Binder Jetting (BJT) continues to attract intense interest as manufacturers search for faster, more economical routes to serial metal part production. Yet despite impressive build speeds and design flexibility, many remain sceptical about Binder Jetting’s readiness for true industrial scale. The bottleneck lies not only in the build process, but in what happens next. Depowdering, still largely manual and labour-intensive, threatens throughput, consistency and safety. In this article, Lea Reineke of Fraunhofer IFAM and Florian Richter from IPH Hannover explain how the QualiJet project aims to change that.
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Building on the previous ASTM ICAM 2024 review, Dr Animesh Bose highlights a selected set of ICAM 2025 presentations from the Value Chain track on sinter-based Additive Manufacturing. The 2025 sessions placed less emphasis on introducing new platforms and more on the practical requirements for industrial adoption – feedstock control, debinding and sintering optimisation, distortion and microstructure management, and qualification-relevant process monitoring across the powder-to-part workflow. This review captures how these priorities are shaping the track’s growing maturity and relevance for the Powder Metallurgy community.
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With a portfolio of 12,000 MIM components and annual sales exceeding $350 million, INDO-MIM is among the most widely recognised names in the global Metal Injection Moulding industry. Founded in Bangalore in 1997, the company now supplies customers across five continents. In 2017, it established a major facility in San Antonio, Texas, to meet rising demand and strengthen supply chain resilience. Bernard North visited the site for PIM International and reports on its development, strategic significance, and INDO-MIM’s increasing investment in Binder Jetting Additive Manufacturing.
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In this wide-ranging interview, Nick Williams speaks with Dan Brunermer, founder of B-jetting LLC and veteran of the metal Binder Jetting (BJT) industry. Drawing on decades of experience, Brunermer reflects on what past successes reveal about the future of Additive Manufacturing – from the growing demand for custom machines and integrated automation to the economic realities shaping adoption. This is a candid and insightful exploration of where Binder Jetting stands today – and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
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Held in Costa Mesa, California, the MIM2025 conference marked a significant moment for the Powder Injection Moulding community – not only for its technical programme and strong industry participation, but for a special symposium dedicated to honouring Prof Randall M German’s six-decade career. The tribute brought together former students, collaborators, and leading global experts to reflect on his scientific legacy and personal influence. Dr Animesh Bose reports from the event, highlighting Prof German’s unparalleled role in the rise of PIM.
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Sinter-based Additive Manufacturing has gained significant traction within ASTM’s International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing (ICAM), growing from a niche topic to a major area of discussion. Since its introduction as a dedicated track in 2022, interest in sinter-based AM has expanded rapidly, covering technologies such as Binder Jetting (BJT), Material Extrusion (MEX), Vat Photopolymerisation (VPP), Cold Metal Fusion, and emerging hybrid approaches. In this article, Dr Animesh Bose highlights key presentations and insights from ICAM 2024 that are shaping the future of sinter-based AM.
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