nickels