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January 12, 2024

The story of powder evaluation - Part 1

It's been a while since the "I want to know but can't ask” series. We will discuss the basics, realities, and concerns of powder, which serve as the starting point for manufacturing, not only in the MIM industry but also in various other industries, over several issues.

Our latest technology article in the "INNO" magazine from IVAM

Press releases

November 20, 2023

Check out our technology article in the "INNO" magazine from IVAM Microtechnology Network!

You can check out our technology article in the "INNO" magazine from IVAM Microtechnology Network now! Please take a look to learn more about our technology.What is INNO?

Announcement: Exhibiting at MD&M West 2024

Press releases

October 27, 2023

Announcement: Exhibiting at MD&M West 2024

We will be exhibiting at MD&M West 2024 to be held at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California, USA from February 6 to 8, 2024.

μ-MIM® Technical Newsletter vol. 47

μ-MIM® Technical Newsletter

October 18, 2023

Comparisons and characteristics of compaction, MIM and HIP in terms of density

Metal components manufactured by powder metallurgy tend to be regarded as having a low density compared to machined or stamped wrought material. Although, low density can be an advantage depending on the applications, but in general operations, high density is required to meet the mechanical strength requirements assumed in the design phase. In this issue, we introduce the characteristics of powder metallurgy from the perspective of density.

μ-MIM® Technical Newsletter Vol. 31

μ-MIM® Technical Newsletter

September 15, 2021

Debinding process in MIM

The debinding or degreasing process is unique in powder metallurgy among metal processing. In the compaction powder metallurgy method, a few percent of the binder is contained in total volume.

μ-MIM® Technical Newsletter Vol. 30

μ-MIM® Technical Newsletter

August 9, 2021

Mould technology which supports our μ-MIM®

The injection moulding process is the only process that gives the shape in MIM, therefore the mould finalises our part shape.

μ-MIM® Technical Newsletter Vol. 29

μ-MIM® Technical Newsletter

June 22, 2021

Fronteering the SDGs Binder

Our binder system developed by μ-MIM® technology realised 100% material yield, yet we keep seeking a new binder that realises more SDGs in MIM production. This time we will introduce some potential binder system for future use.‍Targeting binder type

μ-MIM® Technical Newsletter Vol. 28

μ-MIM® Technical Newsletter

June 1, 2021

Powder difference by powder manufacturing methods

In this newsletter we introduce the differences of metal powder used for MIM component production.

μ-MIM® Technical Newsletter Vol. 27

μ-MIM® Technical Newsletter

March 31, 2021

Tungsten (W) application in metal injection moulding or MIM

Recently we received W related inquiries more than before. In this issue, we will introduce our W application in our μ-MIM® technology.

μ-MIM® Technical Newsletter Vol. 26

μ-MIM® Technical Newsletter

March 2, 2021

Paper review; AM co-researching work using FDMet

We have published literature to Materials, regarding the FEMet additive manufacturing, with Prof. Hiroshi Ito, Graduate School of Organic Materials Science, Yamagata University, in May 2020 and Jan 2021. In this issue, we will introduce an overview of those researching work.