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[on 5 Feb 2008 at 4:08 pm Passmore broke the "Industry and Study Methodology" page into two pages]

Overview of this page:

On this page we accumulate information about the powdered metals industry. Add to and reorganize this information as you see fit.

Tagging information about the industry and the study methodology:

We are tagging links, using del.icio.us, to web information about two topics: (a) Michael Porter's writings on competitive strategy, especially related to the "five forces of competition" and (b) the powdered metals industry. Using a social bookmarking site like del.icio.us helps all of us share the information we gain when we probe the web (if needed, background about del.icio.us is available). If you want to contribute to this information gathering effort, obtain a del.icio.us account and use the tags, "competitivestrategy" to tag information related to Porter's competitive strategy and "powderedmetals" to tag information about the powdered metals industry. Here are the tagged del.icio.us links that are available so far (updated as you tag items):

Powdered Metals -- http://del.icio.us/tag/powderedmetals
Porter competitive strategy -- http://del.icio.us/tag/competitivestrategy

Industry classification, structure, & scope:

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for the powdered metals industry is 332117. A Census.gov page describes powdered metals:

NAICS 332117: Powder Metallurgy Parts Manufacturing--This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing powder metallurgy products by compacting them in a shaped die and sintering. Establishments in this industry generally make a wide range of parts on a job or order basis.

The most recent comprehensive data from government statistical sources about the scope of the industry is available through the 2002 Economic Census. A full report, or tables only from the full report, indicates that in 2002:

There were 139 powdered metal manufacturing establishments in the U.S., 39 of which were in Pennsylvania (27 had >20 workers).
Pennsylvania powdered metals firms employed 3,772 workers (about one-third of all U.S. powdered metals employment) with a payroll of $125.3 million (36% of U.S. total).
Eighty percent of the Pennsylvania powdered metals workforce was production workers.
Based on dollar value of product, the primary product of the U.S. powdered metals industry were iron and steel powder metallurgy parts.
On a dollar-value basis, about one-half of the material inputs to U.S. powdered metal production was metal powder.

A web site for the 2002 Economic Census with pertinence to this effort contains "Industries in Which Pennsylvania Ranks First in Terms of Sales or Receipts Per Capita." The 2002 Economic Census indicates that powdered metals parts manufacturing generated $474,968,000 in total sales or receipts, or $38.55 in total sales or receipts per capita.
The ranking of powdered metallurgy parts manufacturing in Pennsylvania among all states is available, also. These are the most recent economic census data, until the 2007 Economic Census data becomes available.

An interesting set of maps showing activity of the powdered metallurgy parts manufacturing industry throughout the United States is available that compares the industry in 1997 with data from 2002. In 2002, Pennsylvania and Indiana accounted for 51% of value of shipments for this industry. Here is a map showing the number of powdered metallurgy parts manufacturing establishment by state in 2002 (just one of the maps available):

We have information from the REMI Policy Insight model for Pennsylvania about the performance and competitiveness of the Forging and Stamping industry, which a major industry classification that contains powdered metals manufacturing. We may be posting this information soon.

An powdered metals staffing patterns report we created (shown as an embedded file):

An powdered metals industry report we created (shown as an embedded file):

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