Metal and ceramic injection molding is an advanced technology used to manufacture complex, precise, net shape components from metal and ceramic powders. Together, metal injection molding (MIM) and ceramic injection molding (CIM), are known as powder injection molding (PIM). Metal and ceramic injection molding offers design flexibility for an unlimited choice of materials offered by powder metallurgy (powdered metal and ceramic). One net-shape manufacturing technique, PIM, is beneficial to make metal and ceramic components.
Metal injection molding is a metal forming technique
widely used to manufacture both simple and complex metal parts to tight
tolerances. In metal injection molding, finely powdered metal is mixed with a
binder material to form a feedstock that is then shaped and solidified using an
injection molding. Metal injection molding is great to produce very intricate
parts quickly and efficiently. With the help of metal injection molding, in a
single step, complex/intricate parts can be mass-produced in high volume and
shaped to perfection. Further increasing demand of consumer good is also
propelling the overall market of metal
and ceramic injection molding market.
Ceramic injection molding refers to the process by
which custom ceramic parts are fabricated using the injection mold process
similar to that used with the plastic. It is a cost-effective and flexible
process, provides solutions for design engineers requiring complex, repeatable
ceramic components. As ceramic possesses high flexural strength, hardness, and
chemical inertness, it yields products that are highly corrosion-resistant, wear-resistant,
and have a long lifespan. The technique is often used to produce a range of
plastic products.
It is commonly used to manufacture larger items, such
as car body panels. Whereas, metal and ceramic injection molding are
particularly suited for manufacturing small, extremely complex-shaped
parts/components in large volumes. Moreover, it is an efficient &
cost-effective production technique widely employed to produce complex,
precision, and net-shape components. In the United States, Federal Group USA
offers high-quality metal injection molding (MIM) services that are ideal for
the mass production of small, intricate components.