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• Tekna sells two more plasma systems for highly spherical metal powder production

  January 25, 2023

  Tekna Holding ASA, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, has signed contracts for the sale of two plasma systems, one TEK15 and one ...»

• Höganäs AB seeks new CEO as Fredrik Emilson departs company

  January 24, 2023

  Höganäs AB, Sweden, has announced that Fredrik Emilson has stepped down as its president and CEO of the company. Until a...»

• Free SAM webinar to focus on Additive Manufacturing in aerospace

  January 24, 2023

  The coordinator of the Sector Skills Strategy in Additive Manufacturing (SAM) project has announced that its upcoming free...»

• Indo-MIM achieves near-zero carbon footprint

  January 23, 2023

  Indo-MIM, a leading global manufacturer of components by Metal Injection Moulding (MIM), headquartered in Bangalore, India...»

Global Markets for Metal Injection Moulding: Data and insight from World PM2022 and beyond

How has the global Metal Injection Moulding industry weathered the most turbulent years in recent history, and what has the impact been on MIM’s key markets worldwide? In this overview, PIM International’s Nick Williams reports on market data presented at World PM2022, the first Powder Metallurgy World Congress since the COVID pandemic, held in Lyon, France from October 9-13.

This is supplemented by other available data sources and insight from conversations with industry leaders at the event.

HP Metal Jet: Growing momentum and new applications as Binder Jetting comes of age

HP’s Metal Jet has undergone significant refinement in the years since it was first unveiled in 2018. Now, by incorporating nearly the whole Binder Jetting workflow in one solution, HP hopes that the Metal Jet S100 – commercially launched at IMTS 2022 and showcased at Formnext 2022 – will tempt the wider manufacturing community into the world of AM.

As Binder Jetting’s evolution moves from the intricacies of process optimisation to real application development and growth, Emily-Jo Hopson-VandenBos reports on a recent visit to HP’s Barcelona 3D Printing campus and the company’s progress and growing momentum since 2018.

Powder Injection Molding:
A revolution in manufacturing 

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.