PIM International, Vol. 17 No. 4 Winter 2023

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The 100-page Winter 2023 issue of PIM International (Vol. 17 No. 4) features over forty pages of industry news, plus the following articles and technical reviews:

Parmaco Metal Injection Molding AG: Swiss precision engineering that pushes the limits of MIM and micro MIM

Since the earliest days of Metal Injection Moulding’s commercialisation in Europe, in the early 1990s, Swiss company Parmaco Metal Injection Molding AG has been instrumental in perfecting the process for the most advanced applications. As well as a focus on ‘Swiss precision’, producing MIM parts to the highest dimensional accuracy, the company is also renowned for the production of complex microMIM^® components.

Dr Georg Schlieper reports on a recent visit to the company for PIM International.

CMG Technologies: The UK’s only MIM producer on its acquisition by Indo-MIM and expansion into filament-based AM

CMG Technologies Ltd, the UK’s only producer of components by Metal Injection Moulding, has had a busy few years. Most recently, the company hit the headlines when it was acquired by Indo-MIM, widely considered to be the world’s largest MIM producer with significant operations in India and the US. Prior to this, CMG had been expanding its presence in the metal Additive Manufacturing arena, developing its own range of filaments and providing toll debinding and sintering services to users of BASF’s Ultrafuse products. Dr Martin McMahon visited the company and reports on developments.

Insight from Fraunhofer IFAM’s 4^th Workshop on Sinter-based Additive Manufacturing: A status update

The 4^th Workshop on Sinter-based Additive Manufacturing, organised by Fraunhofer IFAM, in Bremen, Germany, took place from September 13-14 2023. It convened global experts to discuss advancements and challenges in the field. The workshop explored the maturation and potential applications of sinter-based AM technologies and highlighted the latest technical advances.

Sonja Böske da Costa reports on the workshop’s presentations and discussions. 

Metal Additive Manufacturing micro parts: How Computational Engineering methods can enable new micro robotic applications

Metal Injection Moulding has been the technology of choice for the micro robotics industry for many years, delivering micro-sized precision metal components in medium to high volumes. As the complexity and number of applications increases, there is an opportunity for accelerated product development and more flexible manufacturing through the combination of sinter-based Additive Manufacturing and Computational Engineering.

Here, Dr Gerald Mitteramskogler, Josefine Lissner and Dr Stefan Bindl consider how these technologies can be combined for the best possible results.

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