MATERIAL-EFFICIENT
Precision-dimensioned components made from metal powder for high-volume production.
Sintering
Sintering enables the cost-effective large-scale production of high-precision components with defined material properties, tight tolerances and high reproducibility. The process is particularly well-suited where large quantities and consistent quality are required.
Customer benefits: Design engineers benefit from precise geometries and material properties that can be tailored to specific requirements. Purchasing managers benefit from low unit costs, high process reliability and cost-effective series production.
What is Sintering ?
Sintering is a powder metallurgy manufacturing process in which metal powder is mechanically pressed into a die and then bonded by material interlocking below the melting point. This produces dimensionally stable, dimensionally accurate metal components with defined material properties.
The process is particularly suitable for series-produced components requiring a high degree of repeatability. Short cycle times, minimal material loss and, in many cases, reduced post-processing enable cost-effective unit costs to be achieved.
Sintered components offer high dimensional accuracy and can be designed with specific material properties, densities and functional characteristics, depending on requirements.
Benefits of Sintering
- Cost-effective for high-volume production
- High dimensional accuracy
- Good repeatability
- Defined material properties
- Minimal material waste
- Short cycle times
- Often little or no mechanical finishing required
Typical applications
Sintered components are frequently used in drive technology, safety technology, electrical engineering, precision engineering, automotive engineering, mechanical engineering and in technical mass-produced products.
Facts & figures
Materials
Steel and stainless steel, bronze, brass in accordance with current norms and standards.
Weight per piece
From 5 g up to 1 kg.
Production volumes
Medium and large series.
Machining capabilities
All standard machining methods, calibration, CNC and conventional machining.
Surface treatment
Burnishing, vapour treatment, electropolishing, eloxing, grinding, priming, lacquering, blasting, chrome-plating, nickel-plating, galvanising.
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