Metal injection moulding (MIM) offers several advantages over other production technologies. The MIM technology has progressed substantially over the past 25 years and the maturity of the technology is demonstrated by the growing number of components, alloys, size and complexity now on offer.
The metal injection moulding (MIM) process offers the following advantages:
- Cost-effective manufacture of high volume complex parts
- Reduced production time compared with investment casting
- Net-shape manufacture with minimal material waste (runners, sprues recyclable in-house): more significant as materials costs rise
- Mechanical properties superior to castings and other PM parts reflecting fine particle size and high sintered density
- Properties equivalent to wrought alloys
- Wide range of pre-alloys and master alloys available
- Minimum of finishing operations