2003 Award of Distinction Recreational Tool category Cost-Saving Two-Piece Assembly Low Alloy Steel Lever & Screw Block An Award of Distinction in the Hardware/Appliance Category of the 2003 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards Competition was presented to ASCO Sintering Co. for a PM Sintered Low Alloy steel lever and screw block that
2004 Grand Prize Automotive Ferrous category Cost-Saving fine pitch matching tooth geometry Soft Magnetic Phosphorous Iron A Powder Metallurgy Soft Magnetic clutch gear assembly, consisting of four parts – an armature, rotor blank, bearing and pinion gear won the 2004 MPIF Design of Excellence GRAND Prize in the ferrous category
2009 Grand Prize Lock Hardware Appliance Net-Shape Mirror Image eliminates assembly Copper Steel A Grand Prize in the Hardware/Appliance Category of the 2009 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards Competition was presented to ASCO Sintering Co. for a lockset retractor assembly. The assembly functions as the heart of the mechanism in a heavy-duty door lockset system. Its
2010 Award of Distinction Lock Hardware Appliance Eliminated costly machining operation Sinter-Hardened Nickel Steel An Award of Distinction in the Hardware/Appliance Category of the 2010 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards Competition was presented to ASCO Sintering Co. for a high-strength sinter-hardened PM steel dead-locking lever made for a 40H series high-security mortise lock. Warm
2011 Grand Prize Lock Hardware Appliance Cost-Saving U-Shaped Slot Geometry ASCO HI-IMPAC Heat Treated Copper Steel A Grand Prize in the Hardware/Appliance Category of the 2011 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards Competition was presented to ASCO Sintering Co. for a PM copper–steel outer hub exit spindle used in electronic door locks. The
2012 Grand Prize Lock Hardware Appliance Cost-Saving Multi-Piece Assembly Fully Dense Copper Infiltrated Steel A Grand Prize in the Hardware/Appliance Category of the 2012 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards Competition was presented to ASCO Sintering Co. for a Copper-Infiltrated PM steel inside deadbolt chassis assembly for a new commercial electronic lock system won
2013 Award of Distinction Lock Hardware Application Cost-Saving Net-Shape Blind Square Hole ASCO HI-IMPAC Fully Dense Copper Infiltrated Steel An Award of Distinction in the Hardware/Appliance Category of the 2013 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards Competition was presented to ASCO Sintering Co. for an inside hub adaptor that is
2015 Grand Prize Medical Application Eliminated costly assembly operation Sinter-Hardened Nickel Steel Gear carrier with molded posts The 2015 MPIF Design Excellence Award Grand Prize in the Medical category was given for a sinter-hardened steel planetary gear system, featuring a carrier with an integrated sun
2017 Award of Distinction Lock Hardware Appliance Cost-saving 9-level Net-Shape geometry Copper Infiltrated Nickel Plated Steel An Award of Distinction in the Hardware/Appliance Category of the 2017 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards Competition was presented to ASCO Sintering Co. for a Copper Infiltrated Steel Latch bolt used in a commercial
2018 Award of Distinction Irrigation Hardware Net Shape eliminates costly machining operations 316 Stainless Steel An Award of Distinction in the 2018 MPIF Design Excellence Awards in the Hardware/Appliance Category went to ASCO Sintering Co., Commerce, California, USA, for a PM 316 stainless-steel radius-adjust head. The part goes into