After several decades of cautious and discreet interest in powder injection moulding, there now appears to be a growing level of enthusiasm for the technology from the commercial and military ... Read more »
A new method of sinter bonding powder injection moulded (PIM) compacts to solid substrates has been developed at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) in Greenville, SC, ... Read more »
The “Groupement Francophone de Moulage par Injection de Poudres” (GFPIM) is a French language group that is looking to promote awareness and the use of PIM technology in French-speaking areas, ... Read more »
Germany’s MIM-Expertenkreis (Metal Injection Moulding Expert Group) has launched a new booklet promoting MIM technology. Available as a free download, this English language guide provides a basic introduction to MIM’s ... Read more »
The PM-11 International Conference & Exhibition, dedicated to Powder Metallurgy for Automotive and Engineering Industries, takes place in Pune, India, from February 3-5 2011. 000267The conference will, for the first ... Read more »
Entries submitted to the European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) 2010 Awards Competition by Europe’s MIM producers demonstrate well the technology’s acceptance by a wide range of end-user sectors. Schunk Sintermetalltechnik GmbH, Germany, sub ... Read more »
OBE Ohnmacht & Baumgaertner GmbH (OBE), Germany, won a 2010 EPMA Award for Innovation in the “Component” category for what is described as a revolutionary locking device for spring hinges in spectacles (Fig. 1). The award was presented at the PM2010 W ... Read more »
The Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) announces the opening of registration for MIM2011, an international conference on injection molding of metals, ceramics, and carbides, to be held March 14–16, 2011, at the Hilton in the Walt Disney World Res ... Read more »
Dr Mohd Afian Omar, from the SIRIM Berhad research centre in Malaysia, reports that a cost effective method of producing fracture fixation plates has been developed using the metal injection ... Read more »
The lack of an adequate inspection system in PM part manufacturing has important implications from the point of view of quality assurance, since it increases the design costs and the ... Read more »
Wittmann Battenfeld, headquartered in Kottingbrunn, Austria, has been a leader in micro injection moulding machines since the introduction of its Microsystem 50 in 1998. The company has now completely redeveloped ... Read more »
Kinetics Metal Injection Molding of Wilsonville, Oregon, USA, has revamped its website making the newly launched version available in simple Chinese, German and Spanish as well as English. Included is ... Read more »
Fine Sinter Co., Ltd’s award winning MIM turbocharger vane Fine Sinter Co., Ltd., Japan, received a 2010 Japan Powder Metallurgy Association (JPMA) award for a MIM variable nozzle vane for ... Read more »
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