Metal Powder Production California Energy （金属粉末生产加州能源）.pdf

INDUSTRY SEGMENT PROFILE SIC 33991 Metal Powder Production EPRI Center for Materials Production 000000000001000133 Industry Segment Profile - SIC 33991 Table of Contents Introduction 4 Thumbnail Sketch of Typical Production Plant 6 Industry Characteristics 7 National Statistics 10 Significant North American Production Facilities 11 Competitive Threats 13 Investment Issues 14 National Trends 15 Market Structure 17 Summary of Industry Issues 19 Energy Consumption Patterns 2 1 Typical Electricity Requirements 23 Manufacturing Process Issues 26 Technology Trends 30 Environmental Regulations and Issues 32 Opportunities for Increased Electricity Use 34 Areas of Decreased Electricity Use 34 Opportunities for Electric Utilities 35 Industry Associations and Periodicals 36 Copyright © 2000, EPRI Center for Materials Production 1 000000000001000133 Industry Segment Profile - SIC 33991 List of Tables Table 1. Major Historical Developments in Powder Metallurgy 4 Table 2. Powder Metal Parts Producers 9 Table 3. North American Metal Powder Shipments 10 Table 4. Trends for SIC 33991 - Metal Powders, Paste and Flakes 10 Table 5. North American Metal Powder Producers 11 Table 6. Energy Consumption in Fabricating Precision Forged Products 21 Table 7. Energy Consumption for the Production of Metal Powders 22 Table 8. Intensity of Electricity Consumption and Capital Investment 23 Table 9. SIC 33 Major Electricity End-Uses (1994) 24 Copyr