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MIM and CIM in the spotlight at Formnext; visitors pass 34,000
December 5, 2019
A major showcase of more than a hundred components manufactured by Metal and Ceramic Injection Moulding (MIM and CIM) was held at Formnext 2019, Fr...»
MAPP 2nd International Conference to take place in June
January 23, 2020
Following on from the success of its 2018 event, MAPP (Manufacturing using Advanced Powder Processes), the EPSRC Future Manufacturing Hub led by th...»
Isostatic Toll Services opens new HIP facility in Spain
January 20, 2020
Isostatic Toll Services Bilbao SL, is set to officially open its new Hot Isostatic Pressing facility on 29th January, 2020, in Abanto Zierbena, Bis...»
Particle Testing Authority launches testing service for Additive Manufacturing powders
January 18, 2020
Particle Testing Authority (PTA), a division of Micromeritics Instrument Corporation, headquartered in Norcross, Georgia, USA, reports that it has ...»
Grupo Mess named Mexican distributor for Buehler metallography solutions
January 17, 2020
Buehler, an ITW Company headquartered in Lake Bluff, Illinois, USA, has entered into a partnership with Mess Servicios Metrologicos S. de R.L. de C...»
Ricoh’s new resin-coated powders aim to expand range of metals for Binder Jetting
January 17, 2020
The Additive Manufacturing Business Group of Ricoh, based in Kanagawa, Japan, has developed a new resin-coated metal powder and cross-linking ‘in...»
ALD's 3rd Symposium on Technologies and Equipment for Aircraft Engine Components set for Septemb...
January 16, 2020
ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH, a division of AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V., headquartered in Hanau, Germany, will hold its 3rd Symposium on ...»
NSL Analytical acquired by investment firm, May River Capital
January 16, 2020
Independent commercial testing laboratory NSL Analytical Services, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, USA, has been acquired by May River Capital, an investmen...»
Titanium Asia 2020 heads to Singapore in February
January 15, 2020
Titanium Asia 2020 is set to take place at the Grand Hyatt Singapore, February 9–10, 2020. Organised by the International Titanium Association (I...»
Mimecrisa: Pushing the limits of Metal Injection Moulding technology
Mimecrisa, the Metal Injection Moulding business of Spain’s Ecrimesa Group, based in the northern city of Santander, is one of Europe’s leading MIM manufacturers, with more than twenty-five years’ experience in the technology.
The company, which was the world’s first MIM manufacturer to install a continuous sintering furnace for MIM part production, continues to go from strength-to-strength, with a reputation in particular for the production of parts that push the size limits of the technology.
Georg Schlieper recently visited the company on behalf of PIM International and reports on the history and current status of the company.
Metal Injection Moulding: An alternative manufacturing process for aerospace applications?
The aerospace sector has long been recognised as an important potential market for the Metal Injection Moulding industry. However, extended application development cycles, combined with a lack of fundamental process understanding and rigorous validation requirements have, until now, held back the technology.
In the following article, Rolls-Royce’s Enrico Daenicke and Schunk Sintermetalltechnik GmbH’s Ingolf Langer report on the development of a new generation of high-performance MIM components that are now flying in Rolls-Royce aero engines: IN713LC superalloy stator vanes.
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.
