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Simufact introduces new metal Binder Jetting module to compensate for sintering distortion
September 24, 2020
Simufact Engineering GmbH, Hamburg, Germany, part of the Manufacturing Intelligence division of Sweden's Hexagon AB, has introduced its metal Binde...»
ExOne announces new InnoventPro metal Binder Jetting machine and binder system
September 22, 2020
The ExOne Company, North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA, has released details of its InnoventPro concept, said to be the most advanced entry-level m...»
ExOne releases X1D1 automated guided vehicle concept
September 22, 2020
The ExOne Company, North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA, has released a concept rendering of its new X1D1 automated guided vehicle (AGV), designed t...»
3DEO publishes guides to metal Additive Manufacturing process
September 22, 2020
3DEO, Inc., a metal Additive Manufacturing technology company based in Los Angeles, California, USA, has published three guides that look at variou...»
Linde launches gas for optimal sintering in the Desktop Metal Studio System
September 21, 2020
Linde, a global industrial gas specialist headquartered in Guildford, Surrey, UK, has launched ADDvance® Sinter250, a new gas mixture to deliver o...»
Last chance to register for the MPIF’s online Powder Metallurgy Sintering Seminar
September 21, 2020
There is just one week left to register for the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF)’s popular Powder Metallurgy Sintering Seminar, which wi...»
GC Advanced Material Solutions qualifies new steel powders from Mitsubishi Steel for MIM and AM feedstocks
September 18, 2020
Hong Kong-based GC Advanced Material Solutions Ltd (GCAMS) has announced the recent evaluation, and subsequent qualification, of gas-atomised steel...»
On-demand manufacturing marketplace Xometry announces $75 million equity round
September 9, 2020
Xometry, headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA, has completed a $75 million equity round, led by funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price...»
Element 22: A leader in titanium MIM leverages its expertise to advance sinter-based Ti Additive Manufacturing
The production of titanium components by powder-based processes requires specialist knowledge and in-depth expertise in the handling and, in particular, the debinding and sintering of this highly reactive metal.
Element 22 GmbH is a global leader in the Metal Injection Moulding of titanium and its alloys, and a growing focus of the company’s development activities is sinter-based Additive Manufacturing.
Dr Georg Schlieper visited the company on behalf of PIM International and reports on the current state of production and the company’s future ambitions.
Digitising part production:
A new approach to creating unique part IDs for MIM components
Terms such as Industry 4.0 and the Digital Twin trace back to the growing trend to digitise industrial processes. Modern production equipment delivers a huge quantity of process data, and the continuous analysis and correlation of these data could result in process stability improvements, less scrap and enhanced traceability. For such advances to be applied to MIM production, the permanent surface marking of each part with a unique ID is required.
In this article, Prof Dr-Ing Frank Petzoldt and Lutz Kramer, from Fraunhofer IFAM, Bremen, Germany, report on the development of a process that offers a cost-effective solution to what currently poses a significant technical challenge.
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.
