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Industry News
EPMA workshop to focus on success stories and continuous improvement in MIM
September 15, 2021
The European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) is organising a two-day Metal Injection Moulding seminar scheduled to take place October 27–28,...»
Kennametal offers its most corrosion resistant tungsten carbide grade for AM
September 13, 2021
Kennametal Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, has launched KAR85-AM-K, its most corrosion resistant tungsten carbide grade for metal Additive Man...»
World PM2022 heads to Lyon; issues call for papers
September 8, 2021
World PM2022 Congress & Exhibition, organised and sponsored by the European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA), will be taking place in Lyon, Fra...»
PMTi2022 set to take place in Montréal in August
September 8, 2021
The Powder Metallurgy and Additive Manufacturing of Titanium (PMTi2022) conference is scheduled to take place at McGill University, Montréal, Qué...»
ExOne launches new additively manufactured tooling range
September 7, 2021
The ExOne Company, North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA, has launched X1 Tooling, a new range of industrial-grade Binder Jetting (BJT) additively ma...»
Höganäs finalises agreement to supply KBM's AM and MIM powder sales platform
September 7, 2021
Sweden's Höganäs AB has finalised its agreement with US-based KBM Advanced Materials for the supply of metal powders for both Additive Manufactur...»
Melrose reports trading ahead of expectations in half-year results
September 6, 2021
Melrose Industries PLC, UK, reports that it is trading ahead of expectations, with better profit margins, higher earnings per share and significant...»
Incus Hammer Lab35 installed at University of Lyon engineering school
September 2, 2021
Incus GmbH, Vienna, Austria, reports that INSA Lyon, France's leading post-baccalaureate engineering school, has invested in the company's Hammer L...»
FreeFORM Technologies:
Leveraging MIM expertise to drive application development in metal Binder Jetting
The synergies between Metal Injection Moulding and metal Binder Jetting are well known. Leveraging these synergies with the intention of accelerating binder jet application development is FreeFORM Technologies, whose team includes several experienced former MIM industry professionals.
Here, FreeFORM’s Nate Higgins, Chris Aiello, Eric Wonderling and Meghan Kephart explore what has held Binder Jetting back until now, and how they intend to overcome these barriers.
MIMplus Technologies:
How innovation and research is driving developments in NdFeB magnets and sinter-based AM
MIMplus Technologies has a proven track record in MIM materials, process and application development. Now, the company is further increasing its market reach and production capability through research-driven material and process developments.
As Dr Georg Schlieper explains, the first of the company’s two main areas of current innovation is the production of NdFeB hard magnets, using recycled materials, by MIM. The second is in sinter-based Additive Manufacturing, where MIMplus is working closely with Germany’s Headmade Materials and Israel’s Tritone Technologies on the commercial development of their very distinct production processes.
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.
