Although Metal Injection Moulding has worked very well for many decades for a wide range of metals and alloys, the process has always proved to be unsuitable for aluminium. However, researchers at the Technical University Vienna (TU Wien) ... Read more »
Rado, based in Lengnau, Switzerland, is a pioneer in the use of Ceramic Injection Moulding for watch production. The company has further developed its use of high-tech ceramics with three further ceramic watches in the True family range. ... Read more »
According to DigiTimes, sources within the Apple supply chain claim that the next generation of the company’s ultra-thin MacBooks will have Metal Injection Moulded hinges.US firm Amphenol, which also supplies specially designed hinges for the Microsoft Surface Pro tablets, is reported to have joined Apple’s supply chain to produce these MIM hinges. ... Read more »
The Technical Programme for the World PM2016 Congress & Exhibition has just been published by the European Powder Metallurgy Association. The event, which takes place in Hamburg, Germany, from October 9-13, 2016, includes more than 450 keynote, oral, poster and special interest presentations. ... Read more »
Leading Swiss luxury watchmaker Tudor has for the first time launched a watch with a case and bezel manufactured from high-tech ceramics. The parts, states the company, are manufactured in a new in-house Powder Injection Moulding facility. The Ceramic Injection Moulded case and bezel are used on the Fastrider Black Shield watch. ... Read more »
PM China 2016, China’s largest international Powder Metallurgy exhibition, took place at Shanghai’s Everbright Convention and Exhibition Center from April 27-29.The event attracted more than 360 exhibitors from around the world, making it the largest event in the series to-date. ... Read more »
BCC Research, the market research company based in Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA, has issued a new report on the current growth, potential future growth and changes that are taking place in the global Powder Injection Moulding markets. ... Read more »
A Call for Papers has been issued by organisers of the 19th Plansee Seminar, the International Conference on Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, taking place at the headquarters of the Plansee Group in Reutte, Austria, from May 29 – June 2, 2017. ... Read more »
he Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) has just published the 2016 edition of its “Standard 35 – Metal Injection Molded Parts”. Developed by the Metal Injection Moulding parts manufacturing industry, each section of this updated 38-page standard is clearly distinguished by easy-to-read data tables ... Read more »
Elnik Systems LLC., a market leader in the production of vacuum sintering furnaces for Metal Injection Moulding, has launched a new laboratory furnace for MIM part and process development. The furnace has a useable volume of 16 litres and a footprint of 252 cm x 196 cm x 324 cm including the afterburner. ... Read more »
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