Dustin Yetzer elected to the PMEA Board of Directors

Congratulations to Dustin Yetzer who has been elected to Powder Metal Equipment Association Board of Directors.

Dustin has been with Abbott Furnace for nearly 20 years and is an active member of MPIF (Metal Powder Industries Federation) and APMI (American Powder Metallurgy Institute).

He has been a co-chair and presenter at several MPIF sintering seminars and presented several times at various PowderMet Conferences. He is also an active member of the Centers for Powder Metallurgy Technology.

The PMEA is one of six trade associations under MPIF formed by the Powder Metallurgy industry to advance the interests of the metal powder producing and consuming industries. PMEA membership provides an opportunity to improve and promote products, investigate and research, excel in education for the science and practice of processing equipment, and cooperate with governmental agencies.

We are proud of Dustin Yetzer and congratulate him on this achievement!

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