Foda karfe(PM) kalma ce da ke rufe nau'ikan hanyoyin da ake yin kayan aiki ko kayan aiki daga foda na karfe.Ayyukan PM na iya gujewa, ko ragewa sosai, buƙatar amfani da hanyoyin cire ƙarfe, ta haka za a rage asarar yawan amfanin ƙasa a masana'anta kuma galibi yana haifar da ƙarancin farashi.

Ana amfani da shi sosai a cikin masana'antu don kayan aiki na nau'ikan iri da yawa kuma a duniya ~ 50,000 ton / shekara (t / y) PM ne ke yin shi.Sauran samfuran sun haɗa da matattara masu ɓacin rai, ɓangarorin mai mai ciki, lambobin lantarki da kayan aikin lu'u-lu'u.

Tun da zuwan masana'antu samar-sikelin karfe foda-tushen additivemanufacturing (AM) a cikin 2010s, zaɓaɓɓen Laser sintering da sauran karfe AM matakai ne wani sabon category na kasuwanci da muhimmanci foda karafa aikace-aikace.

The powder metallurgy press and sinter system gabaɗaya ya ƙunshi matakai na asali guda uku: haɗaɗɗen foda (tushewa), mutuƙar mutuƙar ƙarfi, da kuma sintering.Ana yin taƙawa gabaɗaya a yanayin zafin ɗaki, kuma ana aiwatar da tsarin zafin jiki mai ƙarfi na sintering a matsa lamba na yanayi kuma ƙarƙashin tsarin yanayin yanayi a hankali.Zaɓuɓɓuka na zaɓi na sakandare kamar su tsabar kuɗi ko maganin zafi sau da yawa suna biyowa don samun kaddarorin musamman ko ingantattun daidaito (daga WIKIPEDIA)