Building on the ongoing success of the EPMA Keynote Paper Award (KNP Award), the programme will once again take place at the Euro PM2026 Congress & Exhibition.

The selection process will follow two stages:

In February, the Technical Programme Committee will carefully review and pre-select a shortlist of submitted abstracts.

In May, the KNP Awards Committee will evaluate the corresponding manuscripts and select the Keynote winners.

To be considered for Keynote status, a paper must present original research or provide a high-quality review on a topic of interest to the PM community. Submissions must not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Keynote papers will benefit from:

An extended 30-minute presentation slot at the beginning of the relevant session.

A €200 award for each successful Keynote paper, generously sponsored by EPMA

This award from the EPMA was introduced in 2014 to celebrate the contribution made over many years by Dr Peter Brewin to the Association, both on its Board and Council, as well as his successful period as Technical Director from 2001 – 2007. It forms an important and public recognition of the contribution made by poster authors to the EPMA’s annual Euro PM Congress, being the largest and most prestigious Powder Metallurgy specific congress in Europe.
Peter Brewin remains a key supporter of the EPMA.

The award winners, who, in the opinion of an independent panel of three judges, submitted and displayed the best overall poster at the event, receive a plaque and an honorarium of €250.

The EPMA Fellowship Award was created in 2017 to recognise the significant contribution to PM industry development from the scientific/academic community. The EPMA Fellowship Award not only provides a fantastic recognition from the PM community for such tremendous work, but also looks to exemplify the continued involvement in PM science and technologies.

An individual will be elected to be an EPMA Fellow through achievements and accomplishments made to the benefit of EPMA and the PM and particulate materials industry.

The EPMA Sustainability Award was established in 2023 to encourage the adoption of sustainability-focused practices within the European Powder Metallurgy (PM) community.

The award recognises EPMA member companies that demonstrate outstanding sustainability performance, evaluated in terms of scope, commitment, actions, targets, and results.

Held annually, the competition is based on an online questionnaire covering key sustainability aspects. Each submission is assessed according to defined criteria, with scores assigned to each response to form a total ranking. Additional points are granted to small companies and to those sharing inspiring “good sustainability stories.”

The winning company or companies are honoured during a ceremony at the Euro PM Congress, gaining significant visibility within the community and helping to raise awareness of sustainability across the PM sector.

Further details on participation rules and evaluation criteria can be found here: Sustainability Award

If your company wishes to participate and you have questions, please contact Lionel Aboussouan la@epma.com or Bruno Vicenzi bv@epma.com

The EPMA Distinguished Service Awards are presented in recognition of an individuals’ outstanding contribution to the European PM industry over a number of years.

Recipients are selected by the EPMA Council and receive their award at the annual congress in Europe.

The EPMA Thesis Competition aims to foster interest in Powder Metallurgy (PM) among young scientists from European universities and to encourage high-quality research at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

The competition offers financial prizes to the winners, who are also invited to present their work at the EPMA conference and receive a commemorative plaque from a HILTI representative during the Euro PM2026 Plenary Session.

We are delighted to announce that the Thesis Competition 2026 is proudly sponsored by HILTI.

The EPMA Powder Metallurgy Innovation Awards 2026 are open to all who manufacture components made by the PM process. The awards are for major achievements in successful commercialisation or innovation of a product, considering improving sustainability, cost savings, improved quality and stimulation of further usage of PM technology.

The four award categories are:

• Additive Manufacturing
  
• Hot Isostatic Pressing
• Metal Injection Moulding
• PM Structural (including Hard Materials and Diamond Tools parts)