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Digital Metal adds pure copper to its metals range
February 25, 2021
Digital Metal, part of Sweden's Höganäs group and a global supplier of high-precision metal Binder Jetting (BJT) Additive Manufacturing systems f...»
Arburg France showcases new Managing Director, plans new Parisian
February 25, 2021
As of November, 2020, Arburg GmbH's French subsidiary, Arburg SAS, Aulnay-sous-Bois, has been acting under the direction of Pascal Laborde. In the ...»
Markforged to be publicly listed through merger with one
February 24, 2021
Markforged, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA, has announced it will become a publicly listed company through a merger with one, a special purpose acqu...»
Cremer expands headquarters, plans to increase engineering team
February 24, 2021
Cremer Thermoprozessenlagen has announced the addition of 250 m2 in office space at its headquarters in Düren-Konzendorf, Germany, giving the comp...»
Ceratizit to share knowledge of cemented carbides
February 23, 2021
The Hard Material Solutions division of the Ceratizit Group, headquartered in Mamer, Luxembourg, will host a free English-language online seminar f...»
Vacuum metallurgy solutions provider Retech reports a successful 2020
February 22, 2021
Retech Systems LLC, headquartered in Buffalo, New York, USA, a supplier of vacuum and cold hearth melting furnaces which utilise electron beam, pla...»
BASF Ultrafuse 316L Stainless Steel now supported on MakerBot METHOD AM machines
February 17, 2021
MakerBot, a Stratasys company, headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, USA, has announced that the BASF Ultrafuse® 316L Stainless Steel material by F...»
ExOne developing portable AM system for US Department of Defense
February 17, 2021
The ExOne Company, North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA, has been awarded a US Department of Defense (DOD) contract to develop a fully operational, ...»
Ceramic Injection Moulding: Developments in production technology, materials and applications
Ceramic Injection Moulding has been a key driver in enabling the world of technical ceramics to expand from a narrow range of industrial applications to a new generation of uses in advanced engineering, high-end luxury goods, innovative medical devices, and components for electric and hybrid vehicles that are enabling society’s shift to a lower-carbon future.
In this extensive review, Dr-Ing Tassilo Moritz considers recent developments in CIM production technology, materials and applications, and identifies trends that will affect the outlook for the sector.
ElementPlus: Exploring opportunities for titanium MIM in the consumer electronics sector
Asia’s burgeoning consumer electronics sector has been the driving force behind much of Metal Injection Moulding’s growth over the past decade. Can this sector now help drive the MIM of titanium?
Leading Chinese Ti MIM specialist Shenzhen ElementPlus Material Technology Co., Ltd. believes that competitive powder prices, cost reductions thanks to more flexible processing, and the development of new applications with specific performance requirements, have created the perfect conditions for a breakthrough. The company’s General Manager, Daomin Gu, shares her insights with PIM International and reports on progress to date.
Powder Injection Molding:
A revolution in manufacturing
Metal Injection Molded Ti-6Al-4V parts used in the adjustment system of a knee rehabilitation device (Courtesy Silcon Plastic, Italy)
Powder Injection Molding (PIM), comprising Metal Injection Molding (MIM) and Ceramic Injection Molding (CIM), is an advanced manufacturing technology for the production of precise, high volume, net-shape components.
Whilst many design engineers remain unaware of the potential of this technology, Powder Injection Molding is today a global industry with annual sales in excess of $2 billion and strong growth rates.
To discover more about how the technology has revolutionised component production, browse our Introduction to Metal Injection Molding. You can also download past issues of PIM International magazine in PDF format from our archive, offering insight into the technology and its applications.
