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Efficiently manufacturing complex filigree metal parts

Metal Injection Moulding

MIM enables the cost-effective production of highly complex, delicate and often very small metal components with high dimensional accuracy, good surface quality and defined mechanical properties.

Customer benefits: Design engineers benefit from maximum design freedom, functional integration and complex geometries. Purchasing managers benefit from ready-to-install components, high reproducibility and cost-effective unit costs for high-volume production runs.

What is Metal Injection Moulding (MIM)?

MIM stands for Metal Injection Moulding. The process combines the material advantages of powder metallurgy with the design flexibility of plastic injection moulding. Metal powder is mixed with a binder, injected into a mould, then debound and sintered.

MIM is particularly suitable for small, complex metal components that would be difficult to produce using conventional manufacturing methods, or would require multiple parts. By integrating several functions into a single component, assembly effort, the number of components and manufacturing costs can be reduced.

The process is particularly cost-effective for high production volumes and complex geometries.

Benefits of Metal Injection Moulding (MIM)

Very high design freedom in terms of geometry
Ideal for small and delicate metal components
Complex geometries can be produced cost-effectively
Good surface quality
Defined mechanical properties
High material density
Integration of functions within a single component
Reduced assembly effort

Typical applications

MIM components are frequently used in safety technology, medical technology, precision engineering, electrical engineering, automotive engineering, the consumer goods industry and in high-quality technical mass-produced products.