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Markforged appoints John Howard vice president of engineering
August 2, 2021
Markforged, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA, has announced the appointment of John Howard as its new vice president of engineering. In this role, he ...»
3DEO produces one-millionth customer AM part
July 30, 2021
Metal Additive Manufacturing technology company 3DEO, Los Angeles, California, USA, reports that it has shipped its millionth production part: a sa...»
Carpenter Technology reports Q4 and fiscal year 2021 results
July 30, 2021
Carpenter Technology Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, has announced financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and year ending Ju...»
Ultimaker expands print core CC offerings for industrial applications
July 26, 2021
Ultimaker, Utrecht, the Netherlands, has launched a print core CC with a wear-resistant hardened steel nozzle for its S-line Additive Manufacturing...»
Bluclad and Progold merge to serve luxury market
July 26, 2021
Bluclad SpA, a Florentine electroplating company active in the fashion and luxury market, and Progold SpA, Vicenza, Italy, an Additive Manufacturin...»
SSI and Tundra partner to enable the production of larger, complex MIM components
July 21, 2021
With traditional MIM materials, explains SSI, the uncertainty of isotropic shrinkage significantly increases with larger parts, often creating high...»
Listemann adds AM debinding and sintering line from Xerion
July 21, 2021
German equipment manufacturer Xerion Berlin Laboratories has announced that it is partnering with Listemann Technology AG, Bendern, Lichtenstein, a...»
Digital Metal launches automated depowdering station for metal Binder Jetting process
July 19, 2021
Digital Metal, part of Sweden’s Höganäs Group, has launched the DPS 1000 depowdering machine, said to be the world's first commercial automated...»
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.
